LCP 242.125Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 4.5MM LCP® PROXIMAL FEMUR HOOK PLATE 12 HOLES/313MM · Class 2 · Implant
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Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982168160), received between Mar 16, 2018 and Oct 10, 2019 — classified as 2 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
Patient problems
- Bone Fracture(s)1
- Failure of Implant1
- No Code Available1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryOct 10, 2019Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2019, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REMOVAL SURGERY DUE TO A BROKEN LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE (LCP) PROXIMAL FEMORAL HOOK PLATE. ORIGINALLY, THE PATIENT WAS TREATED WITH OPEN REDUCTION INTERNAL FIXATION (ORIF) WITH PLATES AND SCREWS ON (B)(6) 2019. THE BROKEN LCP PROXIMAL FEMORAL HOOK PLATE WAS REMOVED AND AN EIGHT (8) HOLE HOOK PLATE WAS APPLIED AND SECURED IN PLACE WITH MULTIPLE CABLES. THE PROCEDURE WAS DONE WITHOUT COMPLICATIONS. THE PATIENT PROGRESSED WELL WITH PHYSICAL THERAPY. CONCOMITANT DEVICE REPORTED: CANNULATED LOCKING SCREW (PART # 02.205.025, 02.207.035, LOT # UNKNOWN, QUANTITY # 2); LOCKING SCREW (PART # 212.214, LOT # UNKNOWN, QUANTITY # 3); CERCLAGE POSITIONING PINS (PART # 298.803S, LOT # H326726, H808924, QUANTITY # 2), CERCLAGE CABLE WITH CRIMP (PART # 298.801.01S, 298.800.01S, LOT # P330808, P291870, P237260, QUANTITY # 5). THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES ONE (1) DEVICE. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 4.5 MM LCP® PROXIMAL FEMUR HOOK PLATE 12 HOLES / 313 MM. THIS IS REPORT IS 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); No Code Available
MAUDE report 9174930 ↗InjuryMar 16, 2018Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT WAS ORIGINALLY IMPLANTED WITH THE 4.5MM LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE (LCP) PROXIMAL FEMUR HOOK PLATE ON (B)(6) 2018. ALTHOUGH PATIENT WAS INSTRUCTED ¿NO WEIGHT BEARING¿, PATIENT DID WALK WITH WEIGHT BEARING AND THE PLATE BROKE. PATIENT WAS RETURNED TO SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2018 WHERE SURGEON REMOVED THE BROKEN PLATE WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ANOTHER PLATE. SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO ADDITIONAL MEDICAL INTERVENTION REQUIRED. PATIENT REPORTED AS STABLE FOLLOWING SURGERY. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 4.5MM LCP PROXIMAL FEMUR HOOK PLATE. (B)(4).
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 7346572 ↗
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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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