VA-LCP 02.118.406SRecalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 2.7MM VA-LCP LATERAL DISTAL FIBULA PL/6 HOLES/RT-STERILE · 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 10886982038913), received between Mar 13, 2024 and Mar 13, 2024 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device-Device Incompatibility” (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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Device-Device Incompatibility1
Patient problems
- Insufficient Information1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionMar 13, 2024Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility
DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES REPORTS AN EVENT IN UNITED KINGDOM AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2024, DURING A PROCEDURE FOR A RIGHT ANKLE FIXATION THE IMPLANT WAS OPENED AND GIVEN TO SCRUB NURSE. THE PLATE APPEARED NORMAL. HOWEVER WHEN THE PLATE WAS APPLIED TO THE DISTAL FIBULA AND SCREWS STARTED TO BE INSERTED, THE SCREWS, THAT ARE NORMALLY GIVEN AND ARE APPROPRIATE FOR THIS PLATE, WENT STRAIGHT THROUGH AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE/LOCK WITH THE PLATE. DIFFERENT IMPLANT/PLATE GIVEN AND SAME SCREWS ENGAGED/LOCKED WITH THE NEW PLATE. THIS REPORT INVOLVES ONE (1) 2.7MM VA-LCP LATERAL DISTAL FIBULA PL/6 HOLES/RT-STERILE. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 18893620 ↗
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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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