LCP 222.656Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10886982157287), received between Apr 28, 2017 and Apr 28, 2017 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 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.

• InjuryApr 28, 2017Break; Break

  DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES (B)(4) REPORTS AN EVENT IN (B)(6) AS FOLLOWS: IT IS REPORTED PATIENT UNDERWENT AN OPEN REDUCTION INTERNAL FIXATION (ORIF) PROCEDURE FOR A DISTAL FEMUR FRACTURE IN (B)(6) 2016. ON UNKNOWN DATE IT WAS REVEALED THE PLATE WAS BROKEN. PATIENT WAS RETURNED TO SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2017 WHERE SURGEON REMOVED THE BROKEN 4.5MM LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE (LCP) CONDYLAR PLATE AND SCREWS, REDUCED THE FRACTURE, AND REVISED THE PATIENT TO A LONGER PLATE. SURGERY WAS COMPLETED WITH A DELAY OF APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES. CONCOMITANT DEVICES REPORTED: SCREWS (PART NUMBER UNKNOWN, LOT NUMBER UNKNOWN, QUANTITY UNKNOWN). THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 4.5MM LCP CONDYLAR PLATE. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).

  Patient problems: Failure of Implant

  MAUDE report 6531927 ↗