CD HORIZON® SOLERA® Spinal System 54850017540Recalls & reported problems
Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · MAS 54850017540 4.75 EXT TAB CANN 7.5X40 · Class 2 · Implant
All models of CD HORIZON SOLERA Spinal System (34)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00643169491656), received between Feb 12, 2020 and Feb 24, 2021 — classified as 2 injuries, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Fragmentation” (2 reports).
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
- Material Fragmentation2
- Break1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions2
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryFeb 24, 2021Material Fragmentation; Material Fragmentation
INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER VIA A MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE REGARDING A PATIENT WITH PRE-OPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS OF DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE, KYPHOSIS. IT WAS REPORTED THAT POST-OP, THERE WAS REPORT OF METALLOSIS FOR ALL SCREWS AND LEFT ROD WAS BROKEN. ALSO FOR SET SCREW THERE WAS LOOSENING OF SET SCREW/SCREW INTERFACE. PRODUCTS WERE EXPLANTED. PATIENT ACHIEVED SOLID FUSION. THERE WERE NO FRAGMENTS OF THE IMPLANT OR INSTRUMENT REMAINING IN THE PATIENT. THERE WERE NO PATIENT SYMPTOMS OR COMPLICATIONS AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. EVENT DATE IS UNKNOWN, IT IS BETWEEN IMPLANT DATE AND REMOVAL DATE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 11371310 ↗InjuryFeb 24, 2021Material Fragmentation; Material Fragmentation
INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER VIA A MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE REGARDING A PATIENT WITH PRE-OPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS OF DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE, KYPHOSIS. IT WAS REPORTED THAT POST-OP, THERE WAS REPORT OF METALLOSIS FOR ALL SCREWS AND LEFT ROD WAS BROKEN. ALSO FOR SET SCREW THERE WAS LOOSENING OF SET SCREW/SCREW INTERFACE. PRODUCTS WERE EXPLANTED. PATIENT ACHIEVED SOLID FUSION. THERE WERE NO FRAGMENTS OF THE IMPLANT OR INSTRUMENT REMAINING IN THE PATIENT. THERE WERE NO PATIENT SYMPTOMS OR COMPLICATIONS AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. EVENT DATE IS UNKNOWN, IT IS BETWEEN IMPLANT DATE AND REMOVAL DATE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 11371309 ↗MalfunctionFeb 12, 2020Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS SECOND REVISION SURGERY. INTRA-OPERATIVELY, THE SCREW WAS BROKEN DIRECTLY UNDER THE TULIP AND IT WAS NOT SEEN IN THE PRIOR CT SCAN. THUS, THE SCREW WAS TAKEN OUT AND A NEW SCREW WAS PLACED. THERE WERE NO PATIENT SYMPTOMS OR COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 9697670 ↗
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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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