ELEVATE™ Spinal System 8657007Recalls & reported problems
Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · DISTRACTOR 3 8657007 ELEVATE · Class 2
All models of ELEVATE Spinal System (33)
Data updated Oct 16, 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 00643169432239), received between Jul 27, 2019 and Dec 8, 2023 — classified as 1 injury, 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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break1
- Mechanics Altered1
- Use of Device Problem1
Patient problems
- Injury1
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionDec 8, 2023Break; Mechanics Altered; Break; Mechanics Altered
INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM A DISTRIBUTOR (DIS) VIA HEALTHCARE PROVIDER (HCP) VIA MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE REGARDING SPINAL PRODUCT THAT IS USED IN L4-5 TRANSFORAMINAL LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION (TLIF) SPINAL SURGERY. IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER DISCECTOMY, THE SURGEON USED THE TRAIL TO EXPAND THE DISC SPACE AND CHOOSE THE PROPER SIZE. THE SURGEON EXPANDED TO 11MM SIZE OF TRAIL BUT UNDER X-RAY THE TIP OF TRAIL WASN'T EXPAND TOTALLY AND TAIL OF TRAIL WAS DETACHED. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18289823 ↗InjuryJul 27, 2019Use of Device Problem; Use of Device Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT POSTERIOR LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION DUE TO SPONDYLOLISTHESIS. INTRA-OP, WHILE USAGE, THE DISTRACTOR INJURED THE DURA. THE DURA WAS SEWN; AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A DELAY OF LESS THAN 60 MINUTES IN OVERALL PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT'S ISSUE WAS REPORTED TO HAVE RESOLVED.
Patient problems: Injury
MAUDE report 8834434 ↗
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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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