LEVEL ONE THORACIC, STERILE 24-039-30-72Recalls & reported problems
KLS-Martin L.P. · PLATE, STERNAL, LSS, STR, 2.3 MM SCREW, PEEK · Class 2 · Implant
All models of LEVEL ONE THORACIC, STERILE (30)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10888118097924), received between Mar 9, 2018 and Jan 22, 2019 — classified as 2 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Use of Device Problem” (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
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Use of Device Problem1
Patient problems
- Impaired Healing2
- Patient Problem/Medical Problem1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJan 22, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PRODUCT WAS REMOVED DUE TO PATIENT CONDITION.
Patient problems: Impaired Healing
MAUDE report 8268877 ↗InjuryMar 9, 2018Use of Device Problem; Use of Device Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD AN OFF MID-LINE STERNOTOMY IN WHICH THE RIBS WERE SEPARATED FROM THE STERNUM AT THE COASTAL CONDYLAR CARTILAGE. THE DOCTOR FIXATED THE LSS PLATES TO THE RIBS IN A VERTICAL FASHION, WHICH IS NOT THE METHOD FOR WHICH THEY ARE INDICATED. IFU STATES "PLATES ARE NOT DESIGNED FOR TRANSVERSE FRACTURE FIXATION, RIB-TO-RIB FIXATION, OR THE SPANNING OF CONTINUITY DEFECTS." ACCORDING TO THE DOCTOR THE LOWER PORTION OF THE PLATE PLACED ON THE RIBS WAS REMOVED DUE TO A PATIENT INFECTION UNRELATED TO THE PRODUCT.
Patient problems: Impaired Healing; Patient Problem/Medical Problem
MAUDE report 7327265 ↗
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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