VariLift-LX CIE3-11-24-00Recalls & reported problems
Wenzel Spine, Inc. · The Wenzel Spine VariLift-LX Interbody Fusion Device is a self-tapping, expandable device with an interior sliding wedge and a posterior end cap. The VariLift-LX is a grooved and fluted device with large graft windows positioned each of its four quadrants that provide bony contact with the endplates. VariLift-LX is designed to be implanted bi-laterally via a PLIF or TLIF approach, and may be implanted with or without supplemental fixation. · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00813210020078), received between Aug 21, 2017 and Sep 21, 2018 — classified as 2 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Loss of Osseointegration” (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
- Loss of Osseointegration1
- Migration1
- Migration or Expulsion of Device1
Patient problems
- Osteolysis1
- Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjurySep 21, 2018Loss of Osseointegration; Migration; Loss of Osseointegration; Migration
VARILIFT-LX REMOVAL 2.5 MONTHS POST-OP DUE TO DEVICE MIGRATION CAUSED BY OSTEOLYTIC RESPONSE FROM BMP USE AT INDEX SURGERY.
Patient problems: Osteolysis
MAUDE report 7899517 ↗InjuryAug 21, 2017Migration or Expulsion of Device; Migration or Expulsion of Device
REPORT OF VARILIFT-LX REVISION SURGERY TO REPOSITION IMPLANT DUE TO ONGOING BACK PAIN AFTER PATIENT FALL.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 6808623 ↗
Other Intervertebral Fusion Device With Bone Graft, Lumbar devices
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- Catalyft PL Expandable Interbody System 6069076Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · Intervertebral fusion device with bone graft, lumbar1 recall51 reports
- Catalyft PL Expandable Interbody System 6068076Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · Intervertebral fusion device with bone graft, lumbar1 recall46 reports
- 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
- Catalyft PL Expandable Interbody System 6069096Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · Intervertebral fusion device with bone graft, lumbar1 recall25 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
- 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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