CD HORIZON® Spinal System 5531414Recalls & reported problems
Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · HOOK 5531414 5.5/6.0 TRANSVERSE RIGHT · 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
- 4
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 4
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00643169347816), received between Feb 13, 2017 and Sep 9, 2026 — classified as 4 injuries.
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 18, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
- Break1
- Device Dislodged or Dislocated1
- Migration or Expulsion of Device1
Patient problems
- Bone Fracture(s)3
- No Code Available1
- Pain1
- Pressure Sore/Ulcer1
- Unspecified Infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjurySep 9, 2026Device Dislodged or Dislocated
Information was received from a healthcare provider regarding a Patient having revision surgery due to adult spinal deformity. In a repeat surgery case for adult spinal deformity following the initial surgery performed on (b)(6) 2024, hook dislodgement at the upper fixed end was reported for products 5531414 SO56 Transverse Hook Light and 5531415 SO56 Transverse Hook Left, both implanted at thoracic vertebra 4. Patient underwent additional surgery to extend the fixation range upward and re-fix the construct following the reported dislodgement. The patient required hospitalization or extended care after discharging due to pressure ulcer and back pain, developed bedsore and back pain. Bone fusion was reported as not achieved immediately after surgery. There were no further complications reported.
Patient problems: Pain; Pressure Sore/Ulcer
MAUDE report 50686831 ↗InjuryJan 9, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING SURGERY, THE TRANSVERSE PROCESS BROKE OFF. NO DEVICE MALFUNCTION WAS REPORTED. BUT THERE WAS POSSIBILITY THAT THE TRANSVERSE PROCESS BROKE OFF BECAUSE THE HOOK HAVE BEEN ALLEGEDLY PLACED IN THE WRONG DIRECTION BY MISTAKE.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)
MAUDE report 8230422 ↗InjuryApr 10, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT POSTERIOR FUSION AT T9/S2 DUE TO KYPHOSCOLIOSIS DEVELOPED PROXIMAL JUNCTION FAILURE, POST-OP, COMPRESSION FRACTURE OCCURRED AT T9. THE REOPERATION FOR EXTENDING TO T3 WAS PERFORMED. THE PRODUCT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE PATIENT. NO DEVICE MALFUNCTION WAS REPORTED. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)
MAUDE report 7410543 ↗InjuryFeb 13, 2017Break; Migration or Expulsion of Device; Break; Migration or Expulsion of Device
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2016, PATIENT UNDERWENT T5-S2AI FIXATION. ON (B)(6) 2018, POST-OP, INFECTION WAS OBSERVED AT HOOK PLACED AT T5. HOOK HAD MIGRATED DUE TO FRACTURE. AS A RESULT OF THE EVENT SOME OF THE IMPLANTS AROUND 'SUPERIOR' THE INFECTED AREA WERE REMOVED AND ROD WAS CUT.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); No Code Available; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 6325052 ↗
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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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