N/A 8110540Recalls & reported problems
Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · INSTRUMENT 8110540 COUNTERTORQUE · Class 1
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00721902766404), received between Feb 16, 2021 and Feb 16, 2021 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Naturally Worn” (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
- Naturally Worn1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionFeb 16, 2021Naturally Worn; Naturally Worn
INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL VIA MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE REGARDING A PATIENT WITH LUMBAR FIXATION AND FUSION DUE TO LUMBAR DEGENERATION. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CROSSLINK SCREW CAP WAS FOUND BROKEN DURING X-RAY BEFORE THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL, AND A PART OF THE SCREW CAP FELL ON THE EPIDURAL OF THE LUMBAR SPINE. THE NUT OF THE X10 CROSSLINK WAS ABNORMALLY BROKEN AND BROKE IN THE PATIENT'S BODY AFTER THE SURGERY. CROSSLINK REMAINS IMPLANTED. THERE WERE NO PATIENT SYMPTOMS REPORTED. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 11330943 ↗
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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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