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VA-LCP 04.211.254Recalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · 2.4/2.7MM TI VA-LCP T-FUSION PL/2 HOLE HEAD/STANDARD · 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
1
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10886982119957), received between Apr 11, 2024 and Apr 11, 2024 — classified as 1 injury.

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.

Reports received per month

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Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1

Patient problems

  • Adhesion(s)1
  • Nerve Damage1
  • Pain1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryApr 11, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    POST MARKET STUDY REPORTED IN COLLABORATION WITH DEPUY SYNTHES, DR., TOGETHER WITH (B)(6) CLINIC DATABASE DESIGNERS, PROGRAM MANAGERS, RESEARCH ASSISTANTS, AND BIOSTATISTICIANS, HAS DEVELOPED A REPORT THAT SUMMARIZES SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS DATA ON 100 PATIENTS WHO UNDERWENT FOOT SURGERY AT (B)(6) BETWEEN 2008 AND 2023 UTILIZING DEPUY SYNTHES (DPS) FOOT PLATES. SOME PATIENTS WERE NOTED TO HAVE ADJUNCTIVE DEPUY SYNTHES DEVICES USED OUTSIDE OF THE PLATES/SCREWS. PATIENT #2 54-YEAR-OLD FEMALE WAS IMPLANTED WITH A VA LCP FOREFOOT/MIDFOOT PLATES WITH 4 SCREWS AND VA-LCP FOREFOOT/MIDFOOT SYSTEM 2.4/2.7 WITH 4 SCREWS. POST OP COMPLICATION WAS REPORTED FOR LEFT FOOT PAIN, SUPERFICIAL PERONEAL NEURITIS AND ENTRAPEMENT, SCAR TISSUE, PAINFUL HARDWARE, LEFT LOWER EXTREMITY. THE COMPLICATION IS NOTED TO BE RELATED TO THE PROCEDURE OR IMPLANTS. THERE IS NO DEVICE FAILURE NOTED. TREATMENT: REMOVAL HARDWARE UNKNOWN DATE, SUPERFICIAL NERVE EXCISION, EXCISION SCAR TISSUE - LEFT LOWER. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE2.4/2.7MM TI VA-LCP T-FUSION PL/2 HOLE HEAD/STANDARD FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: Adhesion(s); Nerve Damage; Pain

    MAUDE report 19087430 ↗

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