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Illico 73865-35Recalls & reported problems

Alphatec Spine, Inc. · Ti CANNULATED POLYAXIAL SCREW 6.5mm X 35mm · Class 2 · Implant

Data updated Oct 13, 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 00844856043183), received between Sep 20, 2016 and Sep 20, 2016 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Entrapment of Device” (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

  • Entrapment of Device1
  • Fracture1

Patient problems

  • Pain1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjurySep 20, 2016Entrapment of Device; Fracture

    AN INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMER ((B)(6)) REPORTED A PATIENT HAD BEEN FEELING A STRANGE PAIN. X-RAYS CONFIRMED A PREVIOUSLY IMPLANTED SCREW HAD FRACTURED AND BROKE. REVISION SURGERY WAS CONDUCTED ON (B)(6) 2016 TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE BROKEN CANNULATED SCREW LOCATED AT THE PATIENTS LEFT S1. THE PROXIMAL SECTION WAS REMOVED WITHOUT ISSUE, WHILE APPROXIMATELY 15MM OF THE DISTAL THREADED PORTION REMAINS ENTRAPPED WITHIN THE PATIENTS SACRUM (S1). THE 2-LEVEL ILLICO CONSTRUCT WAS ORIGINALLY IMPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2013 DURING A MIS-TLIF FROM THE L5-S1.

    Patient problems: Pain

    MAUDE report 5963841 ↗

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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