LCP 226.581Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982159076), received between Mar 17, 2021 and May 9, 2024 — classified as 2 injuries, 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device-Device Incompatibility” (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 18, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryMay 9, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  PATIENT #65: 55-YEAR-OLD FEMALE WAS IMPLANTED WITH LCP BROAD PLATES 4.5/5.0 (226.581) IN TIBIA WITH DPS SCREWS (UNKNOWN QUANTITY) WITH NO ADJUNCTIVE FIXATION. POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATION: WOUND BREAKDOWN EXPERIENCED 4 WEEKS POST-OP RELATED TO SYNTHES DEVICE. TREATMENT: SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR I&D AND WOUND CLOSURE PERFORMED 4 WEEKS POST-OP. OUTCOME: RECOVERED/RESOLVED. THIS REPORT IS FOR A 4.5MM BROAD LCP® PLATE 8 HOLES/152MM. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 2 FOR (B)(4).

  Patient problems: Wound Dehiscence

  MAUDE report 19279087 ↗
• InjuryMay 9, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  PATIENT #57: 51-YEAR-OLD FEMALE WAS IMPLANTED WITH LCP BROAD PLATES 4.5/5.0 (226.581) IN TIBIA WITH DPS SCREWS (UNKNOWN QUANTITY) WITH NO ADJUNCTIVE FIXATION. POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATION: I&D AND WOUND CLOSURE EXPERIENCED 4 WEEKS POST-OP RELATED TO SYNTHES PROCEDURE. TREATMENT: SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR I&D AND WOUND CLOSURE PERFORMED 4 WEEKS POST-OP. OUTCOME: RECOVERED/RESOLVED. THIS REPORT IS FOR A 4.5MM BROAD LCP® PLATE 8 HOLES/152MM. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 3 FOR (B)(4).

  Patient problems: Impaired Healing

  MAUDE report 19279022 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 17, 2021Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2021, DURING AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE, ONE (1) BROAD LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE HOLE STRIPPED AND THE LOCKING HOLE DID NOT ENGAGE, ONE (1) BROAD LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE BROKE AFTER EXCESSIVE BENDING, AND THE PINS OF A EIGHT (8) SHANZ SCREW BLUNTED TROCAR POINT HAD A BROKEN TIPS. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WITH A THREE (3) MINUTE SURGICAL DELAY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE. THIS REPORT INVOLVES ONE (1) 4.5MM BROAD LCP PLATE 8 HOLES/152MM. THIS IS REPORT 2 OF 10 FOR (B)(4).

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 11504689 ↗