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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

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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 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 · Terminated
    Synthes 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 · Terminated
    2.4MM 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 · Terminated
    Variable 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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