VA-LCP 04.111.641Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 2.4MM TI VA-LCP 2-CLMN VLR DST RADIUS PL 6H HD/4H SHAFT/LT · Class 2 · Implant
All models of VA-LCP (256)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10886982101884), received between Nov 20, 2018 and Nov 20, 2018 — classified as 1 injury.
2 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K083694); 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 Problem1
Patient problems
- Bone Fracture(s)1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryNov 20, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
ON (B)(6) 2018: UPDATED EVENT DESCRIPTION: IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2018, DURING OPEN REDUCTION AND INTERNAL FIXATION PROCEDURE DISTAL RADIUS AN IATROGENIC FRACTURE OF THE RADIUS OCCURRED WHEN INSERTING THE MOST PROXIMAL SCREW IN A 2.4MM TITANIUM VARIABLE ANGLE (VA) LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE (LCP). THE TI VA-LCP DID NOT BREAK AND A NEW LONGER PLATE WAS USED TO FINISH THE PROCEDURE. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WITH 30 MINUTES SURGICAL DELAY. PATIENT OUTCOME WAS SATISFACTORY.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)
MAUDE report 8089079 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K083694. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-2087-2013 · Jul 30, 2013 · TerminatedSynthes 2.4 VA-LCP 2 CLMN VLR DSTL Radius PL 7H HD/3H Shaft/Right Product Usage: Intended for fixation of complex intra-and extra-articular fractures and osteotomies of the dista
- Z-2057-2013 · May 31, 2013 · TerminatedSynthes 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
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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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