VA-LCP 02.118.003SRecalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 2.7/3.5MM VA-LCP MEDIAL DISTAL TIBIA PLATE/4 HOLES/LT-STER · 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 10886982037619), received between Apr 16, 2020 and Apr 16, 2020 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (1 report).
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 Code Available1
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1
- 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 16, 2020Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2020 THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN OPEN REDUCTION INTERNAL FIXATION (ORIF) TO THE LEFT DISTAL TIBIA DUE TO A NONUNION AND A BROKEN VARIABLE ANGLE (VA) LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE (LCP) MEDIAL DISTAL TIBIA PLATE. THE 12 HOLE LEFT PLATE WAS IMPLANTED FROM A FRACTURE FIXED IN (B)(6) 2019. THE BROKEN PLATE WAS THEN REVISED TO A TIBIAL NAIL. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE REPORTED. CONCOMITANT DEVICES REPORTED: UNKNOWN SCREWS ( PART# UNKNOWN, LOT# UNKNOWN, QUANTITY UNKNOWN). THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 2.7/3.5MM VA-LCP MEDIAL DISTAL TIBIA PLATE/12 HOLES/LEFT. THIS IS REPORT 2 OF 2 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Code Available; No Consequences Or Impact To Patient; Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture
MAUDE report 9969445 ↗
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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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