LCP 240.045Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 4.5MM LCP PROXIMAL TIBIA PLATE 12 HOLES/226MM-LEFT · 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 10886982164612), received between Jan 3, 2018 and Jan 3, 2018 — 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
- No Code Available1
- Unspecified Infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJan 3, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A HARDWARE REMOVAL ON (B)(6) 2017 DUE TO INFECTION. ALL HARDWARE WAS INTACT AND THE FRACTURE WAS HEALED. THE ORIGINAL PROCEDURE WAS AN OPEN REDUCTION INTERNAL FIXATION (ORIF) OF THE PROXIMAL TIBIA IN (B)(6) 2017. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY, NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. THE PATIENT WAS STABLE FOLLOWING SURGERY. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 4.5MM LCP PROXIMAL TIBIA PLATE 12 HOLES/226MM-LEFT. (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Code Available; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 7161650 ↗
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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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