MAGEC® Spinal Bracing and Distraction System MC2-4590RRecalls & reported problems
Nuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. · Spinal bracing and distraction system, 4.5 mm offset rod with 90 mm actuator · Class 2
All models of MAGEC Spinal Bracing and Distraction System (29)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
1 open recall names this device. See the recall details and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 1
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00812258022631), received between Aug 12, 2020 and Aug 12, 2020 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Mechanical Problem” (1 report).
1 FDA recall record name this device's identifier, 1 still open.
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.
Recalls naming this device
- Nov 1, 2022Class IIOpen, Classified
During accelerated shelf-life extension studies it was noted that the final packaging was experiencing a potential of failure of the sterile packaging barrier which could result in a hazardous situation where the device is no longer sterile.
Z-0559-2023 · Root cause: Process control · Recall details · FDA record ↗
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Mechanical Problem1
Patient problems
- Failure of Implant1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryAug 12, 2020Mechanical Problem; Mechanical Problem
INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED THAT A REVISION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2020. AS PER THE REPORTER, THE ROD WOULD NOT PROPERLY DISTRACT.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 10396393 ↗
Other Growing Rod System- Magnetic Actuation devices
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- MAGEC MC2-5090SNuvasive, Inc. · Growing rod system- magnetic actuation1 recall33 reports
- MAGEC® Spinal Bracing and Distraction System RA002-4545SLNuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. · Growing Rod System- Magnetic Actuation82 reports
- MAGEC® Spinal Bracing and Distraction System RA002-5555SLRNuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. · Growing Rod System- Magnetic Actuation81 reports
- MAGEC® Spinal Bracing and Distraction System MC2-5590SNuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. · Growing Rod System- Magnetic Actuation1 recall26 reports
- MAGEC® Spinal Bracing and Distraction System MC2-4590SNuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. · Growing Rod System- Magnetic Actuation1 recall25 reports
- MAGEC® Spinal Bracing and Distraction System MC2-4570SNuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. · Growing Rod System- Magnetic Actuation1 recall14 reports
- MAGEC® Spinal Bracing and Distraction System MC2-5570SNuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. · Growing Rod System- Magnetic Actuation1 recall14 reports
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 · each recall links to the FDA recall notice
- 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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