LCP 240.038Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 4.5MM LCP PROXIMAL TIBIA PLATE 6 HOLES/118MM-RIGHT · Class 2 · Implant
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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 10886982164476), received between Dec 21, 2017 and Dec 21, 2017 — 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 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
Patient problems
- Unspecified Infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryDec 21, 2017Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REMOVAL OF A TIBIAL PLATE ON (B)(6) 2017 DUE TO INFECTION. THE PLATE AND EIGHT SCREWS WERE ORIGINALLY IMPLANTED DURING AN OPEN REDUCTION INTERNAL FIXATION (ORIF) PROXIMAL TIBIA ON (B)(6) 2017. AT THAT TIME, THE PROXIMAL TIBIA PLATE WAS INSERTED WITH NORIAN. THE PATIENT WAS RETURNED TO SURGERY FOR INFECTION AND REMOVAL OF HARDWARE. THE SURGEON REMOVED AS MUCH NORIAN AS POSSIBLE WITH A CURETTE. THE SURGERY WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WITH NO DELAY, AND NO REPORTED FRAGMENTS GENERATED. THE PATIENT OUTCOME WAS REPORTED AS OKAY. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 5 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 7140581 ↗
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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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