VA-LCP 02.117.406Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 2.7MM/3.5MM VA-LCP MEDL DSTL HUMERUS PL 6H/RT/134MM-XLONG · 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 10886982036605), received between Apr 2, 2019 and Apr 2, 2019 — classified as 1 injury.
1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K120070); 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
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
Patient problems
- 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.
InjuryApr 2, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2019, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN HARDWARE REMOVAL PROCEDURE DUE TO NONUNION. THE PATIENT HAD A DISTAL HUMERUS FRACTURE ON UNKNOWN DATE. FOUR (4) 3.5 CORTEX SCREWS, FOUR (4) 3.5 LOCKING SCREWS, AND TWO (2) 2.7 VA LOCKING SCREWS WERE REMOVED FROM THE LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE (LCP) EXTRA-ARTICULAR DISTAL HUMERUS PLATE AND VARIABLE ANGLE-LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE (VA-LCP) MEDIAL DISTAL HUMERUS PLATE. THE SURGEON DECIDED TO CONVERT IT INTO TOTAL ELBOW PROSTHESIS. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THERE WAS SURGICAL DELAY. PROCEDURE OUTCOME AND PATIENT STATUS ARE UNKNOWN. THIS REPORT IS FOR AN VA-LCP MEDIAL DISTAL HUMERUS PLATE. THIS IS REPORT 2 OF 5 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture
MAUDE report 8473438 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K120070. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-0124-2016 · Sep 28, 2015 · TerminatedSynthes 2.7MM/3.5MM VA-LCP Medial Distal Humerus Plates 10H/RT/186mm- Sterile and Synthes 2.7MM/3.5MM VA-LCP Extended Medial Distal Humerus Plates 10H/RT/189mm-Sterile The Synthes
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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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