VA-LCP 02.127.351Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 3.5MM VA-LCP PROX TIBIA PLATE LARGE BEND/12H/207MM/LEFT · 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 10886982043986), received between May 9, 2023 and May 9, 2023 — 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 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
Patient problems
- 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.
InjuryMay 9, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2023, THERE WAS A HARDWARE REMOVAL/REVISION SURGERY DUE TO FEMORAL NONUNION. FROM THE LATERAL SIDE, THE SURGEON REMOVED A VA CONDYLAR PLATE AND CORRESPONDING SCREWS. FROM THE MEDIAL SIDE, THE SURGEON REMOVED A VA PROXIMAL TIBIA PLATE AND CORRESPONDING SCREWS. THE SURGEON THEN ADDRESSED THE NONUNION SITE, AND PLACED 2 NEW PLATES ONTO THE PATIENT'S FEMUR. THREE BROKEN SCREWS FROM THE PRIMARY SURGERY WERE RETAINED IN PATIENT'S FEMUR. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 3.5MM VA-LCP PROX TIBIA PLATE LARGE BEND/12H/207MM/LEFT. THIS IS REPORT 5 OF 14 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4). ADDITIONAL DEVICES ARE REPORTED UNDER RELATED COMPLAINT (B)(4).
Patient problems: Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture
MAUDE report 16896990 ↗
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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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