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LCP 224.756Recalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · 4.5MM/3.5MM LCP® METAPHYSEAL PLATE 11 HOLES · 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 10886982158703), received between Jan 7, 2021 and Jan 7, 2021 — 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.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1

Patient problems

  • Impaired Healing1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryJan 7, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2020, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A HARDWARE REMOVAL DUE TO A MEDIAL TIBIA WOUND, AND THE FRACTURE WAS HEALED. INITIALLY, THE PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH A LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE (LCP) PLATING SYSTEM ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. THE REMOVAL SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITHOUT DELAY. THERE WERE NO FRAGMENTS GENERATED. THE PATIENT OUTCOME WAS UNKNOWN. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES 16 DEVICES. THIS REPORT IS FOR (1) 4.5MM/3.5MM LCP® METAPHYSEAL PLATE 11 HOLES. THIS REPORT IS 1 OF 10 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: Impaired Healing

    MAUDE report 11132507 ↗

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