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
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
- 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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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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