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LCP 426.641Recalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · 4.5MM TI BROAD LCP® PLATE 14 HOLES/260MM · Class 2 · Implant

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 10886982217295), received between Sep 25, 2018 and Jul 11, 2022 — 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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Break2

Patient problems

  • Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available1
  • Impaired Healing1
  • Unspecified Infection1

Recent adverse event reports

The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryJul 11, 2022Break; Break

    DEVICE REPORT FROM MALAYSIA REPORTS AN EVENT AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2022, A PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION SURGERY TO REPLACE A LCP THAT HAD BEEN ORIGINALLY IMPLANTED AT ANOTHER HOSPITAL IN 2021 FOR A FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE. NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE OR CLINICAL OUTCOME WAS EXPERIENCED. THIS REPORT IS FOR A 4.5MM TI BROAD LCP® PLATE 14 HOLES/260MM. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available

    MAUDE report 14976799 ↗
  • InjurySep 25, 2018Break; Break

    DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES EUROPE REPORTS AN EVENT IN CHILE AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2017, PATIENT UNDERWENT IMPLANT PROCEDURE. POST-OPERATIVE, ON (B)(6) 2018, PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE TO TREAT AN UNCONSOLIDATED FRACTURE. PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH PSEUDARTHROSIS AND OSTEOMYELITIS. A DEFORMITY OF THE LIMB WAS NOTICED BY THE SURGEON AND AN X-RAY ON THE AFFECTED SITE REVEALED A BROKEN PLATE. DURING THE SURGERY, A LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE (LCP) BROKEN IN TWO PARTS AND ELEVEN (11) INTACT SCREWS WERE REMOVED. A NEW LCP WAS IMPLANTED IN THE FEMUR. PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO DELAY. PATIENT OUTCOME IS UNKNOWN. THIS INCIDENT INVOLVES TWELVE (12) DEVICES. (B)(4) CAPTURES TEN (10) DEVICES AND (B)(4) CAPTURES REMAINING TWO (2) DEVICES. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE (LCP). THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 10 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: Impaired Healing; Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 7906676 ↗

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Sources: FDA GUDID, MAUDE and Medical Device Recalls via openFDA. openFDA data is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.