VITALITY® 701M7550Recalls & reported problems
Biomet Spine LLC · Class 2
Data updated Oct 13, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 4
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 4
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00880304867949), received between Oct 17, 2024 and Oct 17, 2024 — classified as 4 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth” (4 reports).
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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth4
Patient problems
- Failure of Implant4
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryOct 17, 2024Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED TO ADDRESS SIX VITALITY CLOSURE TOPS THAT MIGRATED OUT OF THEIR MATING BONE SCREWS POST-OPERATIVELY. THE PATIENT HAD RECEIVED A T10-S2 POSTERIOR LUMBAR FUSION, AND THE CLOSURE TOPS POPPED OFF AT L5 TO S2. THE PATIENT CLAIMS THEY DID NOT FALL. THE REVISION WAS PERFORMED TO RE-INSTRUMENT USING LARGER SCREWS OF A DIFFERENT PRODUCT. THIS IS REPORT TEN OF TWELVE FOR THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 20472221 ↗InjuryOct 17, 2024Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED TO ADDRESS SIX VITALITY CLOSURE TOPS THAT MIGRATED OUT OF THEIR MATING BONE SCREWS POST-OPERATIVELY. THE PATIENT HAD RECEIVED A T10-S2 POSTERIOR LUMBAR FUSION, AND THE CLOSURE TOPS POPPED OFF AT L5 TO S2. THE PATIENT CLAIMS THEY DID NOT FALL. THE REVISION WAS PERFORMED TO RE-INSTRUMENT USING LARGER SCREWS OF A DIFFERENT PRODUCT. THIS IS REPORT NINE OF TWELVE FOR THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 20472219 ↗InjuryOct 17, 2024Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED TO ADDRESS SIX VITALITY CLOSURE TOPS THAT MIGRATED OUT OF THEIR MATING BONE SCREWS POST-OPERATIVELY. THE PATIENT HAD RECEIVED A T10-S2 POSTERIOR LUMBAR FUSION, AND THE CLOSURE TOPS POPPED OFF AT L5 TO S2. THE PATIENT CLAIMS THEY DID NOT FALL. THE REVISION WAS PERFORMED TO RE-INSTRUMENT USING LARGER SCREWS OF A DIFFERENT PRODUCT. THIS IS REPORT EIGHT OF TWELVE FOR THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 20472106 ↗InjuryOct 17, 2024Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED TO ADDRESS SIX VITALITY CLOSURE TOPS THAT MIGRATED OUT OF THEIR MATING BONE SCREWS POST-OPERATIVELY. THE PATIENT HAD RECEIVED A T10-S2 POSTERIOR LUMBAR FUSION, AND THE CLOSURE TOPS POPPED OFF AT L5 TO S2. THE PATIENT CLAIMS THEY DID NOT FALL. THE REVISION WAS PERFORMED TO RE-INSTRUMENT USING LARGER SCREWS OF A DIFFERENT PRODUCT. THIS IS REPORT SEVEN OF TWELVE FOR THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 20472064 ↗
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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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