N/A 3280006Recalls & reported problems
Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · INSTRUMENT 3280006 UTERINE CURETTE SZE 4 · Class 1
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00721902798214), received between Jan 15, 2025 and Jan 19, 2025 — classified as 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break2
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions2
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJan 19, 2025Break; Break
INFORMATION IS RECEIVED FROM THE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL VIA THE MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE REGARDING AN EVENT WHICH OCCURRED DURING A SPINAL OLIF PROCEDURE IN A PATIENT DIAGNOSED WITH DEGENERATIVE DISC COLLAPSE AND STENOSIS ADJACENT TO A PREVIOUS LUMBAR FUSION. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE INSTRUMENTS / IMPLANTS BROKE. THE MALFUNCTION WITH THE CAGE IS THAT THE PEEK PORTION THAT HAS THE THREADS FOR THE INSERTER TO GRAB ONTO BROKE OFF DURING INSERTION. THE PEEK REMAINED ON THE INSERTER AND THE CAGE WAS ABLE TO BE RETRIEVED FROM THE DISC SPACE AND NEW ONE IMPLANTED. NO PATIENT INJURY / COMPLICATION WAS REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21187775 ↗MalfunctionJan 15, 2025Break; Break
INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES (MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE, USER FACILITY) REGARDING A UTERINE CURETTE USED IN ANTE RIOR LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION (ALIF) THERAPY. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RING PART OF THE CURETTE WAS FRACTURED AND IT WAS NOTICED DURING CLEAN-UP. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT REPORTED. THERE WERE NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS REPORTED REGARDING THE EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21158244 ↗
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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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