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VA-LCP 02.112.045Recalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · 2.7MM/3.5MM VA-LCP LAT ANT CLAVICLE PLATE/7 HOLE/77MM · Class 2 · Implant

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Data updated Oct 16, 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 10886982032997), received between Aug 24, 2017 and Aug 24, 2017 — classified as 1 injury.

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

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1

Patient problems

  • Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryAug 24, 2017Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2017 TO REMOVE HARDWARE DUE TO A NON-UNION OF THE CLAVICLE. DURING THE REVISION ONE (1) 2.7 MM/3.5 MM VARIABLE ANGLE-LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE (VA-LCP) CLAVICLE PLATE (7 HOLE), TWO (2) UNKNOWN LAG SCREWS, AND FIVE (5) UNKNOWN SCREWS WERE REMOVED WHOLE AND INTACT. THE PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH A 3.5 MM LCP CLAVICLE PLATE (7-HOLE) AND SIX (6) UNKNOWN SCREWS. THE ORIGINAL SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2017 TO TREAT A CLAVICLE FRACTURE. POST-OPERATIVELY THE PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A NON-UNION. IT IS UNKNOWN HOW THE NON-UNION WAS DIAGNOSED OR WHETHER THE PATIENT HAD SYMPTOMS RELATED TO THE EVENT. THE REVISION SURGERY WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WITH NO SURGICAL DELAY AND NO PATIENT HARM REPORTED. PATIENT OUTCOME WAS REPORTED AS GOOD. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 2.7 MM/3.5 MM VA LCP CLAVICLE PLATE. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 3 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture

    MAUDE report 6817644 ↗

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