VA-LCP 02.211.233Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982054166), received between Aug 13, 2018 and Apr 12, 2024 — classified as 2 injuries, 1 malfunction.

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

Recent adverse event reports

The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryApr 12, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  POST MARKET STUDY REPORTED. IN COLLABORATION WITH DEPUY SYNTHES, DR. , TOGETHER WITH CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION (CCF) DATABASE DESIGNERS, PROGRAM MANAGERS, RESEARCH ASSISTANTS, AND BIOSTATISTICIANS, HAS DEVELOPED A REPORT THAT SUMMARIZES SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS DATA ON 100 PATIENTS WHO UNDERWENT FOOT SURGERY AT CCF BETWEEN 2008 AND 2023 UTILIZING DEPUY SYNTHES (DPS) FOOT PLATES. SOME PATIENTS WERE NOTED TO HAVE ADJUNCTIVE DEPUY SYNTHES DEVICES USED OUTSIDE OF THE PLATES/SCREWS. PATIENT #26 65-YEAR-OLD FEMALE WAS IMPLANTED WITH A VA LCP FOREFOOT/MIDFOOT PLATES (02.211.233) WITH 5 SCREWS. ONE ADDITIONAL ADJUNCTIVE FIXATION SCREW WAS USED FOR FIXATION/FUSION. POST OP COMPLICATION WAS REPORTED FOR PAINFUL HARDWARE LEFT FOOT. THE COMPLICATION IS NOTED TO BE RELATED TO THE PROCEDURE OR IMPLANTS. THERE IS NO DEVICE FAILURE NOTED. TREATMENT: HARDWARE REMOVAL LEFT FOOT. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE 2.4/2.7MM VA-LCP FIRST MTP FUSION PL/SM/5 DEG/LEFT FOR (B)(4).

  Patient problems: Pain

  MAUDE report 19098123 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 26, 2021Material Twisted/Bent; Material Twisted/Bent

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2021, DURING THE FIRST METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT (MTP) FUSION CASE ONE OF THE LOCKING HOLES STRIPPED AND WOULD NOT HOLD A LOCKING SCREW, WHILE PUTTING THE FIRST SCREW IN THE PLATE. IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT SCREW IS NOT THE ISSUE AS IT COULD LOCKED INTO ANOTHER HOLE. A BACKUP PLATE WAS THEN USED FOR THE CASE. PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITH FIVE (5) MINUTES OF SURGICAL DELAY AND NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCES. CONCOMITANT DEVICE REPORTED: UNKNOWN SCREW (PART# UNKNOWN, LOT# UNKNOWN, QUANTITY: 1). UNKNOWN SCREWDRIVER (PART# UNKNOWN, LOT# UNKNOWN, QUANTITY: 1). THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 2.4/2.7MM VA-LCP FIRST MTP FUSION PL/SM/5 DEG/LEFT. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 11885632 ↗
• InjuryAug 13, 2018Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN GREAT TOE FROM AN UNKNOWN SIDE DURING A SURGEON¿S VISIT ON (B)(6) 2018. PATIENT WAS APPROXIMATELY EIGHTEEN (18) MONTHS OUT FROM FIRST METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT (MPJ) FUSION SURGERY. X-RAY REVEALED BROKEN FIRST (MPJ) 5 DEGREE VARIABLE ANGLE LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE (VA LCP) FIRST MTP FUSION PLATE AT THE JOINT LINE OF THE GREAT TOE. SURGEON MENTIONED OF A POSSIBLE RE-OPERATION. NO OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED. CONCOMITANT DEVICE REPORTED: UNKNOWN SCREW (PART #: UNKNOWN, LOT #: UNKNOWN, QUANTITY: UNKNOWN). THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).

  Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Pain

  MAUDE report 7778112 ↗