VA-LCP 02.111.680SRecalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982032164), received between Mar 19, 2022 and Jan 31, 2025 — classified as 2 injuries, 2 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Contamination /Decontamination Problem” (1 report).

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 18, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionJan 31, 2025Crack; Contamination /Decontamination Problem; Device-Device Incompatibility; Crack; Contamination /Decontamination Problem; Device-Device Incompatibility

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO STERILIZE/ASSEMBLE THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION. THERE WAS CHIPPING AND CRACKING AND THE PRODUCT WAS NOT USEABLE.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 21288816 ↗
• InjuryOct 24, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  THIS COMPLAINT IS FROM A DATA USE AGREEMENT (DUA). THE DUA SUMMARIZES 55 PATIENTS WHO UNDERWENT WRIST SURGERY BETWEEN 2008 AND 2023 UTILIZING DEPUY SYNTHES LCP DIA-META VOLAR DISTAL RADIUS PLATES (N=20), DEPUY SYNTHES 2.4 MM VA-LCP DORSAL DISTAL RADIUS PLATES (N=20), AND DEPUY SYNTHES 2.4/2.7 MM VA-LCP TWO-COLUMN VOLAR DISTAL RADIUS PLATE (N=15), EXTRA-LONG AT CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION (CCF). PATIENT IS A 71-YEAR-OLD FEMALE. REASON FOR IMPLANTATION WAS FRACTURE REPAIR. POST OP COMPLICATION INCLUDE RETAINED HARDWARE RIGHT FOREARM, PAINFUL HARDWARE/IRRITATION & PROMINENT CREPITANCE. TREATMENT/INTERVENTION INCLUDE HARDWARE REMOVAL, RIGHT FOREARM. IMPLANT(S) INVOLVED: PLATE X1 ,OF 2.4 & 2.7 SCREWS X 11.

  Patient problems: Pain; Skin Inflammation/ Irritation

  MAUDE report 20523009 ↗
• InjuryOct 21, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON UNKNOWN EVENT DATE THAT A 38 YEAR OLD MALE PATIENT HAD FRACTURE FIXATION, EPL RUPTURE. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. THIS REPORT IS FOR A 2.4/2.7 VA-LCP 2-C DRP STD 6H HD/10H SHAFT/145MM/RT-STER. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 12 FOR (B)(4).

  Patient problems: Muscle/Tendon Damage

  MAUDE report 15651190 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 19, 2022Defective Device; Defective Device

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2022, THE CONTOUR OF THE STERILE XL DISTAL RADIUS PLATE DIDN¿T SEEM TO MATCH WITH THE NON-STERILE VARIABLE ANGLE (VA) DISTAL RADIUS PLATE THUS NOT FITTING WELL FOR THE PATIENT. THE STANDARD VA PLATE WAS USED AS A TEMPLATE. WHEN THE STERILE PLATE WAS OPENED, THE FIT ON BONE NO LONGER MATCHED. THE SURGEON HAD TO USE ANOTHER OPTION. PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH NO DELAY. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT CONSEQUENCE. THIS REPORT IS FOR A 2.4/2.7 VA-LCP 2-C DRP STD 6H HD/10H SHAFT/145MM/RT-STER. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 13827913 ↗