LCP 242.114Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 4.5MM LCP® PROXIMAL FEMUR PLATE 14 HOLES/355MM-LEFT · Class 2 · Implant
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Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 3
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982168023), received between Nov 18, 2019 and Dec 30, 2021 — classified as 3 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (2 reports).
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
- Break2
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
Patient problems
- Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture2
- No Code Available1
- Physical Asymmetry1
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryDec 30, 2021Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2021, THE 4.5MM LCP PROXIMAL FEMUR PLATE WITH BROKEN 7.3MM CANNULATED LOCKING SCREWS LOSS OF REDUCTION. THE DATE AND LOCATION OF THE ORIGINAL FIXATION ARE UNKNOWN. HARDWARE WAS REMOVED BY THE SURGEON ON THURSDAY, (B)(6) 2021. THE PROCEDURE OUTCOME IS UNKNOWN. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE. CONCOMITANT DEVICE REPORTED: UNK - SCREWS: LOCKING: (PART# UNKNOWN; LOT# UNKNOWN; QUANTITY: UNKNOWN). THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES TWO (2) DEVICES. THIS REPORT IS FOR (1) LARGE HANDLE WITH QUICK COUPLING. THIS REPORT IS 1 OF 2 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Physical Asymmetry
MAUDE report 13119749 ↗InjuryNov 18, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, A 4.5 LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE (LCP) PROXIMAL FEMUR PLATE BROKE DUE TO HIP PROSTHESIS FAILURE AND NON-UNION. THE NON-UNION CAUSED THE PLATE TO BREAK. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THERE ARE FRAGMENTS GENERATED. PROCEDURE OUTCOME WAS UNKNOWN. DATE OF ORIGINAL IMPLANT IS UNKNOWN. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES TWO (2) DEVICES. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 4.5MM LCP® PROXIMAL FEMUR PLATE 14 HOLES/ 355MM-LEFT. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 2 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture
MAUDE report 9335444 ↗InjuryNov 18, 2019Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, A 4.5 LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE (LCP) PROXIMAL FEMUR PLATE BROKE DUE TO HIP PROSTHESIS FAILURE AND NON-UNION. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THERE ARE FRAGMENTS GENERATED. PROCEDURE OUTCOME WAS UNKNOWN. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE. CONCOMITANT DEVICES REPORTED: UNKNOWN SCREWS: TRAUMA (PART # UNKNOWN, LOT # UNKNOWN, QUANTITY# UNKNOWN). THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES ONE (1) DEVICE. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 4.5MM LCP® PROXIMAL FEMUR PLATE 14 HOLES/ 355MM-LEFT. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Code Available; Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture
MAUDE report 9335170 ↗
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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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