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DCP 243.57Recalls & reported problems

Synthes (U.S.A.) LP · 2.0MM DCP® PLATE 7 HOLES/37MM · Class 2 · Implant

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 10886982169143), received between Feb 5, 2018 and Feb 5, 2018 — classified as 1 malfunction.

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

  • No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • MalfunctionFeb 5, 2018Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT, A FIVE (5) KILOGRAM (B)(6) DOG, HAD A REVISION PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2018 DUE TO A BROKEN TIBIAL PLATE. THE PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH THE PLATE FOR A FRACTURE TIBIAL REPAIR ON (B)(6) 2017 WHEN THE OWNER REALIZED THE DOG COULD NOT STAND/BEAR ITS WEIGHT. THE DOG WAS EXAMINED AND X-RAYS REVEALED FRACTURE OF THE PLATE. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF IMPACT, CONTUSION OR TRAUMA TO DOG. THE PLATE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. SURGICAL DELAY AND PATIENT OUTCOME IS UNKNOWN. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES ONE (1) DEVICE. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) PLATE. (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

    MAUDE report 7242738 ↗

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