VA-LCP 03.111.730Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10886982072542), received between May 7, 2018 and May 7, 2018 — classified as 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Failure to Align” (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 18, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionMay 7, 2018Failure to Align; Failure to Align

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN OPEN REDUCTION INTERNAL FIXATION (ORIF) DUE TO A DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE ON (B)(6) 2018. DURING THE SURGERY WHILE THE VARIABLE ANGLE (VA) LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE (LCP) TWO COLUMN DISTAL RADIUS PLATE WAS BEING USED, TWO DIFFERENT DISTAL LOCKING HOLES IN THE HEAD OF THE PLATE DID NOT LOCK. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PLATE WHICH DID NOT LOCK WAS NOT IMPLANTED. THE SURGEON TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO MAKE IT WORK, BUT HAD TO PULL IT OUT AND USED ANOTHER PLATE. THERE WAS A THIRTY (30) MINUTES SURGICAL DELAY REPORTED. THE FRACTURE OF THE PATIENT WAS FIXED APPROPRIATELY. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO HARM TO THE PATIENT. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 2.4MM VA-LCP 2-CLMN VLR DSTL RADIUS PL 7H HD/3H SHAFT/RIGHT. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 2 FOR (B)(4).

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 7491375 ↗