DHHS 338.341Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · LCP® DHHS(TM) INSERTER GUIDE · Class 1
All models of DHHS (13)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982193384), received between Oct 26, 2018 and Sep 13, 2019 — classified as 3 malfunctions.
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
- Detachment of Device or Device Component1
Patient problems
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient2
- No Patient Involvement1
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionSep 13, 2019Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AUGUST 15, 2019, DURING FIELD INSPECTION THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WERE FOUND BROKEN: ONE (1) CABLE TENSIONER DEVICE HAS SOMETHING STUCK INSIDE OF IT PREVENTING PROPER USE, TOP CLIP OF THE TWO (2) LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE DYNAMIC HELICAL HIP SYSTEM INSERTER GUIDE WERE BROKEN PREVENTING PROPER USE, ONE (1) LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE DYNAMIC HELICAL HIP SYSTEM INSERTER SHAFT IS NOT ROUND THEREFORE SCREW CANNOT PASS THROUGH INSTRUMENT, THE HANDLE OF ONE (1) SCREWDRIVER T15 CRACKED, ONE (1) CANNULATED HEXAGONAL SCREWDRIVER SHOULD HAVE ROUND TIP THEREFORE SCREWS DOES NOT FIT, HANDLE OF THE ONE (1) SMALL HEXAGONAL SCREWDRIVER WITH HOLDING SLEEVE WAS BUSTED, AND THE TIP OF THE ONE (1) DEPTH GAUGE BENT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. THIS IS REPORT 4 FOR 5 (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 9031032 ↗MalfunctionSep 13, 2019Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AUGUST 15, 2019, DURING FIELD INSPECTION THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WERE FOUND BROKEN: ONE (1) CABLE TENSIONER DEVICE HAS SOMETHING STUCK INSIDE OF IT PREVENTING PROPER USE, TOP CLIP OF THE TWO (2) LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE DYNAMIC HELICAL HIP SYSTEM INSERTER GUIDE WERE BROKEN PREVENTING PROPER USE, ONE (1) LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE DYNAMIC HELICAL HIP SYSTEM INSERTER SHAFT IS NOT ROUND THEREFORE SCREW CANNOT PASS THROUGH INSTRUMENT, THE HANDLE OF ONE (1) SCREWDRIVER T15 CRACKED, ONE (1) CANNULATED HEXAGONAL SCREWDRIVER SHOULD HAVE ROUND TIP THEREFORE SCREWS DOES NOT FIT, HANDLE OF THE ONE (1) SMALL HEXAGONAL SCREWDRIVER WITH HOLDING SLEEVE WAS BUSTED, AND THE TIP OF THE ONE (1) DEPTH GAUGE BENT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. THIS IS REPORT 1 FOR 5 (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 9030674 ↗MalfunctionOct 26, 2018Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE (LCP) DYNAMIC HELICAL HIP SYSTEM (DHHS) INSERTER GUIDE IS COMING APART. ISSUE WAS DISCOVERED IN STERILE PROCESSING ON UNKNOWN DATE. NO PATIENT OR SURGICAL PROCEDURE INVOLVEMENT. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) LCP DHHS INSERTER GUIDE. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Patient Involvement
MAUDE report 8008794 ↗
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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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