VA-LCP 02.117.307Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 2.7MM/3.5MM VA-LCP POSTLAT DSTL HUM PL 7H/LT/127MM-LONG · 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 10886982036384), received between Jan 7, 2019 and Jan 7, 2019 — 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
- 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.
InjuryJan 7, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED ON UNKNOWN DATE, A PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION WITH A 3.5 MM DISTAL HUMERUS EXTRA ARTICULAR PLATE 8 HOLES AND 8 SCREWS DUE TO NON-UNION. TWO (2) VARIABLE ANGLE ELBOW PLATE, ONE (1) UNKNOWN 3.5 LOCKING SCREW, FIVE (5) UNKNOWN 3.5 CORTEX SCREW, TWO (2) UNKNOWN 2.7 MM METAPHYSEAL SCREW , FOUR (4) UNKNOWN 2.7 VA LOCKING SCREW, AND ONE (1) UNKNOWN 2.7 CORTEX SCREW. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THERE WAS SURGICAL DELAY. THE REMOVAL AND PROCEDURE WENT WELL. PATIENT OUTCOME WAS FINE. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES SEVEN(7) DEVICES. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) SCREW LOCKING. THIS REPORT IS 2 OF 7 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Code Available; Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture
MAUDE report 8224444 ↗
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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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