N/A 7485250Recalls & reported problems
Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · INSTRUMENT 7485250 SHRT DRVR RMAS L5.5 · Class 1 · Implant
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00885074138473), received between Feb 24, 2025 and Feb 24, 2025 — classified as 1 malfunction.
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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionFeb 24, 2025Break; Break
INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM HEALTHCARE PROVIDER (HCP) VIA A MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE REGARDING A PRODUCT USED FOR SPINAL THERAPY. IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A PROCEDURE BEFORE USING ON PATIENT, A BROKEN SCREWDRIVER WAS IDENTIFIED. THE PROCEDURE INVOLVED THE PATIENT IN VENTRAL RECUMBENCY WITH ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE, MIDLINE INCISION, DISSECTION BY PLANES, HEMOSTASIS, SUBPERIOSTIC DISSECTION FROM T3 TO L3, PLACEMENT OF PEDICULAR SCREWS, AND ADJUSTMENT AND CORRECTION OF KYPHOSIS. RADIOSCOPY VERIFICATION WAS PERFORMED, AND THERE WAS NO ALTERATION OF EVOKED POTENTIAL. THE PROCEDURE ALSO INCLUDED DECORTICATION OF THE SHEET, PLACEMENT OF BONE SUBSTITUTE AND AUTOLOGOUS MATERIAL, DRAINAGE PLACEMENT, AND CLOSURE BY PLANS. THE INSTRUMENT BREAKAGE DID NOT RESULT IN ANY INJURY TO THE PATIENT, DID NOT EXTEND HOSPITALIZATION, AND DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INTERVENTION TO PREVENT PERMANENT IMPAIRMENT. NO FRAGMENTS OF THE INSTRUMENT REMAINED IN THE PATIENT AND NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS REPORTED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED VIA MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE REPORTED PRODUCT WAS ALREADY USED BEFORE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED VIA MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21444180 ↗
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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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