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VA-LCP 02.111.720Recalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · 2.4MM VA-LCP 2-CLMN VLR DSTL RADIUS PL 7H HD/2H SHAFT/RIGHT · Class 2 · Implant

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Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
1
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
1
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10886982032256), received between Oct 12, 2020 and Oct 12, 2020 — classified as 1 injury.

2 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K083694); they may or may not involve this specific model.

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

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1

Patient problems

  • No Code Available1
  • Pain1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryOct 12, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED ON (B)(6) 2020, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REMOVAL OF HARDWARE DUE TO PAIN. PATIENT WAS ORIGINALLY IMPLANTED WITH ONE (1) VARIABLE LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE, TWO (2) CORTEX SCREWS, AND FIVE (5) LOCKING SCREWS ON UNKNOWN DATE. THE SURGEON REMOVED THE PLATE AND SCREWS SUCCESSFULLY AND NOTHING WAS BROKEN. THE PATIENT OUTCOME IS UNKNOWN. CONCOMITANT DEVICES REPORTED: 2.4MM VA LOCKING SCREW STARDRIVE 20MM (PART # 02.210.120, LOT # UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 5); 2.7MM CORTEX SCREW SLF-TPNG WITH T8 STARDRIVE RECESS 16MM (PART # 202.876; LOT # UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 2). THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 2.4MM VA-LCP 2-CLMN VLR DSTL RADIUS PL 7H HD/2H SHAFT/RIGHT. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 8 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Code Available; Pain

    MAUDE report 10667048 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K083694. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

  • Z-2087-2013 · Jul 30, 2013 · Terminated
    Synthes 2.4 VA-LCP 2 CLMN VLR DSTL Radius PL 7H HD/3H Shaft/Right Product Usage: Intended for fixation of complex intra-and extra-articular fractures and osteotomies of the dista
  • Z-2057-2013 · May 31, 2013 · Terminated
    Synthes 2.4mm VA-LCP Two Column Volar Distal Radius Plate and Torque limiting attachment, 1.2Nm Synthes VA-LCP Distal Radius System is intended for fixation of complex intra- and

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