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LC-DCP 223.56Recalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · 3.5MM LC-DCP® PLATE 6 HOLES/77MM · Class 2 · Implant

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

Adverse event reports
4
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
4
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982157904), received between Jan 23, 2018 and Jun 11, 2024 — classified as 4 injuries.

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

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 1 reportsApr 2024: 0 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 1 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 0 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 0 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 0 reportsJul 2025: 0 reportsAug 2025: 0 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 0 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 0 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520261
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem4

Patient problems

  • Bone Fracture(s)1
  • No Code Available1
  • Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture1
  • Pain1

Recent adverse event reports

The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

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

    IT WAS REPORTED ON MAY 15, 2024 THE PATIENT HAD A HARDWARE REMOVAL DUE TO BROKEN ULNA ABOVE IMPLANT. PATIENT AND SURGICAL STATUS UNKNOWN. ORIGINAL IMPLANT DATE NOT KNOWN. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE 3.5MM LC-DCP PLATE 6 HOLES/77MM. THIS IS REPORT 2 OF 10 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)

    MAUDE report 19511518 ↗
  • InjuryMar 26, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2024, DUE TO ULNA NON-UNION. HARDWARE WAS REMOVED. THIS REPORT IS FOR A 3.5MM LC-DCP PLATE 6 HOLES/77MM. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 7 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture

    MAUDE report 18981896 ↗
  • InjuryApr 23, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT HEALED AND CONTACTED THE HOSPITAL TO HAVE THE HARDWARE REMOVED. ON (B)(6) 2018, A 3.5MM LC-DCP PLATE AND 6 CORTICAL SCREWS WERE REMOVED SUCCESSFULLY. REASON FOR REMOVAL OF HARDWARE WAS DUE TO THE PATIENT PRESENTING WITH A SLIGHT PROMINENCE OF THE IMPLANTS. REVISION SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO DELAY. NO FRAGMENTS WERE GENERATED DURING THE PROCEDURE. THE PATIENT IS REPORTED IN STABLE CONDITION. THIS REPORT IS FOR TWO (2) DEVICES. THIS REPORT IS 1 OF 2 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Code Available

    MAUDE report 7450611 ↗
  • InjuryJan 23, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A RIGHT ELBOW HARDWARE REMOVAL WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2018 DUE TO PATIENT COMPLAINTS OF PAIN. THE ORIGINAL PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED ON AN UNKNOWN DATE IN 2006, AND WAS REVISED IN 2014. REMOVED HARDWARE INCLUDED TWO INTACT PLATES AND A TOTAL OF TWELVE INTACT CORTICAL SCREWS (A COMBINATION OF 3.5MM AND 2.7MM). ONE 3.5MM CORTICAL SCREW HEAD BROKE OFF DURING THE REMOVAL. THE BROKEN SCREW HEAD AND THE EMBEDDED SHAFT WAS RETRIEVED. THERE WAS A SURGICAL DELAY OF FIVE MINUTES TO RETRIEVE THE SCREW SHAFT. NO ADDITIONAL X-RAYS OR OTHER MEDICAL INTERVENTION REQUIRED. NO SIGNS OF INFECTION. THE AREA WAS FULLY HEALED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITH THE PATIENT IN STABLE CONDITION. THE COMPLAINT OF SCREW BROKEN INTRA-OP IS CAPTURED IN (B)(4). (B)(4).

    Patient problems: Pain

    MAUDE report 7212061 ↗

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