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Spectra RTE Kit 720170-01Recalls & reported problems

American Medical Systems, Inc. · Rear Tip Extender Kit 2 Each - 0.5 cm, 1.0 cm, 1.5 cm, 2.0 cm, 3.0 cm · Class 2 · Implant

Data updated Oct 18, 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 00878953005393), received between Nov 30, 2017 and Nov 30, 2017 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (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 18, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Insufficient Device Problem Information1

Patient problems

  • Foreign Body In Patient1
  • No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryNov 30, 2017Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information

    IT WAS LATER REPORTED THE PHYSICIAN ATTEMPTED TO "REMOVE/REPOSITION ONE PENILE CYLINDER (AND THE REAR TIP EXTENDER) DETACHED IN THE PROCESS." IT WAS NOT LOCATED AND IS NOTED AS REMAINING IN THE PATIENT. A DIFFERENT REAR TIP EXTENDER WAS USED IN THE PROCEDURE. NO FURTHER PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED IN RELATION TO THIS EVENT.

    Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient; No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

    MAUDE report 7070765 ↗

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