VA-LCP 04.111.521Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10886982101563), received between Feb 2, 2017 and Feb 2, 2017 — classified as 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fitting Problem” (1 report).

1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K092556); 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

Recent adverse event reports

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

• MalfunctionFeb 2, 2017Fitting Problem; Fitting Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2017 FOR A LEFT DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE. IT WAS DESCRIBED THAT THE SURGEON IMPLANTED THE FIRST FOUR SCREWS WITHOUT INCIDENT BUT AS HE WAS INSERTING THE 5TH SCREW INTO THE MOST DISTAL ULNA SCREW HOLE OF THE 2.4MM VARIABLE ANGLE LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE (LCP), TWO COLUMN DISTAL RADIUS PLATE, THE LOCKING MECHANISM ON THE PLATE FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE SURGEON HAD TO REMOVE THE FIVE IMPLANTED 2.4MM VARIABLE ANGLE LOCKING SCREWS AND THE PLATE. THE PLATE WAS REPLACED WITH THE SAME TYPE OF PLATE AND THE SURGEON REPLANTED THE FIRST FIVE SCREWS AND ADDED A SIXTH SCREW. THERE WAS A 15 TO 20 MINUTE DELAY IN THE SURGERY DUE TO THE ISSUE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY AND THE PATIENT WAS STABLE. THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR ONE DEVICE. CONCOMITANT DEVICE: 2.4MM VARIABLE ANGLE LOCKING SCREW (PART #UNKNOWN, LOT #UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 1). THIS REPORT IS 1 OF 1 FOR COM-(B)(4).

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 6297975 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K092556. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

• Z-2057-2013 · May 31, 2013 · Terminated
  Synthes 2.4mm VA-LCP Two Column Volar Distal Radius Plate and Torque limiting attachment, 1.2Nm Synthes VA-LCP Distal Radius System is intended for fixation of complex intra- and