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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

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: 1 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

  • 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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