CD HORIZON ESSENCE™ Spinal System 45440005540Recalls & reported problems
Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · SCREW 45440005540 ESSENCE MAS 5.5X40 · Class 2 · Implant
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 00643169428775), received between Feb 18, 2019 and Feb 18, 2019 — classified as 1 injury.
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.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break1
Patient problems
- 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.
InjuryFeb 18, 2019Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT POST-OP, SCREW HEAD WAS BROKEN OFF FROM THE BODY OF THE SCREW. THE SURGEON WAS UNABLE TO EX-PLANT THE ENTIRE SCREW AND AS SUCH JUST REMOVED THE SCREW HEAD BEFORE PLACING A PARALLEL SCREW IN THE SAME VERTEBRAE. REVISION PROCEDURE TOOK PLACE AND THE BROKEN ASPECT OF THE SCREW HEAD WAS REMOVED AND A RESCUE SCREW WAS PLACED. PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 8347464 ↗
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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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