VA-LCP 02.115.350Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 2.4MM VA-LCP DORSAL DISTAL RAD T-PLATE/3H HD/5H SHAFT · Class 2 · Implant
All models of VA-LCP (256)
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 10886982035325), received between Nov 11, 2022 and Nov 11, 2022 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (1 report).
3 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K102694); 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
- Break1
Patient problems
- Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryNov 11, 2022Break; Break
VOLUNTARY REPORT RECEIVED (MW5112632): IT WAS REPORTED THAT "MY ORTHOPEDIC DR. USED A DEPUY SYNTHES PLATE ATTACH THE RIGHT DISTAL RADIUS TO THE ULNAR AFTER CORRECTION WAS MADE. THE PLATE USED BROKE, WHILE THE ARM WAS STILL IN THE CAST. THERE WAS A LOT OF UNNECESSARY PAIN CAUSED BY THIS BREAK AND HAD TO GO THROUGH TWO MORE SURGERY'S. THE PLATE WAS REMOVED AND I HAVE KEPT THE BROKEN PLATE IN MY POSSESSION. I LOOKED FOR ANY RECALLS AND COULD NOT FIND ONE FOR THIS PRODUCT. MY NAME IS (B)(6). FDA SAFETY REPORT ID # (B)(4)." CONCOMITANT DEVICE REPORTED: UNKNOWN SCREWS: TRAUMA (PART# UNKNOWN; LOT# UNKNOWN; QUANTITY# UNKNOWN). THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 2.4 VA DORSAL DSTL RAD T-PL/3H HD/5H SFT. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 15778295 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K102694. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-2389-2016 · Jun 28, 2016 · TerminatedSynthes 2.4mm Titanium Locking Screws Self-Tapping with Stardrive Recess 12mm, Synthes 2.4mm Titanium Locking Screws Self-Tapping with Stardrive Recess 12mm, Plate, Fixation, Bone,
- Z-0323-2016 · Nov 2, 2015 · Terminated2.4MM locking screw SLF-TPNG with Stardrive Recess 18 mm. Intended for fixation of fractures, osteotomies, nonunions, replantations, and fusions of small bones and small bone frag
- Z-0956-2013 · Jan 11, 2013 · TerminatedVariable Angle Locking Compression Plate/VA-LCP Dorsal Distal Radius Plate, Part Number 02.115.431. Indicated for: Dorsally displaced fractures, Open joint reconstruction, and Cor
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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