VA-LCP 02.211.255Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 2.4/2.7MM VA-LCP T-FUSION PL 2 HOLE HEAD/LONG · Class 2 · Implant
All models of VA-LCP (256)
Data updated Oct 18, 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 10886982054562), received between Apr 10, 2024 and Apr 11, 2024 — classified as 2 injuries.
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
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
Patient problems
- Hematoma1
- Pain1
- Wound Dehiscence1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryApr 11, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE THAT IN COLLABORATION WITH DEPUY SYNTHES, DR., TOGETHER WITH CLINIC (B)(6) 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 (B)(6) 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 #10 53-YEAR-OLD FEMALE WAS IMPLANTED WITH A VA LCP FOREFOOT/MIDFOOT PLATES (02.211.255) WITH 5 SCREWS. POST OP COMPLICATION WAS REPORTED FOR 1. SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE, LEFT FOOT. 2. HEMATOMA, LEFT FOOT. THE COMPLICATION IS NOTED TO BE NOT RELATED TO THE PROCEDURE OR IMPLANTS. REHOSPITALIZATION WAS REQUIRED FOR 1. SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE, LEFT FOOT. 2. HEMATOMA, LEFT FOOT. TREATMENT: 1. EVACUATION OF HEMATOMA, LEFT FOOT. 2. SECONDARY CLOSURE, SURGICAL WOUND, LEFT FOOT. 3. APPLICATION OF WOUND VAC, LEFT FOOT THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 2.4/2.7 VA-LCP T-FUSN PL 2 HOLE HD/LONG THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 6 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).
Patient problems: Hematoma; Wound Dehiscence
MAUDE report 19089370 ↗InjuryApr 10, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
FOOT PLATES: IN COLLABORATION WITH DEPUY SYNTHES, 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 #5 27-YEAR-OLD FEMALE WAS IMPLANTED WITH A VA LCP FOREFOOT/MIDFOOT PLATES (02.211.255) WITH 4 SCREWS. ONE ADDITIONAL ADJUNCTIVE FIXATION SCREWS WAS USED FOR FRACTURE FIXATION - INTERMETATARSAL JOINT. POST OP COMPLICATION WAS REPORTED FOR PAINFUL HARDWARE, RIGHT FOOT; BUT FRACTURE HEALED. THE COMPLICATION IS NOTED TO BE RELATED TO THE PROCEDURE OR IMPLANTS. THERE IS NO DEVICE FAILURE NOTED. TREATMENT: DEEP IMPLANT REMOVAL, RIGHT FOOT. THIS REPORT IS FOR A 2.4/2.7MM VA-LCP T-FUSION PL 2 HOLE HEAD/LONG. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 5 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 19083416 ↗
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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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