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LCP 02.112.137Recalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · 2.7MM/3.5MM LCP LATERAL DISTAL FIBULA PLATE 3H/LEFT/73MM · 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 10886982033871), received between Aug 20, 2018 and Aug 20, 2018 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method” (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 16, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method1

Patient problems

  • No Code Available1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryAug 20, 2018Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method; Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2018, THE SALES CONSULTANT WAS CHECKING A 3.5 LCP DISTAL FIBULA TRAY TO PREPARE FOR A CASE. HE FOUND THAT A LEFT ANKLE PLATE AND TWO (2) SCREWS WERE MISSING. THE HOSPITAL CONTACT REPORTED TO HIM THAT ON (B)(6) 2018, A PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH THE MISSING LEFT ANKLE PLATE ON THE RIGHT ANKLE. AN X-RAY WAS SHOWN TO THE SALES CONSULTANT TO CONFIRM THAT IT WAS THE DEVICE THAT WAS MISSING. SALES CONSULTANT HAS NO COPY OF THE X-RAY. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED. PATIENT'S STATUS IS UNKNOWN. CONCOMITANT DEVICES: 2.7 MM LOCKING SCREW SELF-TAPPING WITH T8 STARDRIVE RECESS 10 MM (PART: 202.210, LOT: UNKNOWN, QUANTITY: 2). THIS REPORT IS FOR A 2.7 MM/3.5 MM LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE (LCP) LATERAL DISTAL FIBULA PLATE 3-HOLE/LEFT/73 MM. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Code Available

    MAUDE report 7797500 ↗

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