CD HORIZON® Spinal System 8690060Recalls & reported problems
Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · ROD 8690060 CDH PBNT 5.5X60 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
- 6
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 4
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 6 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00721902183553), received between Dec 22, 2017 and Nov 12, 2020 — classified as 4 injuries, 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (5 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 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break5
- Device Inoperable1
Patient problems
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient4
- Pain3
Recent adverse event reports
The 6 most recent of 6 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionNov 12, 2020Break; Break
INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER VIA A MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE REGARDING A PATIENT WITH L4-S1 FUSION FOR SPINAL THERAPY. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SCREW BROKE. IMPLANTED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW SCREW. THE DEVICE WAS REPLACED AND THERE WAS NO FRAGMENT LEFT INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE PATIENT HAD BACK PAIN AS SYMPTOMS. THERE WERE NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS REPORTED REGARDING THE EVENT.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 10827490 ↗MalfunctionNov 12, 2020Break; Break
INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER VIA A MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE REGARDING A PATIENT WITH L4-S1 FUSION FOR SPINAL THERAPY. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SCREW BROKE. IMPLANTED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW SCREW. THE DEVICE WAS REPLACED AND THERE WAS NO FRAGMENT LEFT INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE PATIENT HAD BACK PAIN AS SYMPTOMS. THERE WERE NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS REPORTED REGARDING THE EVENT.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 10827485 ↗InjuryDec 26, 2017Break; Break
PRE-OPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS:DEGENERATIVE DISEASE PROCEDURE:OPEN SURGERY IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, POST -OP, THE ROD WAS BROKEN. THE PATIENT HAD ACHIEVED SOLID FUSION. NO PATIENT COMPLICATION WAS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 7145443 ↗InjuryDec 26, 2017Break; Break
PRE-OPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS:DEGENERATIVE DISEASE PROCEDURE:OPEN SURGERY IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, POST-OP, ROD BROKE. THE BROKEN ROD WAS REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 7145442 ↗InjuryDec 22, 2017Break; Break
PRE-OP DIAGNOSIS; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE TYPE OF PROCEDURE OR TECHNIQUE USED: OPEN SURGERY IT WAS REPORTED THAT POST-OP, THE ROD WAS REPORTED DAMAGED. THE PATIENT HAD ACHIEVED SOLID FUSION. PATIENT COMPLICATIONS AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT WAS UNKNOWN. HOWEVER, A ROD REPLACEMENT SURGERY WAS PERFORMED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient; Pain
MAUDE report 7141661 ↗InjuryDec 22, 2017Device Inoperable; Device Inoperable
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT WAS PREOPERATIVELY DIAGNOSED WITH DEGENERATIVE DISEASE AND UNDERWENT UNSPECIFIED SURGERY. POST-OP, THE ROD WAS DAMAGED. HENCE, A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED TO REPLACE THE ROD. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 7141504 ↗
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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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