Modulus 1921046P2Recalls & reported problems
Nuvasive, Inc. · Modulus ALIF, 8x38x28mm 15° · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Modulus (41)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00887517020192), received between Sep 15, 2023 and Nov 26, 2024 — classified as 1 injury, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Migration or Expulsion of Device” (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
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Migration or Expulsion of Device1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
- Unspecified Infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryNov 26, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE EVENT WAS IDENTIFIED DURING A REVIEW OF THE PMCF LUMBAR INTERBODY STUDY, THE REPORT IDENTIFIED THAT ON (B)(6) 2023 A PATIENT UNDERWENT A ONE LEVEL EXTREME LATERAL INTERBODY FUSION PROCEDURE AT L3/4 WITH POSTERIOR FIXATION L3 TO L4. ON (B)(6) 2023 THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN ANTERIOR LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION AT L5-S1 AS WELL AS A TRANSFORAMINAL LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION AT L4/5 WITH THE POSTERIOR FIXATION EXTENDED TO L3 TO S1. ON (B)(6) 2023 THE PATIENT REPORTED DRAINAGE FROM BACK INCISION. ON (B)(6) 2023 THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A POST-OPERATIVE WOUND INFECTION IRRIGATION AND DEBRIDEMENT PROCEDURE, AND RECEIVED A PICC LINE PLACED FOR IV ANTIBIOTICS AND EVENTUALLY DISCHARGED ON (B)(6) 2023 AND CONSIDERED RESOLVED.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 20783851 ↗MalfunctionSep 15, 2023Migration or Expulsion of Device; Migration or Expulsion of Device
THE PATIENT PRESENTED FOR L5/S1 ANTERIOR LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION ON (B)(6) 2023. THE PATIENT DEMONSTRATED DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE AND A BILATERAL PARS DEFECT AT THE AND NORMATIVE BONE DENSITY AT THE INDEX LEVEL. THE PATIENT HAD A MODULUS ALIF CAGE, BRIGADE ALIF PLATE AND PLATE SCREWS IMPLANTED AT L5/S1. THE INDEX PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT INCIDENT AS PER THE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE. UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE PATIENTS¿ 24 HOUR POST-OPERATIVE FILMS IT WAS EVIDENT THAT THE SCREWS HAD BECOME DISLODGED FROM THE VERTEBRAL BODIES AND THE MODULUS ALIF CAGE AND BRIGADE ALIF PLATE HAD MIGRATED ANTERIORLY. THE PATIENT WAS THEN BROUGHT BACK TO THEATRE ON (B)(6) 2023, FOR REVISION SURGERY. THE PLATE AND SCREWS WERE EXPLANTED AND THE INTERBODY CAGE WAS REPOSITIONED POSTERIORLY AND INSTRUMENTED WITH INTERFIXATED SCREWS, THE PATIENT WAS THEN REPOSITIONED IN THE PRONE POSITION AND POSTERIOR PEDICLE SCREW FIXATION OF L5/S1 WAS PERFORMED. THE REVISION SURGERY WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT INCIDENT AS PER SURGICAL TECHNIQUE. HOWEVER THE PATIENT COMPLAINED OF LEG PAIN POST-OPERATIVELY AS A RESULT OF THE FAILED CONSTRUCT, AND WAS GIVEN ADJUNCTIVE PAIN THERAPY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 17757666 ↗
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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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