NA 02.221.101Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 7 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982276148), received between Jun 1, 2023 and Jan 22, 2026 — classified as 7 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Twisted/Bent” (4 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

Recent adverse event reports

The 7 most recent of 7 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionJan 22, 2026Material Twisted/Bent

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT VA LOCKING PPFX GREATER TROCHANTER RING AND 3.5 VAL GREAT TROCH RNG ATCH PL/LRG/RT AND 3.5 VAL GREAT TROCH RING ATTACH PL/SM/LT WERE INVOLVED IN AN EVENT. DURING A PROCEDURE TO REPAIR A FRACTURE AROUND A TOTAL HIP, ATTEMPTS TO ATTACH THE SMALL GT RING ATTACHMENT PLATE TO THE VA-LCP PPFX PROXIMAL FEMUR PLATE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL DUE TO STRIPPED SCREWS ON THE GT RING ATTACHMENT. FURTHER ATTEMPTS TO REMOVE SCREWS FROM THE LARGE GT RING PLATE ALSO RESULTED IN STRIPPED SCREWS. ALL SCREWS FROM THE GT RING PLATES (FOUR IN TOTAL) WERE FOUND TO BE STRIPPED, PREVENTING ATTACHMENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT THE GT RING ATTACHMENT PLATE, RESULTING IN A DELAY OF APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT HARM OR CONSEQUENCE, AND THE PATIENT OUTCOME WAS GOOD.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24143874 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 22, 2026Material Twisted/Bent

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT VA LOCKING PPFX GREATER TROCHANTER RING AND 3.5 VAL GREAT TROCH RNG ATCH PL/LRG/RT AND 3.5 VAL GREAT TROCH RING ATTACH PL/SM/LT WERE INVOLVED IN AN EVENT. DURING A PROCEDURE TO REPAIR A FRACTURE AROUND A TOTAL HIP, ATTEMPTS TO ATTACH THE SMALL GT RING ATTACHMENT PLATE TO THE VA-LCP PPFX PROXIMAL FEMUR PLATE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL DUE TO STRIPPED SCREWS ON THE GT RING ATTACHMENT. FURTHER ATTEMPTS TO REMOVE SCREWS FROM THE LARGE GT RING PLATE ALSO RESULTED IN STRIPPED SCREWS. ALL SCREWS FROM THE GT RING PLATES (FOUR IN TOTAL) WERE FOUND TO BE STRIPPED, PREVENTING ATTACHMENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT THE GT RING ATTACHMENT PLATE, RESULTING IN A DELAY OF APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT HARM OR CONSEQUENCE, AND THE PATIENT OUTCOME WAS GOOD.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24143834 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 15, 2026Device-Device Incompatibility

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT VA LOCKING PPFX GREATER TROCHANTER RING, VA-LCP PPFX PROXIMAL FEMUR PLATE 3.5/4.5, AND SCRDRIVER SHAFT SELF-HOLDING L165 F/STAR WERE INVOLVED IN A REPORTED EVENT. DURING A PROCEDURE FOR A PPFX FRACTURE, A VASTUS RIDGE PLATE WAS USED AND AFTER SEVERAL SCREWS WERE PLACED, ATTEMPTS TO CONNECT THE GT RING SMALL AND LARGE TO THE PLATE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL DUE TO AN INABILITY TO THREAD THE COMPONENTS TOGETHER. ALL THREE PLATES WERE NOT IMPLANTED IN THE PATIENT, REPORTEDLY DUE TO A POSSIBLE DEFECT IN THE LOCKING MECHANISM BETWEEN THE PLATE AND GT RING PLATES. ADDITIONALLY, THREE T25/3.5 HEX DRIVERS WERE USED AND WERE REPORTED AS STRIPPED, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. THERE WAS NO REPORTED CONSEQUENCE OR IMPACT TO THE PATIENT, AND SURGERY WAS NOT DELAYED DUE TO THE EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24078385 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 25, 2025Defective Device; Defective Device

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21913853 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 28, 2023Material Twisted/Bent; Material Twisted/Bent

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE WARP INSERTION HANDLE, AIMING ARM, AND OUTER DRILL SLEEVE CROSS-THREADED ATTACHMENT PLATE TO PROX FEMUR PLATE. RUSTED REMOVAL DEVICE. THE PRODUCT WAS SAID TO CONTAIN ¿RUST¿ FROM THE FACILITY. IT WAS DEEMED "UNUSABLE" AS A CONTAMINATION RISK. THERE WAS NO REVISION SURGERY OR HARDWARE REMOVAL. THE PATIENT WAS NOT AFFECTED, NOR WERE THEY CHARGED. THESE ARE NOT ITEMS OWNED BY THE HOSPITAL, NOR WERE THEY CHARGED. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 3.5 VAL GREAT TROCH RING ATTACH PL/SM/LT. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 4 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18222219 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 25, 2023Device-Device Incompatibility; Material Twisted/Bent; Device-Device Incompatibility; Material Twisted/Bent

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2023 THE CONNECTING SCREW WAS STRIPPED AND UNABLE TO REMOVE FROM FEMUR PLATE. NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 3.5MM VA PPFX GT RING ATTCHMT PLATE/SMALL/LEFT. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 3 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17627064 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 1, 2023Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2023, THE ITEM IS NOT ATTACHING TO THE PPFX PLATE. THE CONNECTING SCREW IS DEFECTIVE. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THERE WERE PATIENT AND PROCEDURE INVOLVEMENT. CONCOMITANT DEVICE REPORTED: UNK - PLATES: TRAUMA (PART# UNKNOWN; LOT# UNKNOWN; QUANTITY: UNKNOWN) THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 3.5 VAL GREAT TROCH RING ATTACH PL/SM/LT THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17039354 ↗