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N/A 8670087Recalls & reported problems

Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · TAP 8670087 5.5-6.5 SELF DRILLING · Class 1

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 00885074445397), received between Feb 28, 2018 and Feb 28, 2018 — 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.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Break1

Patient problems

  • No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionFeb 28, 2018Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT PRESENTED WITH DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE UNDERWENT LUMBAR DECOMPRESSION AND FUSION(MINIMALLY INVASIVE APPROACH) AT L3-S1. INTRA-OP, TIP OF DRILL TAP BROKE OFF. TAP IMMEDIATELY REMOVED FROM SURGICAL FIELD AND WAS REPLACED WITH ANOTHER. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

    Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

    MAUDE report 7302980 ↗

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