NA 02.221.103Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982276155), received between Apr 25, 2025 and Mar 2, 2026 — classified as 3 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Defective Device” (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 18, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

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

• MalfunctionMar 2, 2026Material Twisted/Bent

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A PROCEDURE TO REPAIR A FRACTURE AROUND A TOTAL HIP, THE ATTEMPT TO ATTACH THE SMALL GT RING ATTACHMENT PLATE TO THE VA-LCP PPFX PROXIMAL FEMUR PLATE FAILED DUE TO STRIPPED SCREWS ON THE GT RING ATTACHMENT. SUBSEQUENT ATTEMPTS TO USE SCREWS FROM THE LARGE GT RING PLATE ALSO RESULTED IN STRIPPED SCREWS, AFFECTING ALL FOUR GT RING PLATES. 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 OUTCOME WAS GOOD.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24483865 ↗
• 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 24078401 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 25, 2025Defective Device; Defective Device

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21913858 ↗