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Simplify 2-4EV-CERecalls & reported problems

Nuvasive, Inc. · Simplify Disc Size 2, Ht 4 · Class 3 · Implant

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 00843285101969), received between Mar 4, 2024 and Mar 4, 2024 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (1 report).

1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (P200022); they may or may not involve this specific model.

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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.

Reports received per month

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 1 reportsApr 2024: 0 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 0 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 0 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 0 reportsJul 2025: 0 reportsAug 2025: 0 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 0 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 0 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520261
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Break1
  • Crack1
  • Migration1

Patient problems

  • Osteolysis1
  • Pain1
  • Radiolucent Lines1
  • Unspecified Infection1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryMar 4, 2024Break; Crack; Migration; Break; Crack; Migration

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT, APPROXIMATELY 42 MONTHS AFTER RECEIVING A CERVICAL TOTAL DISC REPLACEMENT AT C5/6, THE PATIENT WAS SEEN FOR A FOLLOW-UP AND REPORTED HAVING RADIATING UPPER EXTREMITY PAIN. IMAGING WAS PERFORMED AND REVIEWED BY THE SURGEON, WHO NOTED THE IMPLANT EXHIBITED UNSPECIFIED DAMAGE AND SEEMED TO EXHIBIT SUBSIDENCE AT THE INFERIOR C5 ENDPLATE WITH A LOSS OF INTERVERTEBRAL HEIGHT AT C5/6. A REVISION PROCEDURE IS PLANNED BUT HAS NOT YET OCCURRED. THERE WAS NO REPORT FROM THE PATIENT OF ANY TRAUMATIC EVENTS OCCURRING AND IT IS NOT BELIEVED THE PATIENT EXHIBITS BONE QUALITY ISSUES. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

    Patient problems: Osteolysis; Pain; Radiolucent Lines; Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 18832886 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under P200022. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

  • Z-1453-2022 · Jun 20, 2022 · Open, Classified
    Description/Part: Simplify Disc Size 1, Ht 5/SM-5; Simplify Disc Size 1, Ht 6/SM-6; Simplify Disc Size 2, Ht 4/MD-4; Simplify Disc Size 2, Ht 5/MD-5; Simplify Disc Size 2, Ht

Other Prosthesis, intervertebral disc devices

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Sources: FDA GUDID, MAUDE and Medical Device Recalls via openFDA. openFDA data is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.