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VA-LCP 02.117.604SRecalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · 2.7MM/3.5MM VA-LCP EXT MEDL DHP 4H/RT/111MM-LONG-STER · 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
0
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10886982037015), received between Sep 14, 2021 and Sep 14, 2021 — classified as 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (1 report).

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

  • Break1

Patient problems

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionSep 14, 2021Break; Break

    DEVICE REPORT FROM THE (B)(6) REPORTS AN EVENT AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT A VARIABLE ANGLE (VA) ELBOW MEDIAL PLATE THAT HAS BROKEN POSTOPERATIVELY. THIS REPORT IS FOR A 2.7MM/3.5MM VA-LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE (LCP). THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 12470333 ↗

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 · Terminated
    Synthes 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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