LCP 222.657Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 4.5MM LCP® CONDYLAR PLATE 6 HOLES/170MM-LEFT · Class 2 · Implant
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Data updated Oct 16, 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 10886982157300), received between Sep 28, 2017 and Sep 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. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break1
Patient problems
- Failure of Implant1
- No Code Available1
- Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjurySep 28, 2017Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2017 DUE TO A BROKEN 4.5MM LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE (LCP) CONDYLAR PLATE 6 HOLES/170MM-LEFT AND A NONUNION (FRACTURE NO LONGER REDUCED). PATIENT WAS AT PHYSICAL THERAPIST AND WHILE FINISHING STRETCHING, FELT A POP WHILE EXTENDING THE KNEE. PATIENT WAS THEN BROUGHT IN FOR X-RAYS WHEN PHYSICIAN DISCOVERED PLATE WAS BROKEN. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE BROKEN PLATE AND SCREWS WERE EASILY REMOVED INTACT AND THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO A TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT. NO PATIENT HARM AND NO SURGICAL DELAY. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. THE PATIENT WAS INITIALLY IMPLANTED WITH THE PLATE AND SCREWS ON (B)(6) 2007. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES ONE (1) DEVICE. CONCOMITANT DEVICES REPORTED: 4.5MM CORTEX SCREW SELF TAPPING 42MM (PART # 214.842, LOT # UNKNOWN, QUANTITY # 1), 4.5MM CORTEX SCREW SELF TAPPING 36MM (PART # 214.836, LOT # UNKNOWN, QUANTITY # 1), 4.5MM CORTEX SCREW SELF TAPPING 34MM (PART #214.834, LOT # UNKNOWN, QUANTITY # 1), 4.5MM CORTEX SCREW SELF TAPPING 32MM (PART # 214.832, LOT # UNKNOWN, QUANTITY # 1), 4.5MM CORTEX SCREW SELF TAPPING 52MM (PART # 214.852, LOT # UNKNOWN, QUANTITY # 1), 5.0MM LOCKING SCREW SELF-
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; No Code Available; Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture
MAUDE report 6900761 ↗
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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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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