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ZEVO™ Anterior Cervical Plate System 3004078Recalls & reported problems

Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · PLATE 3004078 ZEVO 78MM 4 LVL · Class 2 · Implant

All models of ZEVO Anterior Cervical Plate System (39)

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 00643169348493), received between May 15, 2022 and May 15, 2022 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (1 report).

1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K141632); 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

Patient problems

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryMay 15, 2022Break; Break

    INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM HEALTHCARE PROVIDER VIA A MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE REGARDING A PLATE IMPLANTED IN A PATIENT. PROCEDURE PERFORMED TO THE PATIENT WAS ACDF. LEVELS IMPLANTED WAS C3-7. IT WAS REPORTED THAT POST-OPERATIVELY, PLATE BROKE IN HALF AT THE C6/7 LEVEL. ADDITIONAL SURGERY HASN¿T BEEN SCHEDULED TO REMOVE THE BROKE PLATE. SURGEON IS CONTINUING TO EVALUATE THE PATIENT AND PLATE ISN¿T CAUSING ANY ISSUES FOR THE PATIENT. THERE WERE NO PATIENT SYMPTOMS OR COMPLICATIONS AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 14403820 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K141632. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

  • Z-1750-2018 · Mar 23, 2018 · Terminated
    Medtronic ZEVO(TM) Anterior Cervical Plate System SLOT SCREW, REF 7710015, Size 4.5mm x 15mm Product Appliance, fixation, spinal intervertebral body

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