ENDOSKELETON® TAS nanoLOCK® Surface Technology 2312-0314-NRecalls & reported problems
Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · Interbody Fusion Device 12 Degree X-Large 14mm · Class 2 · Implant
All models of ENDOSKELETON TAS nanoLOCK Surface Technology (5)
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 00191375014270), received between Mar 12, 2020 and Mar 12, 2020 — 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, K173535, 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.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth1
- Migration1
Patient problems
- Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMar 12, 2020Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Migration; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Migration
MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION REGARDING A SPINAL DEVICE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT A SCREW BACKED OUT OF THE CAGE POST-OPERATIVELY. THE DATE OF THE PRIMARY SURGERY WAS (B)(6) 2019 AND THE DATE THE REPORTED ISSUE OCCURRED WAS (B)(6) 2019. THE PRIMARY SURGERY WAS PERFORMED TO TREAT A GRADE 1 MOBILE SLIP/ISTHMIC SPONDYLOLISTHESIS. THE LEVELS IMPLANTED WERE L5/S1. THE PATIENT RETURNED TO THE HOSPITAL A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER THE PRIMARY SURGERY WITH PAIN. IT WAS CONFIRMED BY IMAGING THAT A SCREW HAD BACKED OUT. AS A CAGE AND THREE SCREWS WERE USED, THE LOT NUMBER OF THE INDIVIDUAL SCREW THAT HAD BACKED OUT WAS UNABLE TO BE IDENTIFIED. THE PATIENT WAS READMITTED; THE PATIENT WAS BACKED UP WITH POSTERIOR PEDICLE SCREWS AND A POSTERIOR FUSION WAS COMPLETED TO STOP THE MOVEMENT OF THE CAGE. THE CAGE AND THREE SCREWS REMAINED IMPLANTED. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE SCREW THAT BACKED OUT WAS BEING MONITORED. AS THE CASE WAS NOT FAR ENOUGH OUT, FUSION HAD NOT BEEN ASSESSED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 9826434 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K141953, K173535, K183557, K192018. 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
- Z-0085-2022 · Sep 2, 2021 · TerminatedEndoskeleton" TAS Interbody System with Titan nanoLOCK" Surface Technology, Nanolock 12 Dg Interbody, Large, 12mm
- 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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- MectaLIF Anterior 03.30.302Medacta International SA · Intervertebral Fusion Device With Integrated Fixation, Lumbar1 recall1 report
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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