VA-LCP 03.127.009Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982075093), received between Jul 23, 2021 and Dec 20, 2023 — classified as 4 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (2 reports).

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 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionDec 20, 2023Device-Device Incompatibility; Material Twisted/Bent; Device-Device Incompatibility; Material Twisted/Bent

  THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY, AND NO OTHER MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REQUIRED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18366136 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 8, 2021Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2021, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN OPEN REDUCTION INTERNAL FIXATION (ORIF) TIBIAL PLATEAU AND ORIF ANKLE PROCEDURE. THE AIMING ARM FOR THE VA PROXIMAL TIBIA PLATE SET WAS DROPPED ON THE FLOOR AND BROKE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE EFFECTS FOR THE PATIENT AND SURGERY WAS NOT DELAYED. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. THERE WERE FRAGMENTS GENERATED BUT THEY WERE REMOVED EASILY WITHOUT ADDITIONAL INTERVENTION. NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCES NOTED. THIS REPORT INVOLVES (1) AIMING ARM FOR 3.5MM VA-LCP PROXIMAL TIBIA PLATE. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 12441290 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 7, 2021Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2021, DURING A PROCEDURE, THE AIMING ARM FOR THE VA PROXIMAL TIBIA PLATE SET WAS DROPPED ON THE FLOOR AND WAS BROKEN. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE EFFECTS FOR THE PATIENT AND SURGERY WAS NOT DELAYED. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES ONE (1) DEVICE. THIS REPORT IS FOR (1)AIM ARM FOR 3.5 VA-LCP PROXIMAL TIBIA PL. THIS REPORT IS 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 12433166 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 23, 2021Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, WHEN UNPACKING A SET, I WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE KNOB HANDLE FROM AN AIMING ARM. THE KNOB DID NOT WANT TO COME OUT OF THE AIMING ARM. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES (1) DEVICE. THIS REPORT IS FOR (1) AIM ARM FOR 3.5 VA-LCP PROXIMAL TIBIA PL. THIS REPORT IS 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 12220913 ↗