VA-LCP 02.118.304Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 2.7MM VA-LCP DISTAL TIBIA L-PLATE/6 HOLES/RIGHT · Class 2 · Implant
All models of VA-LCP (256)
Data updated Oct 16, 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 10886982038708), received between Feb 22, 2019 and Feb 22, 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 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
Patient problems
- No Code Available1
- Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture1
- Unspecified Infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryFeb 22, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A HARDWARE REMOVAL FROM ANKLE DUE TO INFECTED NONUNION ON (B)(6) 2019. HARDWARE REMOVED WAS ONE (1) LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE ONE -THIRD TUBULAR PLATE WITH COLLAR 5 HOLES/ 57MM, ONE (1) LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE ONE -THIRD TUBULAR PLATE WITH COLLAR 8 HOLES/ 93MM, ONE (1) 2.7MM VARIABLE ANGLE - LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE, ONE (1) 2.4/2.7MM VARIABLE ANGLE - LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE T-FUSION, ONE (1) 2.7/3.5MM VARIABLE ANGLE - LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE ANTEROLATERAL, TWO (2) UNKNOWN 2.7 CORTEX SCREWS, FIFTEEN (15) UNKNOWN 2.7MM VA LOCKING SCREWS, TWO (2) UNKNOWN 3.5MM LOCKING SCREWS AND ELEVEN (11) UNKNOWN 3.5MM CORTEX SCREWS. THE SITE WAS I&D AND ANTIBIOTIC CEMENT WAS PLACED IN BONE VOID AND THEN A MAXFRAME WAS PLACED. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY. PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. PATIENT STATUS IS STABLE. ORIGINAL IMPLANT DATE IS REPORTED AS (B)(6) 2018. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 2.7MM VARIABLE ANGLE - LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE. THIS IS REPORT 3 OF 8 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Code Available; Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 8362769 ↗
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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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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