LCP 224.758Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 4.5MM/3.5MM LCP® METAPHYSEAL PLATE 13 HOLES · Class 2 · Implant
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Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982158727), received between Mar 20, 2019 and Aug 26, 2024 — classified as 2 injuries.
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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Break1
Patient problems
- Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture2
- No Code Available1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryAug 26, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
SUBJECT (B)(6). IT WAS REPORTED THAT A CLINICAL ADVERSE EVENT WAS RECEIVED FOR LOSS OF FRACTURE REDUCTION. TREATMENT/IMPACT: RECOMMENDED FOLLOW-UP WITH PLASTIC SURGERY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE. RECOMMEND CONTINUED USE OF TELFA AND SILVADENE DRESSINGS OVER THE HEALING WOUNDS. THE PATIENT WILL REMAIN NON-WEIGHTBEARING OF THE LEFT LOWER EXTREMITY. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 4.5MM/3.5MM LCP METAPHYSEAL PLATE 13 HOLES. THIS IS REPORT 2 OF 2 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).
Patient problems: Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture
MAUDE report 20066266 ↗InjuryMar 20, 2019Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN OPEN REDUCTION INTERNAL FIXATION (ORIF) OF TIBIA, THE LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE (LCP) METAPHYSEAL PLATE 13 HOLES WAS PLACED ON THE MIDSHAFT TIBIA TO PROXIMAL HALF. THE NON-UNION AND WEIGHT BEARING CAUSED THE PLATE TO SNAP POSTOPERATIVELY. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THERE WAS SURGICAL DELAY. PROCEDURE AND PATIENT OUTCOME ARE UNKNOWN. CONCOMITANT DEVICE REPORTED: UNKNOWN SCREWS (PART # UNKNOWN, LOT # UNKNOWN, QUANTITY # UNKNOWN). THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 4.5MM/3.5MM LCP METAPHYSEAL PLATE. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Code Available; Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture
MAUDE report 8437040 ↗
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- NA 294.56Synthes GmbH · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT, METAL COMPOSITE8 reports
- NA 390.003Synthes GmbH · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT, METAL COMPOSITE8 reports
- NA 394.85Synthes GmbH · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT, METAL COMPOSITE8 reports
- TRUE/LOK MONOLATERAL/BILATERAL FIXATOR 1Orthofix Srl · Appliance, Fixation, Nail/Blade/Plate Combination, Multiple Component, Metal Composite6 reports
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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