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VA-LCP 02.211.420Recalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · 3.5MM VA-LCP MEDIAL COLUMN FUSION PLATE 95MM RIGHT · Class 2 · Implant

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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 10886982055163), received between Jan 4, 2023 and Jan 5, 2023 — 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.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2

Patient problems

  • Unspecified Infection2

Recent adverse event reports

The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryJan 5, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES REPORTS AN EVENT IN SWITZERLAND AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR DEFORMITIES AT THE MEDIAL CUNEIFORM. CORTEX SCREWS WERE USED WITH VA LCP MEDIAL COLUMN FUSION PLATES. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED WOUND INFECTION, AND REQUIRED REVISION SURGERY WITH HARDWARE REMOVAL. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. THIS REPORT INVOLVES ONE 3.5MM VA-LCP MEDIAL COLUMN FUSION PLATE 95MM RIGHT. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 13 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 16101265 ↗
  • InjuryJan 4, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    DEVICE REPORT FROM SWITZERLAND REPORTS AN EVENT AS FOLLOWS: PATIENT (B)(6). INDICATIONS FOR SURGERY-SEVERE ARTHRITIS. ANATOMICAL LOCATION-NAVICULAR AND TALUS. SCREWS USED WITH VA LCP MEDIAL COLUMN FUSION PLATES (IF AVAILABLE)- CORTEX SCREW. NUMBER OF SCREWS USED -7. THIS REPORT IS FOR A 3.5MM VA-LCP MEDIAL COLUMN FUSION PLATE 95MM RIGHT. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 8 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 16096858 ↗

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