VLP MINI-MODRecalls & reported problems across all models
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · 22 models in the FDA device registry
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 36
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 22
- Recalls
- 0
We found 22 models of VLP MINI-MOD by Smith & Nephew, Inc. in the FDA's device registry (GUDID). Together they are named in 36 adverse event reports in the FDA's MAUDE database, received between Nov 22, 2017 and Feb 10, 2026 — classified as 22 injuries, 14 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (11 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. Widely used products collect more reports, so totals can't be used to compare products or estimate failure rates. Only reports that name a model's exact device identifier are counted. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works
Reports received per month, all models
Most reported VLP MINI-MOD problems
Device problems
- Fracture11
- Break7
- Connection Problem5
- Blocked Connection3
- Positioning Failure3
- Material Twisted/Bent2
- Positioning Problem2
- Difficult to Insert1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions13
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient8
- Foreign Body In Patient4
- Injury4
- Perforation4
- Bone Fracture(s)3
- Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque3
- Failure of Implant3
VLP MINI-MOD models
22 models, most reported first. Each model has its own page with its reports, recalls and device details.
- VLP MINI-MOD 74401510Plate, fixation, bone6 reports
- VLP MINI-MOD 74461500INSTRUMENT, SURGICAL, ORTHOPEDIC, AC-POWERED MOTOR AND ACCESSORY/ATTACHMENT3 reports
- VLP MINI-MOD 74401508Plate, fixation, bone3 reports
- VLP MINI-MOD 74401509Plate, fixation, bone3 reports
- VLP MINI-MOD 74412418PLATE, FIXATION, BONE2 reports
- VLP MINI-MOD 74411508Plate, fixation, bone2 reports
- VLP MINI-MOD 74441514Plate, fixation, bone2 reports
- VLP MINI-MOD 74402418PLATE, FIXATION, BONE1 report
- VLP MINI-MOD 74402420PLATE, FIXATION, BONE1 report
- VLP MINI-MOD 74402422PLATE, FIXATION, BONE1 report
- VLP MINI-MOD 74412415PLATE, FIXATION, BONE1 report
- VLP MINI-MOD 74412417PLATE, FIXATION, BONE1 report
- VLP MINI-MOD 74412419PLATE, FIXATION, BONE1 report
- VLP MINI-MOD 74412424PLATE, FIXATION, BONE1 report
- VLP MINI-MOD 74401506Plate, fixation, bone1 report
- VLP MINI-MOD 74401513Plate, fixation, bone1 report
- VLP MINI-MOD 74401518Plate, fixation, bone1 report
- VLP MINI-MOD 74411506Plate, fixation, bone1 report
- VLP MINI-MOD 74411509Plate, fixation, bone1 report
- VLP MINI-MOD 74411510Plate, fixation, bone1 report
- VLP MINI-MOD 74411511Plate, fixation, bone1 report
- VLP MINI-MOD 74441524Plate, fixation, bone1 report
Recent VLP MINI-MOD adverse event reports
The 15 most recent reports across all models, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryFeb 10, 2026Migration
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A PRIMARY TRAUMA SURGERY HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2025, TO TREAT A DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE USING EVOS PLATE AND SCREWS, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED FLOATING/LOOSENING OF THE EVOS VOLAR PLATE 4H LEFT STD TI 56MM. ON (B)(6) 2026, AN X-RAY REVEALED A SCREW BACK OUT. THIS ADVERSE EVENT WAS SOLVED BY REVISION TRAUMA SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2026, IN WHICH THE COMPLAINT DEVICES WERE CONFIRMED; THE MOST PROXIMAL LOCKING SCREW HAD BEEN PASSED THE SCREW HOLE ON THE PLATE. BOTH DEVICES WERE EXPLANTED. PATIENT'S CURRENT HEALTH STATUS IS UNKNOWN. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information; Loss of fracture reduction
MAUDE report 24310439 ↗MalfunctionNov 13, 2025Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN OSTEOSYNTHESIS SURGERY, WHEN DRILLING, ONE (1) 1.1/1.5 DOUBLE DRILL GUIDE BREAKS, THE PIECE FELL INTO THE PATIENT'S WOUND, THAT PART OF THE DRILL WAS REMOVED WITH A "NELLY", ALL PIECES REMOVED AND ACCOUNTED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED, AFTER A NON-SIGNIFICANT DELAY, USING A SIMILAR S+N BACKUP PRODUCT. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THIS ISSUE.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 23544482 ↗MalfunctionJul 8, 2025Positioning Problem; Positioning Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING INTERNAL FIXATION SURGERY OF RADIUS FRACTURE, THE PROXIMAL RADIAL VLP TI 2.4MM X 24MM LCK SCR T7 S-T PASSED THROUGH THE EVOS VOLAR PLATE 3H LEFT WDE TI 48MM AND DID NOT ENGAGE WITH IT. THE SCREW COULD NOT BE REMOVED, THEREFORE HAD TO BE LEFT IN SITU. NO PROCEDURE HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR REMOVAL. IT HAD GOOD FIXATION; THE SURGEON WAS SATISFIED WITH THE OUTCOME OF THE SURGERY. IN ADDITION, NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO EITHER THE SCREW OR THE PLATE WAS OBSERVED. THE PROCEDURE WAS RESUMED, AFTER A NON-SIGNIFICANT DELAY, WITH THE SAME DEVICE. THE PATIENT HAS BEEN DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THIS ISSUE.
Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque
MAUDE report 22439188 ↗InjuryMar 13, 2024Positioning Problem; Positioning Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING AN EVOS WRIST PROCEDURE, WHEN INSERTING THE VLP TI 2.4MM X 19MM LCK SCR T7 S-T INTO THE SCREW HOLE (THE SECOND HOLE FROM THE MOST DISTAL ULNAR SIDE) OF ONE (1) EVOS VOLAR PLATE 4H LEFT STD STD TI 56MM, THE SCREW AND PLATE DID NOT LOCK, THE SCREW CONTINUED TO ROTATE. THE HEAD OF THE SCREW APPEARED TO BE BURIED MORE THAN OTHER SCREWS. THE SURGEON TRIED TO REMOVE THE SCREW, BUT IT JUST ROTATED AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED. THIS LEFT THE PLATE AND SCREW IN THE PATIENT'S BODY. THE PROCEDURE WAS RESUMED, AFTER A NON-SIGNIFICANT DELAY. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE MOMENT.
Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque; Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 18897547 ↗MalfunctionJan 22, 2024Positioning Failure; Positioning Failure
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING DISTAL RADIUS FIXATION, A VLP TI 2.4MM X 18MM LCK SCR T7 S-T WENT STRAIGHT THROUGH SCREW HOLE ON THE PLATE, IT WOULDN¿T ENGAGE IN PLATE AND WENT STRAIGHT THROUGH TO BONE. SURGERY WAS RESUMED WITHOUT ANY DELAY WITH A S+N BACK-UP DEVICE. CURRENT HEALTH STATUS OF THE PATIENT IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18552404 ↗InjuryNov 29, 2023Positioning Failure; Positioning Failure
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING AN INTERNAL FIXATION SURGERY, WHEN A VLP TI 2.4MM X 18MM LCK SCR T7 S-T WAS INSERTED INTO THE DISTAL, SECOND LINE, ULNAR SIDE HOLE OF AN EVOS VOLAR PLATE 4H LEFT STD STD TI 56MM, THE SCREW AND THE PLATE DID NOT LOCK, SINCE THE SCREW KEPT ROTATING. A BACK-UP, SAME SIZE SCREW WAS TRIED, HOWEVER THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED, WITHOUT INSERTING A SCREW IN THE SCREW HOLE, AND LEAVING THE PLATE INSIDE THE PATIENT. THIS DECISION WAS MADE, BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SAME SIZE PLATE AVAILABLE, THE ISSUE OCCURRED WITH ONLY ONE SCREW HOLE, AND THE OTHERS HAD NO PROBLEM, AND THE SURGEON THOUGHT IT WOULD BE OF HIGHER RISK TO REMOVE AND CHANGE ALL THE INSERTED SCREWS. NO OTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18226690 ↗InjuryAug 23, 2023Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING A METACARPAL OSTEOSYNTHESIS SURGERY, WHEN A VLP TI 1.5MM X 8MM CTX SCR T4 S-T WAS BEING PLACED, IT BROKE OFF, LEAVING THE BODY INSIDE THE PATIENT AND THE HEAD OUTSIDE. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO REMOVE IT BUT DUE TO ITS SIZE IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE AND WAS LEFT INSIDE OF THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS RESUMED, AFTER A NON-SIGNIFICANT DELAY, WITH A BACKUP S+N DEVICE. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE RECORDED AS A RESULT OF THIS SITUATION.
Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque
MAUDE report 17604626 ↗MalfunctionApr 28, 2023Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING USE, A VLP TI 1.5MM X 9MM CTX SCR T4 S-T BROKE. IT REMAINS UNCLEAR IF THE PIECES WERE REMOVED FROM THE WOUND. SURGERY WAS RESUMED, AFTER A SIGNIFICANT DELAY, WITH A SMITH AND NEPHEW BACK-UP DEVICE. NO PATIENT HARM WAS REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 16837640 ↗InjuryAug 16, 2022Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING AN INTERNAL FIXATION SURGERY, THE VLP TITANIUM 1.5 MM X 9 MM CORTEX SCREW T4 SELF-TAPPING WAS LEFT WITHOUT A HEAD WHEN IT WAS SCREWED IN. SURGERY WAS RESUMED, AFTER A NON-SIGNIFICANT DELAY, WITH THE SAME DEVICE. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THIS PROBLEM.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 15237786 ↗InjuryAug 11, 2022Positioning Failure; Positioning Failure
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A RIGHT 3H STANDARD PLATE IN BILATERAL WRIST CASE, THE 17MM LOCKING SCREW (VLP TI 2.4MM X 17MM LCK SCR T7 S-T NS) WENT THROUGH THE PLATE (EVOS VOLAR PLATE 3H RIGHT STD TI 48MM) IN THE DISTAL MOST HOLE ON THE ULNAR SIDE. THE PHYSICIAN WAS UNABLE TO BACK IT OUT AND ALREADY HAD OTHER SCREWS IN THE DISTAL FRAGMENT SO COULDN'T REMOVE THE PLATE TO REMOVE THE SCREW. SURGEON ISN'T REALLY CONCERNED BUT IT NEEDS TO BE REPORTED. THE SURGEON ASSUMED THAT THE TABS INSIDE THE HOLE BENT WHILE INSERTING THE SCREW AND DID NOT LOCK ONTO THE SCREW ALLOWING IT TO PASS THROUGH. THE SURGERY FINISHED WITH THE SAME DEVICE. NO INJURY OR SIGNIFICANT DELAY REPORTED. OPERATIVE REPORTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 15214391 ↗InjuryJul 20, 2022Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING SURGERY, WHEN THE VLP TI 1.5MM X 18MM CTX SCR T4 S-T WAS PLACED, THE SCREW HEAD BROKE OFF AND THE REST OF THE SCREW WAS LEFT INSIDE THE BONE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT DELAYS. THE PATIENT WAS NOT HARMED BEYOND THE REPORTED PROBLEM.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 15071015 ↗InjuryDec 29, 2021Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING A TRAUMA SURGERY CONDUCTED ON (B)(6) 2021 IN ORDER TO REDUCE A METACARPAL FRACTURE, A VLP MINI-MOD 1.5MM STRAIGHT PLATE 8 HOLE AND VLP TITANIUM 1.5MM X 10MM CORTEX SCREWS WERE PLACED. HOWEVER, WHEN FIXING THE VLP TITANIUM 1.5MM X 10MM CORTEX SCREWS, TWO OF THEM BROKE INSIDE THE PATIENT, LEAVING THE SCREW BODY INSIDE THE PATIENT'S BONE. THE VLP MINI-MOD 1.5MM STRAIGHT PLATE 8 HOLE WAS REMOVED. THE SCREWS REMAINED INSIDE THE PATIENT WITHOUT GENERATING ANY AFFECTATION. SURGERY WAS RESUMED, AFTER A NON-SIGNIFICANT DELAY, WITH A VLP MINI-MOD 2.0MM STRAIGHT PLATE 8 HOLE, WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ISSUE. PATIENT WAS NOT INJURED BEYOND THE INCIDENT REPORTED, AND THEIR CURRENT HEALTH CONDITION IS STABLE.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient; No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions; Perforation
MAUDE report 13112935 ↗InjuryMay 13, 2021Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING METACARPAL OSTEOSYNTHESIS, AT THE TIME OF PLACING THE 6-HOLE STRAIGHT PLATE, THE FIRST SCREW WAS PLACED, THE VLP TI 1.5MM X 8MM CTX SCR T4 S-T PASSED AND THE HEAD OF THE SCREW BROKE WHEN IT WAS BEING SCREWED. THE BODY OF THE SCREW REMAINED INSIDE THE PATIENT AND IT COULD NOT BE REMOVED. NO SIGNIFICANT DELAYS WERE REPORTED AND THE HEALTH CONDITION OF THE PATIENT IS STABLE.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 11817079 ↗MalfunctionMay 10, 2021Material Twisted/Bent; Material Twisted/Bent
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING A TRAUMA SURGERY, TWO (2) VLP MINI-MOD 1.1MM DRILL MINI QC WERE BENT. THE INSTRUMENTS WERE OUTSIDE OF THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WITHOUT DELAY USING A SMITH AND NEPHEW BACK UP DEVICE. PATIENT WAS NOT HARMED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 11803374 ↗MalfunctionMay 10, 2021Material Twisted/Bent; Material Twisted/Bent
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING A TRAUMA SURGERY, TWO (2) VLP MINI-MOD 1.1MM DRILL MINI QC WERE BENT. THE INSTRUMENTS WERE OUTSIDE OF THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WITHOUT DELAY USING A SMITH AND NEPHEW BACK UP DEVICE. PATIENT WAS NOT HARMED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 11803252 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Models: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026. Models are grouped by the brand name the manufacturer registered.
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026
- 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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