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LCP 238.707Recalls & reported problems

Synthes (U.S.A.) LP · 3.5MM LCP® MEDIAL DISTAL TIBIA PLATE W/O TAB 10 HOLES-LEFT · Class 2 · Implant

Data updated Oct 16, 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 10886982162175), received between Jan 3, 2018 and Jan 3, 2018 — classified as 1 injury.

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.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Break1

Patient problems

  • Failure of Implant1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryJan 3, 2018Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2017. THE PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH A 3.5MM LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE (LCP) MEDIAL DISTAL TIBIA PLATE APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO REMOVAL AND, PER THE SURGEON, WAS NON-COMPLIANT AND THE PLATE BROKE. THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO A SIMILAR PLATE. SURGERY COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO DELAY. CONCOMITANT DEVICES REPORTED: SCREWS (PART NUMBER UNKNOWN, LOT NUMBER UNKNOWN, QUANTITY UNKNOWN). THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant

    MAUDE report 7161610 ↗

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