VERTESTACK® Spinal System 3393318Recalls & reported problems
Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · SPACER 3393318 PRMTR LG ADD ON 8DG 18MM · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 13, 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 00885074242057), received between Dec 8, 2016 and Dec 8, 2016 — 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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break1
Patient problems
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionDec 8, 2016Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2016, INTRA-OP, SPACER BROKE. SPACER DID NOT BREAK INTO PIECES. REPORTEDLY, DOCTOR WANTED TO INSERT A HOOK WITH THE RODS BECAUSE OF LIMIT SPACE OF THE PEDICLE. WHEN THE DOCTOR INSERTED EVERYTHING, HE REALIZED THAT THERE WERE NO THREAD INSIDE OF THE HOOK TO TIGHTEN THE CONSTRUCTION, AND HAD TO REMOVE EVERYTHING TO REPLACE THE HOOK. PRODUCT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE PATIENT. NO FRAGMENT OF THE IMPLANT REMAINED IN THE PATIENT. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 6153793 ↗
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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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