VITALITY® 701M5535Recalls & reported problems
Biomet Spine LLC · Class 2
All models of Vitality (38)
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 00880304867079), received between Apr 4, 2022 and Apr 4, 2022 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth” (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
- Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth1
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.
InjuryApr 4, 2022Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED WHERE A VITAL PEDICLE SCREW WAS REMOVED DUE TO LOOSENING AND PSEUDARTHROSIS; IT IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS. AFTER THE INITIAL SURGERY, THE SURGEON CONFIRMED THE APPEARANCE OF CYST-LIKE LESIONS ABOVE AND BELOW THE CAGE WITH CT IMAGES, AND THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN. IT IS UNCLEAR IF THIS WAS THE CAUSE, BUT IT RESULTED IN INADEQUATE BONE UNION AND ONE SCREW LOOSENED.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 13996414 ↗
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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 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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