LCP 224.621Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 4.5MM NARROW LCP® PLATE 12 HOLES/224MM · Class 2 · Implant
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Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 3
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982158581), received between Jul 18, 2017 and May 30, 2019 — classified as 3 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (3 reports).
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
- Break3
Patient problems
- Failure of Implant1
- No Code Available1
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient1
- Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture1
- Not Applicable1
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMay 30, 2019Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2019, PATIENT UNDERWENT REMOVAL OF NARROW LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE (LCP) PLATE DUE TO PLATE BREAKAGE. DATE OF ORIGINAL IMPLANT WAS FOUR (4) YEARS AGO. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THERE WAS SURGICAL DELAY. PROCEDURE OUTCOME AND PATIENT STATUS ARE UNKNOWN. CONCOMITANT DEVICE REPORTED: UNKNOWN SCREWS (PART #: UNKNOWN, LOT #: UNKNOWN, QUANTITY #: UNKNOWN). THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 4.5 MM NARROW LCP® PLATE 12 HOLES/224 MM. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 8656031 ↗InjurySep 4, 2018Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2018, A NARROW LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE WITH 12 HOLES BROKE. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THERE WAS SURGICAL DELAY. SURGICAL AND PATIENT OUTCOME ARE UNKNOWN. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 4.5MM NARROW LCP® PLATE 12 HOLES/224MM. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient; Not Applicable
MAUDE report 7842100 ↗InjuryJul 18, 2017Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A HARDWARE REMOVAL AND REVISION WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2017 DUE TO A BROKEN PLATE AND NON-UNION. THE ORIGINAL PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, THREE YEARS PRIOR. PATIENT IS LABOR WORKER AND STARTED WORKING BEFORE BONE HEALED. THE PLATE HAD BROKEN DOWN THE MIDDLE, OVER A NON-UNION OF THE RIGHT HUMERUS. REMOVED HARDWARE INCLUDED THE PLATE (BROKEN), THREE CABLES (INTACT) AND TEN SCREWS (INTACT). THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO A METAPHYSEAL PLATE AND SCREWS AND 3 CABLES WITH BONE GRAFTING. THERE WERE NO REPORTED SURGICAL DELAYS, NO FRAGMENTS INVOLVED AND NO ADDITIONAL X-RAYS REQUIRED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITH THE PATIENT IN STABLE CONDITION. CONCOMITANT DEVICES REPORTED: 1.7MM CABLE WITH CRIMP 750MM (PART # 298.801.01, LOT # UNKNOWN, QUANTITY # 3), 5.0MM LOCKING SCREW SLF-TPNG WITH T25 STARDRIVE RECESS 28MM (PART # 212.208, LOT # UNKNOWN, QUANTITY # 3), 5.0MM LOCKING SCREW SLF-TPNG WITH T25 STARDRIVE RECESS 30MM (PART # 212.209, LOT # UNKNOWN, QUANTITY # 4), 5.0MM LOCKING SCREW SLF-TPNG WITH T25 STARDRIVE RECESS 32MM (PART # 212.210, LOT # UNKNOWN, QUANTITY # 3). THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 4.5MM NARROW LCP® PLATE. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture
MAUDE report 6722299 ↗
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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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