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Illico 73845-40Recalls & reported problems

Alphatec Spine, Inc. · Ti CANNULATED POLYAXIAL SCREW 4.5mm X 40mm · Class 2 · 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 00844856042995), received between Nov 15, 2016 and Nov 15, 2016 — 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 (K123623); 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.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Break1
  • Entrapment of Device1
  • Fracture1

Patient problems

  • No Code Available1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryNov 15, 2016Break; Entrapment of Device; Fracture

    ONE YEAR POST OP X-RAYS CONFIRMED THE POLYAXIAL SCREWS LOCATED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE L1 & L2 HAD FRACTURED AND BROKE. REVISION SURGERY WAS CONDUCTED ON (B)(6) 2016 TO REMOVE AND REPLACE BOTH SCREWS AS WELL TO EXTEND THE EXISTING CONSTRUCT. THE PROXIMAL SECTIONS OF BOTH SCREWS WERE REMOVED WITHOUT ISSUE, WHILE APPROXIMATELY 25MM OF THE DISTAL THREADED PORTIONS REMAIN ENTRAPPED WITHIN THE PATIENTS L1 & L2 LUMBER VERTEBRAE'S. THE ZODIAC DEGENERATIVE SPINAL FIXATION SYSTEM WAS ORIGINALLY IMPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2015.

    Patient problems: No Code Available

    MAUDE report 6103622 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K123623. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

  • Z-2086-2013 · Jun 28, 2013 · Terminated
    Illico Ti Cannulated Polyaxial Screw 7.5mm X 40mm. The Illico MIS Posterior Fixation System is intended to facilitate the surgical correction of noncervical spinal deformities by p

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