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VA-LCP 04.117.003SRecalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · 2.7/3.5 TI VA-LCP POSTLAT DHP- LAT SUPT 3H/RT/75MM-SHORT-STE · Class 2 · Implant

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Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
1
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
0
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10886982105257), received between Aug 9, 2022 and Aug 9, 2022 — classified as 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device-Device Incompatibility” (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

Device problems

  • Device-Device Incompatibility1

Patient problems

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • MalfunctionAug 9, 2022Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility

    DEVICE REPORT FROM JAPAN REPORTS AN EVENT AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2022, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR FRACTURE AO CLASSIFICATION 13A2.2. THE SURGEON INSERTED A SCREW INTO THE MOST DISTAL LATERAL HOLE OF THE PLATE IN THE WRONG DIRECTION FORCIBLY DUE TO A TECHNICAL ERROR, WHICH DAMAGED THE THREADING PART OF THE PLATE HOLE. THEREFORE, THE PLATE HOLE BECAME UNABLE TO LOCK THE SCREW. ANOTHER LONGER PLATE WAS USED FOR THE PROCEDURE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE SURGEON, AND THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO SURGICAL DELAY. THERE WAS NO REPORTED ADVERSE PATIENT IMPACT. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. THIS REPORT IS FOR A 2.7/3.5 TI VA-LCP POSTLAT DHP- LAT SUPT 3H/RT/75MM-SHORT-STE. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 15194120 ↗

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