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NA 02.221.094Recalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · 3.5/4.5MM VA PPFX PROX FEMUR HOOK PL/LARGE/10HOLES/RIGHT · Class 2 · Implant

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 10886982275615), received between Jan 19, 2023 and Sep 18, 2025 — classified as 3 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device-Device Incompatibility” (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.

Reports received per month

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Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Device-Device Incompatibility2
  • Break1

Patient problems

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions3

Recent adverse event reports

The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionSep 18, 2025Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, DURING SURGERY FOR BILATERAL PERIPROSTHETIC FRACTURES, USERS ENDED UP USING FOUR DIFFERENT HOOK PLATES. TWO WERE NOT BILLED TO THE PATIENT DUE TO THE THREADED PORTION NOT CONNECTING WITH THE HANDLE. TWO HANDLES SEEMED TO BE CROSS THREADED. THE 11H R VASTUS RIDGE PLATE DID NOT HAVE SCREWS THAT LOCKED IN. THERE WERE NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCES.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 23082489 ↗
  • MalfunctionAug 30, 2023Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6), 2023 DURING AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE, WHILE PERFORMING A PERIPROSTHETIC FRACTURE ORIF AND AFTER PLACING TWO CABLES, THE SURGEON NOTICED THAT TWO OF THE CABLES WERE LOOSER THAN ANTICIPATED. THEY DECIDED THAT IT WAS MORE DUE TO TECHNIQUE AND CUT THE CABLES OUT, AND PLACED TWO NEW ONES TO REDUCE THE FRACTURE. SALES REP LET THE SURGEON KNOW THE MINIMUM FIXATION RECOMMENDATIONS OF TWO CABLES PROXIMALLY IN THIS TYPE OF FRACTURE. THEY CHOSE TO ONLY USE ONE CABLE AND ACCEPTED IT. WHILE USING THE PPFX PROXIMAL FEMUR SYSTEM, THE SURGEON SAID THE PLATE DID NOT PROPERLY FIT THE PATIENT'S CONTOUR AND THE DISTAL SPANNING PLATE WAS NOT PROPERLY DESIGNED TO FIT THE DISTAL FEMUR CONDYLE. THE PROXIMAL FEMUR PPFX WAS BENT DISTALLY AND THE SURGERY WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. DURING THE SURGERY THEY ALSO NEEDED A 70MM 5MM VA LOCKING, HOWEVER THE SET WAS ONLY SENT WITH SCREWS UP TO 60MM WHICH SURGEON HAD TO USE. SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITH A DELAY OF TEN (10) MINUTES. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 3.5/4.5MM VA PPFX PROX FEMUR HOOK PL/LARGE/10HOLES/RIGHT THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 2 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 17655585 ↗
  • MalfunctionJan 19, 2023Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON DEC 21, 2022, THE SURGEON WAS ATTEMPTING TO BEND THE PLATE TO MATCH THE PATIENT¿S ANATOMY AND PART OF THE PLATE BEGIN TO BREAK. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 3.5/4.5 VA PROX FEMUR HOOK PL/LRG/360/RT. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 16202733 ↗

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