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The Tether™ 211H6025Recalls & reported problems

Zimmer Biomet Inc · 6.0MM DIA X 25MM VBT ASSY · Class N

All models of The Tether (11)

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 00880304864917), received between Oct 16, 2023 and Oct 16, 2023 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Mechanical Problem” (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.

Reports received per month

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 0 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 0 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 0 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 0 reportsJul 2025: 0 reportsAug 2025: 0 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 0 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 0 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520261
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Mechanical Problem1

Patient problems

  • Deformity/ Disfigurement1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryOct 16, 2023Mechanical Problem; Mechanical Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED TO ADDRESS OVERCORRECTION OF A TETHER CONSTRUCT. THE SET SCREWS WERE REMOVED FROM T5-T6 AND THE CORD WAS REMOVED FROM T5-T7. AN OVERCORRECTION WAS ORIGINALLY MEASURED AT 10 DEGREES DURING THE SUBJECT'S 1 YEAR VISIT AND WAS MONITORED UNTIL THE NEXT VISIT. AT THE NEXT VISIT APPROXIMATELY 10 WEEKS LATER, THE MISALIGNMENT WAS RE-EVALUATED AND CHANGED TO REFLECT THE CONTINUING OVERCORRECTION, NOW AT 16 DEGREES NEAR THE MOST PROXIMAL END OF THE CONSTRUCT. THIS IS REPORT TWO OF FOUR FOR THIS EVENT.

    Patient problems: Deformity/ Disfigurement

    MAUDE report 17939969 ↗

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