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NA 02.137.000SRecalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · 2.7 VA LCKNG ANT PATELLA PL SS/CORE/SMALL/STERILE · Class 2 · Implant

Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
1
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
1
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10886982280794), received between Oct 7, 2022 and Oct 7, 2022 — classified as 1 injury.

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

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1

Patient problems

  • Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryOct 7, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON SEPTEMBER 13, REMOVAL OF HARDWARE AND REVISION OF PATELLA DUE TO NONUNION. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. NO FRAGMENTS WERE GENERATED. THE PATIENT OUTCOME IS UNKNOWN. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1)VA LOCK PATELLA PL 2.7 SIMPLE FRACT SM S. THIS IS REPORT 3 OF 3 FOR COMPLAINT.

    Patient problems: Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture

    MAUDE report 15564989 ↗

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