CD HORIZON® Spinal System 55890007550Recalls & reported problems
Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · SCREW 55890007550 5.5/6.0 RMAS 7.5X50 · Class 2 · Implant
All models of CD HORIZON Spinal System (342)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00643169057258), received between Mar 16, 2020 and Jul 17, 2020 — classified as 1 injury, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (1 report).
1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K113174); 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
- Break1
- Mechanical Jam1
Patient problems
- Bone Fracture(s)1
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJul 17, 2020Break; Break
INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER VIA A MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE REGARDING A FRACTURE WITH SEQUELA FOR SPINAL FUSION THERAPY. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE ROD WAS BROKEN AND SCREW WAS REMOVED. REINTERVENTION WAS DONE FOR OSTEOTOMY WITH SEQUELA FOR FRACTURE. THE DEVICE WAS REPLACED AND WILL BE RETURNED. THERE WAS NO FRAGMENT LEFT INSIDE THE PATIENT. THERE WERE NO PATIENT SYMPTOMS. THERE WERE NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS REPORTED REGARDING THE EVENT.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)
MAUDE report 10288964 ↗MalfunctionMar 16, 2020Mechanical Jam; Mechanical Jam
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT PRESENTED WITH POSTERIOR JUNCTIONAL KYPHOSIS; AND UNDERWENT EXTENSION OF CORRECTION FROM T9 TO ILIAC. AFTER PUTTING IN ALL NEW SCREWS, WHEN THE SURGEON WAS PLACING A NEW ROD, HE ENCOUNTERED SOME PROBLEM PUTTING THE ROD INTO ONE OF THE OLD SCREW¿S TULIP HEAD. THE TULIP HEAD WAS FOUND TILTED TO ONE SIDE AND WAS UNABLE TO MOVE AS COMPARED TO THE REST OF THE OLD SCREWS. HENCE, THE ALLEGED SCREW WAS REMOVED; AND WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 9834446 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K113174. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-2603-2018 · Jul 9, 2018 · TerminatedMedtronic CD HORIZON Spinal System is intended to help provide immobilization and stabilization of spinal segments as an adjunct to fusion of the thoracic, lumbar, or sacral spine.
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- EXPEDIUM VERSE 199721001Medos International Sàrl · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, SPINAL INTERLAMINAL227 reports
- XIA 3 48230000Stryker Corporation · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, SPINAL INTERLAMINAL193 reports
- VIPER 186715000Medos International Sàrl · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, SPINAL INTERLAMINAL1 death167 reports
- NA 04.614.014Synthes GmbH · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, SPINAL INTERLAMINAL80 reports
- NA 04.615.014Synthes GmbH · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, SPINAL INTERLAMINAL72 reports
- EXPEDIUM VIPER 196789480Depuy Spine, LLC · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, SPINAL INTERLAMINAL72 reports
- Arsenal Deformity Spinal Fixation System 47127Alphatec Spine, Inc. · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, SPINAL INTERLAMINAL66 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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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