Illico 73865-45Recalls & reported problems
Alphatec Spine, Inc. · Ti CANNULATED POLYAXIAL SCREW 6.5mm X 45mm · 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 00844856043206), received between Sep 17, 2021 and Sep 17, 2021 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (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
- Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available1
- Fracture1
- Mechanical Jam1
Patient problems
- Foreign Body In Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjurySep 17, 2021Fracture; Mechanical Jam; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
A PATIENT UNDERWENT A POSTERIOR LUMBAR FUSION SURGERY AT L3, L4, AND L5 IN (B)(6) 2017. AN EXTENSION SURGERY TOOK PLACE IN (B)(6) 2019 AT T11-L5 AND IN (B)(6) 2020 AT T11-S2A1 BOTH USING ANOTHER MANUFACTURERS PRODUCT. ON (B)(6) 2021, A REVISION SURGERY WAS CONDUCTED TO REPLACE THE IMPLANT. THE SURGEON USED THE HEAD POSITIONER TO REMOVE THE SCREW BECAUSE THE SCREW HEAD WAS LOCKED. ONCE THE SCREW WAS REMOVED, IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE FRACTURED, AND THE TIP REMAINED IN THE PATIENT'S VERTEBRAL BODY. THE SURGEON SUGGESTED THE SCREW SHANK MAY HAVE FRACTURED PRIOR TO THE REVISION SURGERY SINCE THERE WAS NO OVER-LOAD DURING THE REMOVAL PROCESS. THE TIP WILL BE REMOVED DURING A FUTURE REVISION SURGERY. NO PATIENT INJURY REPORTED.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 12492615 ↗
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 · TerminatedIllico 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 and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 13, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 13, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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