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Illico 73770-20-2Recalls & reported problems

Alphatec Spine, Inc. · BLUNT TIP NITINOL GUIDEWIRE 20" · Class 1

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Data updated Oct 16, 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 00844856057654), received between Jun 17, 2021 and Jun 17, 2021 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (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 16, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Break1
  • Entrapment of Device1
  • Material Twisted/Bent1

Patient problems

  • Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryJun 17, 2021Break; Entrapment of Device; Material Twisted/Bent

    GUIDE WIRE BROKEN DURING THE SURGERY. (B)(6) 2021: DESCRIPTION OF THE SURGERY (L4/5TLIF, L5/6PLIF, L4/5/6PLF). IT WAS FOUND THAT THE WIRE WAS BENT WHEN REMOVING THE WIRE DURING THE INSTALL OF THE SCREW. MEASURING THE LENGTH OF THE WIRE WHEN REPLACING IT WITH THE NORMAL ITEM, IT PROVED THAT THE CONCERNED WIRE WAS SHORTER BY 5-10MM. IT WAS ALSO FOUND THAT THE BROKEN TIP PART REMAINED IN THE PATIENT'S BODY WHEN CHECKING THE CONCERNED LEVEL BY THE IMAGE. THE TIP PART COULD NOT BE REMOVED, THEREFORE REMAINED IN WITH THE SURGEON DECISION. THEN THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED. REVISION SURGERY IS NOT SCHEDULED.

    Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque

    MAUDE report 12021309 ↗

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