LCP 240.044Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 4.5MM LCP PROXIMAL TIBIA PLATE 12 HOLES/226MM-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 10886982164599), received between Aug 30, 2018 and Aug 30, 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
- Bone Fracture(s)1
- Not Applicable1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryAug 30, 2018Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT WAS ORIGINALLY TREATED WITH A BRIDGING EXTERNAL FIXATION OF THE KNEE ON AN UNKNOWN DATE DUE TO MOTOR VEHICULAR ACCIDENT. THE EXTERNAL FIXATION WAS REMOVED. THEN LATER THE PATIENT WAS PLATED WITH A LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE (LCP) PROXIMAL TIBIA PLATE AND SCREWS ON UNSPECIFIED DATE. IT WAS NOTED THE PATIENT WAS NON-COMPLIANT AND MONTHS LATER HAD A NON-UNION AND BROKEN PLATE. THE BROKEN PLATE WAS REMOVED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND A NEW PLATE WAS IMPLANTED. CONCOMITANT DEVICES REPORTED: 5.0MM CANNULATED LOCKING SCREW 65MM (PART# 02.205.065, LOT# UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 2); 5.0MM CANNULATED LOCKING SCREW 60MM (PART# 02.205.060, LOT# UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 1); 5.0MM CANNULATED LOCKING SCREW 55MM (PART# 02.205.055, LOT# UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 1); 4.5MM CORTEX SCREW SELF-TAPPING 30MM (PART# 214.830, LOT# UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 3); 4.5MM CORTEX SCREW SELF-TAPPING 28MM (PART# 214.828, LOT# UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 1); 4.5MM CORTEX SCREW SELF-TAPPING 26MM (PART# 214.826, LOT# UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 1). THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Not Applicable
MAUDE report 7834804 ↗
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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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