Lateral Patient Positioning System 181-100Recalls & reported problems
Alphatec Spine, Inc. · Thoracic Positioner · Class 1
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 00190376484112), received between Apr 23, 2025 and Apr 23, 2025 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Patient Device Interaction 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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Patient Device Interaction Problem1
Patient problems
- Bruise/Contusion1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryApr 23, 2025Patient Device Interaction Problem; Patient Device Interaction Problem
POSTOPERATIVELY, INTERNAL BLEEDING WAS NOTED UNDER THE PATIENT'S RIGHT AXILLA. THE ATTENDING NURSE CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF THIS BLEEDING PRIOR TO THE OPERATION AND INDICATED THAT IT WAS MOST LIKELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF THE POSITIONER. FOLLOWING THE SURGERY, THE PATIENT REPORTED NO PAIN RELATED TO THIS INCIDENT.
Patient problems: Bruise/Contusion
MAUDE report 21894986 ↗
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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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