LCP 02.112.519Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 3.5MM LCP LOW BEND MEDIAL DSTL TIBIA PLATE/8H/LEFT/161MM · 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 10886982034571), received between Dec 1, 2017 and Dec 1, 2017 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (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
- Break1
Patient problems
- Failure of Implant1
- 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.
InjuryDec 1, 2017Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION OF A MEDIAL DISTAL TIBIA PLATE AND NINE SCREWS ON (B)(6) 2017 DUE TO NONUNION. THE PLATE AND SIX 3.5 CORTICAL AND THREE 3.5 LOCKING SCREWS WERE ORIGINALLY IMPLANTED IN FEBRUARY 2017 DUE TO A WORKMAN¿S COMPENSATION INJURY. THE NONUNION WAS DISCOVERED POST-OPERATIVELY VIA X-RAY ON AN UNKNOWN DATE AND THE SURGEON REQUESTED REVISION SURGERY. BY THE TIME THE REVISION SURGERY COULD BE SCHEDULED THROUGH WORKMAN¿S COMPENSATION, THE PLATE AND TWO CORTICAL SCREWS WERE BROKEN (HEADS OF THE SCREWS WERE BROKEN OFF). THE REVISION SURGERY WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WITH NO DELAY. THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO A TIBIAL NAIL WITH GOOD OUTCOME. CONCOMITANT DEVICES REPORTED: 3.5 LOCKING SCREWS (PART# UNKNOWN, LOT# UNKNOWN, QTY 3), 3.5 CORTICAL SCREWS (PART# UNKNOWN, LOT# UNKNOWN, QTY 4). THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 3.5MM LCP LOW BEND MEDIAL DSTL TIBIA PLATE/8H/LEFT/161MM. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 2 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture
MAUDE report 7075429 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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