VA-LCP 02.117.907SRecalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 2.7MM/3.5MM VA-LCP LAT DSTL HUM PL 7H/LT/147MM XLNG-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
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10886982037558), received between Sep 5, 2014 and Sep 5, 2014 — classified as 1 injury.
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
- Failure of Implant1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjurySep 5, 2014Break
DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES EUROPE REPORTS AN EVENT IN (B)(6) AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH A PLATE FOR A LEFT HUMERAL FRACTURE ON (B)(6) 2014. THE PATIENT RETURNED TO THE HOSPITAL THE (B)(6) 2014 BECAUSE THE PLATE BROKE. THIS REPORT IS 1 OF 1 FOR COMPLAINT COM-(B)(4).
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 4062727 ↗
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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