VA-LCP 02.211.232Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 2.4/2.7MM VA-LCP FIRST MTP FUSION PL/SM/5 DEG/RIGHT · Class 2 · Implant
All models of VA-LCP (256)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982054142), received between Feb 27, 2017 and Jun 20, 2022 — classified as 2 injuries.
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 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Break1
Patient problems
- Failure of Implant1
- Hypersensitivity/Allergic reaction1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJun 20, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED ON (B)(6) 2022, THAT THE PATIENT IS HAVING AN ADVERSE REACTION (POSSIBLE METAL ALLERGY) TO OUR STAINLESS STEEL FIRST MTP FUSION PLATE AND STAINLESS 3.0 HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW . NO REMOVAL OR REVISION SURGERY HAS BEEN DONE. PATIENT OUTCOME WERE UNKNOWN. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 2.4/2.7 VA FIRST MTP FUSN PL/SM/5 DEG/RT. THIS IS REPORT 2 OF 2 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).
Patient problems: Hypersensitivity/Allergic reaction
MAUDE report 14744443 ↗InjuryFeb 27, 2017Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD AN ORIGINAL SURGERY PROCEDURE DONE FOR A METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE WHERE A VARIABLE ANGLED (VA) 2.4MM/2.7MM LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE (LCP), RIGHT AND 6 UNKNOWN SCREWS WERE IMPLANTED. SURGEON REPORTED THAT THE PLATE/SCREW FAILED. PATIENT IS SCHEDULED TO HAVE FOLLOW UP SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2017. NO OTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 2 FOR COM-(B)(4).
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 6361290 ↗
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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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