NA 02.221.174Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 3.5MM VA LOCKING ATTCHMT PLATE/4 HOLES · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 4
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 4
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982276452), received between Nov 11, 2025 and Nov 11, 2025 — classified as 4 injuries.
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
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem4
Patient problems
- Unspecified Infection3
- Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryNov 11, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THIS COMPLAINT IS FROM A DATA USE AGREEMENT (DUA). THE PRELIMINARY DATA REPORT WAS FROM THE ORTHOPEDIC RESEARCH FOUNDATION (ORTHOINDY), WHICH INCLUDES INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM SAINT VINCENT HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE CENTER, AS PART OF AN ON-GOING DATA USE AGREEMENT. THIS IS THE INTERIM VERSION OF THE DATA COLLECTION TEMPLATE (DCT), WHICH INCLUDES SAFETY-RELATED INFORMATION FOR THE VA-LCP PPFX SYSTEM. A TOTAL OF 13 COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS 10 PATIENTS. SEVEN OF THESE LED TO REVISION OR REOPERATION SURGERIES, WITH TWO CASES CONSIDERED DEVICE RELATED¿SPECIFICALLY DUE TO ADVERSE TISSUE REACTION AND TROCHANTERIC BURSITIS. THE REMAINING REVISIONS WERE ASSOCIATED WITH PAIN, INFECTION, NONUNION, SEPSIS, AND HARDWARE PROMINENCE. OTHER REPORTED COMPLICATIONS INCLUDE POST-OPERATIVE AND INTRA-OPERATIVE FRACTURES, SUPERFICIAL INFECTION, AND ONE DEATH DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES. SUBJECT NUMBER (B)(6), 45-YEAR-OLD FEMALE. PATIENT EXPERIENCED OSTEOMYELITIS REMOVAL OF IMPLANTS AND CONVERSION TO THA.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 23525680 ↗InjuryNov 11, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THIS COMPLAINT IS FROM A DATA USE AGREEMENT (DUA). THE PRELIMINARY DATA REPORT WAS FROM THE ORTHOPEDIC RESEARCH FOUNDATION (ORTHOINDY), WHICH INCLUDES INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM SAINT VINCENT HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE CENTER, AS PART OF AN ON-GOING DATA USE AGREEMENT. THIS IS THE INTERIM VERSION OF THE DATA COLLECTION TEMPLATE (DCT), WHICH INCLUDES SAFETY-RELATED INFORMATION FOR THE VA-LCP PPFX SYSTEM. A TOTAL OF 13 COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS 10 PATIENTS. SEVEN OF THESE LED TO REVISION OR REOPERATION SURGERIES, WITH TWO CASES CONSIDERED DEVICE RELATED¿SPECIFICALLY DUE TO ADVERSE TISSUE REACTION AND TROCHANTERIC BURSITIS. THE REMAINING REVISIONS WERE ASSOCIATED WITH PAIN, INFECTION, NONUNION, SEPSIS, AND HARDWARE PROMINENCE. OTHER REPORTED COMPLICATIONS INCLUDE POST-OPERATIVE AND INTRA-OPERATIVE FRACTURES, SUPERFICIAL INFECTION, AND ONE DEATH DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES. SUBJECT NUMBER 1, 45-YEAR-OLD FEMALE. PATIENT EXPERIENCED OSTEOMYELITIS REQUIRING IRRIGATION AND DEBRIDEMENT.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 23524031 ↗InjuryNov 11, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THIS COMPLAINT IS FROM A DATA USE AGREEMENT (DUA). THE PRELIMINARY DATA REPORT WAS FROM THE ORTHOPEDIC RESEARCH FOUNDATION (ORTHOINDY), WHICH INCLUDES INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM (B)(6) HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE CENTER, AS PART OF AN ON-GOING DATA USE AGREEMENT. THIS IS THE INTERIM VERSION OF THE DATA COLLECTION TEMPLATE (DCT), WHICH INCLUDES SAFETY-RELATED INFORMATION FOR THE VA-LCP PPFX SYSTEM. A TOTAL OF 13 COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS 10 PATIENTS. SEVEN OF THESE LED TO REVISION OR REOPERATION SURGERIES, WITH TWO CASES CONSIDERED DEVICE RELATED¿SPECIFICALLY DUE TO ADVERSE TISSUE REACTION AND TROCHANTERIC BURSITIS. THE REMAINING REVISIONS WERE ASSOCIATED WITH PAIN, INFECTION, NONUNION, SEPSIS, AND HARDWARE PROMINENCE. OTHER REPORTED COMPLICATIONS INCLUDE POST-OPERATIVE AND INTRA-OPERATIVE FRACTURES, SUPERFICIAL INFECTION, AND ONE DEATH DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES. SUBJECT NUMBER 1, 45-YEAR OLD FEMALE. PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN REQUIRING REVISION. DATE OF ORIGINAL SURGERY WAS ON (B)(6) 2021.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 23523353 ↗InjuryNov 11, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THIS COMPLAINT IS FROM A DATA USE AGREEMENT (DUA). ATTACHED IS THE INTERIM VERSION OF THE DATA COLLECTION TEMPLATE (DCT), WHICH INCLUDES SAFETY-RELATED INFORMATION FOR THE VA-LCP PPFX SYSTEM. A TOTAL OF 13 COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS 10 PATIENTS. SEVEN OF THESE LED TO REVISION OR REOPERATION SURGERIES, WITH TWO CASES CONSIDERED DEVICE RELATED¿SPECIFICALLY DUE TO ADVERSE TISSUE REACTION AND TROCHANTERIC BURSITIS. THE REMAINING REVISIONS WERE ASSOCIATED WITH PAIN, INFECTION, NONUNION, SEPSIS, AND HARDWARE PROMINENCE. OTHER REPORTED COMPLICATIONS INCLUDE POST-OPERATIVE AND INTRA-OPERATIVE FRACTURES, SUPERFICIAL INFECTION, AND ONE DEATH DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES. SUBJECT NUMBER (B)(6), 70-YEAR-OLD MALE. PATIENT EXPERIENCED OSTEOMYELITIS REQUIRING PLATE REMOVAL AND IRRIGATION AND DEBRIDEMENT. DATE OF ORIGINAL SURGERY WAS (B)(6) 2023.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 23522651 ↗
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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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