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VA-LCP 02.115.850Recalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · 2.4MM VA-LCP VOLAR RIM DISTAL RADIUS PLATE/7H HD/5H SHAFT/RT · 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 10886982035585), received between Jun 26, 2018 and Jun 26, 2018 — 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 18, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1

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.

  • InjuryJun 26, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH ONE (1) 2.4MM VARIABLE ANGLE-LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE (VA-LCP) VOLAR RIM DISTAL RADIUS PLATE, SIX (6) 2.4MM VARIABLE ANGLE (VA) LOCKING SCREWS AND THREE (3) 2.7MM CORTEX SCREWS. ON (B)(6) 2018 PATIENT UNDERWENT REMOVAL SURGERY BECAUSE AS PER THE SURGEON, THE PLATE WAS PLACED TOO DISTAL AND WAS WORRIED THAT IT WOULD CAUSE PATIENT ISSUES. THE HARDWARE WAS REMOVED SUCCESSFULLY. PATIENT OUTCOME WAS REPORTED AS GOOD. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 2.4MM VA-LCP VOLAR RIM DISTAL RADIUS PLATE/7H HD/5H SHAFT/RT. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 3 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Code Available

    MAUDE report 7637408 ↗

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