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LCP 02.110.150Recalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · LCP WRIST FUSION STANDARD BEND PLATE · Class 2 · Implant

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Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
3
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
3
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982030399), received between Jan 17, 2017 and Feb 11, 2020 — classified as 3 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (2 reports).

Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Break2
  • Unintended Movement1

Patient problems

  • No Code Available3
  • Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture1

Recent adverse event reports

The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryFeb 11, 2020Unintended Movement; Unintended Movement

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2020, A HARDWARE REMOVAL WAS PERFORMED DUE TO A NONUNION. THE ORIGINAL CASE WAS DONE (2) TWO YEARS AGO AND THE PATIENT DID NOT FOLLOW UP. HOWEVER, THE PATIENT BEGAN LIFTED CEMENT BAGS AND THE PLATE LOOSED AND THE FIXATION FAILED. THUS, A WRIST FUSION PLATE WAS REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT AND BONE GRAFTED WAS DONE AND A NEW WRIST FUSION PLATE WAS USED TO FIXATE. THE PROCEDURE OUTCOME WAS UNKNOWN. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE. THIS IS REPORT 01 OF 07 OF (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Code Available

    MAUDE report 9695688 ↗
  • InjuryMar 20, 2019Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE DURING AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION SURGERY BECAUSE THE LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE (LCP) WRIST FUSION STANDARD BEND PLATE BROKE DUE TO NONUNION. ALL THE DISTAL PIECES OF THE ONE (1) 2.7MM CORTICAL SCREW AND ONE (1) LOCKING SCREWS WERE ALSO BROKEN. ALL THE REMAINING IMPLANTS/SCREWS WERE INTACT. A NEW LCP WRIST FUSION PLATE STRAIGHT WAS APPLIED. PROCEDURE OUTCOME AND PATIENT STATUS ARE UNKNOWN. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES THREE (3) DEVICES. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) LCP WRIST FUSION STANDARD BEND PLATE. THIS REPORT IS 1 OF 3 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Code Available; Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture

    MAUDE report 8437368 ↗
  • InjuryJan 17, 2017Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT INITIALLY UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR A RIGHT WRIST FUSION ON AN UNKNOWN DATE AND WAS IMPLANTED WITH A PLATE AND SEVEN SCREWS. IT WAS NOTED VIA X-RAY, DATE UNKNOWN, THAT THE PATIENT HAD A BROKEN PLATE AND THREE BROKEN SCREWS (ONE, 2.7MM CORTEX SCREW AND TWO, 2.7MM LOCKING SCREWS). IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PLATE WAS BROKEN IN THE MIDDLE AT A SCREW HOLE WITH THE SCREW AT THAT SITE INTACT. THE THREE SCREWS WERE BROKEN AT THE SCREW HEADS BUT STILL ENGAGED IN THE PLATE. THE PATIENT WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE OPERATING ROOM ON (B)(6) 2016 TO REVISE THE BROKEN HARDWARE. THE BROKEN PLATE AND THREE SCREW HEADS WERE RETRIEVED AND CONFIRMED VIA STANDARD C-ARM FLUOROSCOPY. THE SURGEON DID NOT ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THE THREE SCREW SHAFTS AND THEY REMAIN EMBEDDED IN THE PATIENT. THE DEVICES WERE REPLACED WITH A NEW PLATE, FOUR, 2.7MM LOCKING SCREWS; ONE, 3.5MM CORTEX SCREW; AND THREE, 3.5MM LOCKING SCREWS. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITHOUT DELAY AND THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED AS STABLE. THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR FOUR DEVICES. CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: SCREWS (PART #UNKNOWN, LOT #UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 4). THIS REPORT IS 1 OF 3 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Code Available

    MAUDE report 6258891 ↗

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