CD HORIZON® Spinal System 859-550Recalls & reported problems
Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · SCREW 859-550 5.5 FIXED ANGLE 5.5X50 TI · Class 2 · Implant
All models of CD HORIZON Spinal System (342)
Data updated Oct 16, 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 00673978063478), received between Mar 22, 2017 and Mar 22, 2017 — 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 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break1
Patient problems
- No Code Available1
- Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMar 22, 2017Break; Break
PRE-OPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: PATIENT WAS SUFFERING FROM BACK PAIN DUE TO COMPRESSION OF CAUDA EQUINA AT THE LEVEL L2 PROCEDURE: "LUMBAR OPEN" IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON UNKNOWN DATE, POST-OP, THE IMPLANTED SCREW BROKE WHICH CAUSED SEVERE BACK PAIN TO THE PATIENT. PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION SURGERY ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. ONLY A PORTION OF THE BROKEN SCREW COULD BE EXPLANTED AND LOWER HALF OF THE SCREW STILL REMAINS IN THE PATIENT.
Patient problems: No Code Available; Pain
MAUDE report 6423665 ↗
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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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