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LCP 242.808Recalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · 4.5MM LCP® PROXIMAL FEMUR PLATE 8 HOLES/247MM-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 10886982168863), received between Feb 5, 2018 and Feb 5, 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

  • Failure of Implant1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryFeb 5, 2018Break; Break

    DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES (B)(4) REPORTS AN EVENT IN (B)(6) AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2017 THE PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH A 4.5 MM LCP PROXIMAL FEMUR PLATE 8 HOLES/247MM-RIGHT. THE CONTROL SURGERY WAS GOING WELL, MANAGED TO GAIN LENGTH THAT WAS INITIALLY LOST, WAS PROGRESSING WELL, WITHOUT PAIN. HOWEVER, ON (B)(6) 2018, THE IMPLANT BROKE. AS PER THE SURGEON'S REPORT, THE PATIENT FOLLOWED ALL THE POSTOPERATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS AND APPARENTLY THE PATIENT DID NOT EXERCISE OR STRESS THE MATERIAL, NOR SUFFERED ANY FALL. AFTER (B)(6) 2018, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A NEW PROCEDURE. THE BROKEN PLATE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH XPERT LFN Ø12 R CANN L360 TAN PART NUMBER: 04.003.552 / LOT: 9796927. CONCOMITANT DEVICE(S): UNKNOWN SCREWS (PART #: UNKNOWN, LOT #: UNKNOWN, QTY: UNKNOWN). THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant

    MAUDE report 7241610 ↗

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