LCP 242.467Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · LCP® VOLAR DISTAL RADIUS PLATE EXTRA-ARTICULAR 4H HEAD-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
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10886982168450), received between Aug 18, 2020 and Aug 18, 2020 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Twisted/Bent” (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
- Material Twisted/Bent1
Patient problems
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionAug 18, 2020Material Twisted/Bent; Material Twisted/Bent
IT WAS REPORTED ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, THE LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE (LCP) VOLAR DISTAL RADIUS PLATE WAS NOTICED BENT, AN UNKNOWN SCREW WAS NOT ATTACHING CORRECTLY, TWO (2) UNKNOWN GUIDE WIRES WERE VERY ROUGH, TIP OF THE SCREWDRIVERS WERE WARPED / BENT FROM TORQUE OF INSERTION AND THE SCREWDRIVER HANDLE WAS NOT PICKING UP SCREWS CORRECTLY AS WELL. THE ISSUES WERE NOTICED DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT REPORTED. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES NINE (9) DEVICES. THIS REPORT IS FOR (1) LCP® VOLAR DISTAL RADIUS PLATE EXTRA-ARTICULAR 4H HEAD-LEFT. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 3 FOR (B)(4). RELATED PRODUCT COMPLAINT: (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 10421333 ↗
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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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