NA 02.231.655Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 5.0MM CANNULATED VA LOCKING SCREW/55MM · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 4
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 4
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982062864), received between Mar 9, 2018 and Jan 13, 2021 — classified as 4 injuries.
2 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K110354); they may or may not involve this specific model.
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 Problem4
Patient problems
- Pain3
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJan 13, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2020, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REMOVAL AND REVISION OF HARDWARE DUE TO FALL. NO FRAGMENTS GENERATED. NO SURGICAL DELAY. THE PROCEDURE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. PATIENT OUTCOME IS UNKNOWN. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES ELEVEN (11) DEVICES. THIS REPORT IS FOR (1) 5.0MM CANNULATED VA LOCKING SCREW/55MM. THIS REPORT IS 5 OF 10 FOR (B)(4). RELATED PRODUCT COMPLAINT: (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 11165102 ↗InjuryMar 9, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT UNDERWENT A PARTIAL REVISION OF TOTAL KNEE AND KNEE MANIPULATION, AND WAS IMPLANTED WITH A 4.5MM VARIABLE ANGLE LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE (VA-LCP) CURVED CONDYLAR PLATE, FOUR (4) 4.5MM CORTEX SCREWS, THREE (3) CANNULATED VA LOCKING SCREWS, AND TWO (2) 5.0MM CANNULATED VA LOCKING SCREWS ON UNKNOWN DATE IN 2016. ON UNKNOWN DATE PATIENT REPORTED PAIN AND STIFFNESS ASSOCIATED WITH THE IMPLANTS. PATIENT WAS RETURNED TO SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2018 WHERE ALL HARDWARE WAS REMOVED. PATIENT WAS NOT REVISED TO ANY ADDITIONAL HARDWARE AS THE FRACTURE HAD HEALED. SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. PATIENT REPORTED IN STABLE CONDITION. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 5.0MM CANNULATED VA LOCKING SCREW 55MM. (B)(4)
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 7328443 ↗InjuryMar 9, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT UNDERWENT A PARTIAL REVISION OF TOTAL KNEE AND KNEE MANIPULATION, AND WAS IMPLANTED WITH A 4.5MM VARIABLE ANGLE LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE (VA-LCP) CURVED CONDYLAR PLATE, FOUR (4) 4.5MM CORTEX SCREWS, THREE (3) CANNULATED VA LOCKING SCREWS, AND TWO (2) 5.0MM CANNULATED VA LOCKING SCREWS ON UNKNOWN DATE IN 2016. ON UNKNOWN DATE PATIENT REPORTED PAIN AND STIFFNESS ASSOCIATED WITH THE IMPLANTS. PATIENT WAS RETURNED TO SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2018 WHERE ALL HARDWARE WAS REMOVED. PATIENT WAS NOT REVISED TO ANY ADDITIONAL HARDWARE AS THE FRACTURE HAD HEALED. SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. PATIENT REPORTED IN STABLE CONDITION. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 5.0MM CANNULATED VA LOCKING SCREW 55MM. THIS IS REPORT 7 OF 10 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 7328419 ↗InjuryMar 9, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT UNDERWENT A PARTIAL REVISION OF TOTAL KNEE AND KNEE MANIPULATION, AND WAS IMPLANTED WITH A 4.5MM VARIABLE ANGLE LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE (VA-LCP) CURVED CONDYLAR PLATE, FOUR (4) 4.5MM CORTEX SCREWS, THREE (3) CANNULATED VA LOCKING SCREWS, AND TWO (2) 5.0MM CANNULATED VA LOCKING SCREWS ON UNKNOWN DATE IN 2016. ON UNKNOWN DATE PATIENT REPORTED PAIN AND STIFFNESS ASSOCIATED WITH THE IMPLANTS. PATIENT WAS RETURNED TO SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2018 WHERE ALL HARDWARE WAS REMOVED. PATIENT WAS NOT REVISED TO ANY ADDITIONAL HARDWARE AS THE FRACTURE HAD HEALED. SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. PATIENT REPORTED IN STABLE CONDITION. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 5.0MM CANNULATED VA LOCKING SCREW 55MM. THIS IS REPORT 6 OF 10 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 7328393 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K110354. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-1125-2014 · Feb 5, 2014 · TerminatedSynthes 5.0mm Variable Locking Screw This device is part of the Variable Angle Locking Compression Plate family and this technology included variable angle Combi holes in the plat
- Z-0401-2014 · May 29, 2013 · TerminatedSynthes 4.5MM TI VA-LCP CRVD Condylar Plate/6H/159MM/RT-STER Synthes 4.5MM TI VA-LCP CRVD Condylar Plate/6H/159MM/RT-STER is used for buttressing multi fragmentary diatal femur fra
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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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