VERTEX® Reconstruction System 6958824Recalls & reported problems
Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · SCREW 6958824 4.0 X 24MM MAS · Class 2 · Implant
All models of VERTEX Reconstruction System (34)
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 00613994354754), received between Sep 15, 2020 and Sep 15, 2020 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (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 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
- 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.
MalfunctionSep 15, 2020Break; Break
ON (B)(6) 2020, MPXR 751785 (REP, HCP, FOR): INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER VIA MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE REGARDING A PATIENT WITH AN INDICATION OF ATLANTOAXIAL DISLOCATION IN NEED OF OPEN REDUCTION BY POSTERIOR ATLANTOAXIAL DISLOCATION, ILIAC BONE GRAFTING AND FUSION PROCEDURE USED IN SPINAL THERAPY. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE HAS BROKEN. THERE WERE NO PATIENT SYMPTOMS REPORTED. THERE WERE NO FRAGMENTS IN THE PATIENT REPORTED. THERE WERE NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS REPORTED REGARDING THE EVENT. ON (B)(6) 2020, EMAIL (REP, HCP): ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED REGARDING THE EVENT. IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING SCREWING, THE SCREW SHAFT WAS BENT. THE PRODUCT COME IN CONTACT WITH THE PATIENT AND HALF OF THE SCREW ROD IMPLANTED TO THE VERTEBRAL BODY. THERE WAS A DELAY OF ABOUT 5 MINS IN OVERALL PROCEDURE TIME REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions; No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 10533325 ↗
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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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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