ENDOSKELETON® TCS 5302-3518Recalls & reported problems
Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · Bone Screw, Locking, 3.5mm x 18mm · Class 2 · Implant
All models of ENDOSKELETON TCS (12)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00191375011545), received between Feb 22, 2018 and Feb 22, 2018 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Detachment of Device or Device Component” (1 report).
1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K151596); they may or may not involve this specific model.
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 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Detachment of Device or Device Component1
Patient problems
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionFeb 22, 2018Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE LOCKING COLLAR FELL OFF THE SCREW BODY AND COULD NOT BE USED WHILE INSERTING THE SCREW. A DIFFERENT SCREW WAS ABLE TO BE USED AND THE PLANNED C5/6 PROCEDURE WAS ABLE TO BE COMPLETED. THE SCREW WAS DISCARDED AT THE HOSPITAL. THERE WERE NO REPORTED ADVERSE EFFECTS TO THE PATIENT.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 7290499 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K151596. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-0086-2022 · Sep 2, 2021 · TerminatedEndoskeleton" TCS Interbody System with Titan nanoLOCK" Surface Technology, NanoLock, 6 Deg, Interbody, Medium, 10mm
Other Intervertebral fusion device with integrated fixation, cervical devices
- NA 03.617.902Synthes GmbH · Intervertebral fusion device with integrated fixation, cervical103 reports
- NA 03.617.900Synthes GmbH · Intervertebral fusion device with integrated fixation, cervical77 reports
- Divergence® Anterior Cervical Fusion System G6626525Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · Intervertebral fusion device with integrated fixation, cervical75 reports
- Divergence® Anterior Cervical Fusion System G6626526Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · Intervertebral fusion device with integrated fixation, cervical49 reports
- NA 03.617.905Synthes GmbH · Intervertebral fusion device with integrated fixation, cervical29 reports
- NA 03.617.904Synthes GmbH · Intervertebral fusion device with integrated fixation, cervical27 reports
- Divergence® Anterior Cervical Fusion System G6626746Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · Intervertebral fusion device with integrated fixation, cervical21 reports
- NA 03.647.972Synthes GmbH · Intervertebral fusion device with integrated fixation, cervical17 reports
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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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