Synthes USA HQ, Inc.: Medical Device Recall in 2013 - (Recall #: Z-0956-2013)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2013.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

Variable Angle Locking Compression Plate/VA-LCP Dorsal Distal Radius Plate, Part Number 02.115.431. Indicated for: Dorsally displaced fractures, Open joint reconstruction, and Corrective osteotomies after distal radius malunion.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: January 11, 2013

Date Posted: March 27, 2013

Recall Number: Z-0956-2013

Event ID: 64194

Reason for Recall:

It was discovered that one of the VA-LCP Dorsal Distal Radius Plates was incorrectly etched as Part Number 02.115.431 (110 degree) instead of the correct Part Number 02.115.231 (90 degree).

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 4

Code Information:

Lot number 7965181

Distribution Pattern:

Distributed in the states of IN, OH, PA, and TX.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated