ENDOSKELETON® TC nanoLOCK® Surface Technology 5166-1405-NRecalls & reported problems
Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · Interbody Fusion Device 6 Degree Medium 5mm · Class 2 · Implant
All models of ENDOSKELETON TC nanoLOCK Surface Technology (6)
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 00191375013051), received between Oct 21, 2025 and Oct 21, 2025 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth” (1 report).
4 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K141953, K183557, K192018); 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 18, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth1
Patient problems
- Dysphagia/ Odynophagia1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryOct 21, 2025Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth
INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM HEALTHCARE PROVIDER (HCP) VIA A MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE REGARDING A PATIENT HAVING ANTERIOR CERVICAL DISCECTOMY AND FUSION (ACDF) PROCEDURE AT THE HWK 3/4 LEVEL FOR AN INDICATION OF HERNIATED DISC AT HWK 3/4. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CAGE BECAME LOOSE AND SLIPPED, AND THE PATIENT DID NOT ACHIEVE SOLID FUSION. THE ADDITIONAL SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2025 TO EXPLANT THE CAGE. THE PATIENT WAS HAVING SLIGHT DISCOMFORT WHEN SWALLOWING AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: Dysphagia/ Odynophagia
MAUDE report 23345589 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K141953, K183557, K192018. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-0085-2022 · Sep 2, 2021 · TerminatedEndoskeleton" TAS Interbody System with Titan nanoLOCK" Surface Technology, Nanolock 12 Dg Interbody, Large, 12mm
- Z-0086-2022 · Sep 2, 2021 · TerminatedEndoskeleton" TCS Interbody System with Titan nanoLOCK" Surface Technology, NanoLock, 6 Deg, Interbody, Medium, 10mm
- Z-1439-2021 · Mar 17, 2021 · TerminatedEndoskeleton TC Interbody System with Titan nanoLOCK Surface Technology, 6 Degree, Small, 8 mm, Product Number 5146-1208-N - Product Usage: indicated to be used with supplemental f
- Z-1440-2021 · Mar 17, 2021 · TerminatedEndoskeleton TC Interbody System with Titan nanoLOCK Surface Technology, 6 Degree, Large, 8 mm, Product Number 5146-1608-N - Product Usage: indicated to be used with supplemental f
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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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