VariLift-L CIE2-11-24-00Recalls & reported problems
Wenzel Spine, Inc. · The Wenzel Spine VariLift Lumbar Interbody Fusion Device is a self-tapping, expandable device with an interior sliding wedge and a posterior end cap. The VariLift-L is a grooved and fluted device with large graft windows positioned each of its four quadrants that provide bony contact with the endplates. VariLift-L is designed to be implanted bi-laterally via posterior (PLIF) approach or as a single device via a transverse (TLIF) approach. VariLift-L may be implanted with or without supplemental fixation and is intended for use with autograft to facilitate fusion. VariLift-L is indicated for intervertebral body fusion of the lumbar spine, from L2 to S1, in skeletally mature patients who have had six months of non-operative treatment. The device is intended for use at either one level or two contiguous levels for the treatment of degenerative disc disease (DDD) with up to Grade 1 spondylolisthesis. DDD is defined as back pain of discogenic origin with degeneration of the disc confirmed by history and radiographic studies. · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 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 00813210020009), received between May 22, 2017 and May 22, 2017 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Malposition of Device” (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 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Malposition of Device1
Patient problems
- Inadequate Pain Relief1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMay 22, 2017Malposition of Device; Malposition of Device
REPORTED VARILIFT-L REMOVAL SURGERY 8 MONTHS POST-OP DUE TO PATIENT COMPLAINT OF PERSISTENT RADICULAR LEG PAIN ON THE LEFT-SIDE.
Patient problems: Inadequate Pain Relief
MAUDE report 6581420 ↗
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- Catalyft PL Expandable Interbody System 6069076Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · Intervertebral fusion device with bone graft, lumbar1 recall51 reports
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- EIT TLIF Inserter TFT30101EIT Emerging Implant Technologies GmbH · Intervertebral Fusion Device With Bone Graft, Lumbar88 reports
- T-PAL 03.812.001Synthes GmbH · Intervertebral fusion device with bone graft, lumbar76 reports
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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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