Affix 7577045Recalls & reported problems
Nuvasive, Inc. · Affix II Plate, 45mm · Class 2 · Implant
- Adverse event reports
- 10
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 7
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 10 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00887517062352), received between Oct 25, 2017 and Nov 8, 2017 — classified as 7 injuries, 3 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Unintended Movement” (2 reports).
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
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem7
- Unintended Movement2
- Contamination1
- Migration or Expulsion of Device1
- Unstable1
Patient problems
- Unspecified Infection4
- Failure of Implant3
- Bone Fracture(s)1
- Incontinence1
- No Code Available1
- Pain1
- Patient Problem/Medical Problem1
- Wound Dehiscence1
Recent adverse event reports
The 10 most recent of 10 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryNov 8, 2017Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
ON (B)(6) 2010, PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INTERLAMINAR LUMBAR INSTRUMENTED FUSION AT L4-5 LEVELS. AN INDEPENDENT RADIOGRAPHIC REVIEWER REPORTED A 12 MONTH FILM INDICATED SUPERIOR L4 SPINOUS PROCESS FRACTURE. NO INDICATION OF REVISION PROCEDURE WAS REPORTED.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)
MAUDE report 7010508 ↗InjuryNov 1, 2017Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
ON (B)(6) 2010, A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INTERLAMINAR LUMBAR INSTRUMENTED FUSION AT L4-5 LEVELS. A THIRD PARTY 12 MONTH POST-OPERATIVE RADIOGRAPHIC FILM REPORTED A SUPERIOR L4 SPINOUS PROCESS FRACTURE. IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT HAD NO NEUROLOGIC SYMPTOMS THROUGHOUT THE POSTOPERATIVE COURSE AND WAS NEUROLOGICALLY INTACT, PATIENT HAD SUCCESSFUL FUSION.
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 6994273 ↗MalfunctionNov 1, 2017Unintended Movement; Unintended Movement
ON (B)(6) 2010, A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INTERLAMINAR LUMBAR INSTRUMENTED FUSION AT L2-3 LEVELS. AT THE THREE MONTH POST-OPERATIVE VISIT, RADIOGRAPH OBSERVATION INDICATED THE AFFIX PLATE WAS OFF CENTER. NO TREATMENT OR REVISION PROCEDURE WAS REPORTED.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 6993187 ↗InjuryOct 27, 2017Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
ON (B)(6) 2011 A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INTERLAMINAR LUMBAR INSTRUMENTED FUSION AT L4-5 LEVELS. SIX WEEKS POST INDEX SURGERY PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH SUPERFICIAL WOUND INFECTION AND SEROMA. PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR WOUND DRAINAGE AND TREATED WITH ANTIBIOTICS.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 6985301 ↗MalfunctionOct 27, 2017Migration or Expulsion of Device; Migration or Expulsion of Device
ON (B)(6) 2011, A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INTERLAMINAR LUMBAR INSTRUMENTED FUSION AT L4-5 LEVELS. AT THE 12-MONTH EVALUATION PLATE MIGRATION WAS OBSERVED. NO REVISION PROCEDURE WAS REPORTED.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 6983096 ↗InjuryOct 26, 2017Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
ON (B)(6) 2011, A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INTERLAMINAR LUMBAR INSTRUMENTED FUSION AT L4-5 LEVELS. ON (B)(6) 2011, THE PATIENT WAS TREATED FOR A SUPERFICIAL WOUND INFECTION. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INCISION AND DRAINAGE OF THE WOUND.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 6980097 ↗MalfunctionOct 26, 2017Unstable; Unintended Movement; Unstable; Unintended Movement
ON (B)(6) 2011, A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INTERLAMINAR LUMBAR INSTRUMENTED FUSION AT L4-5 LEVELS. ON (B)(6) 2013, DURING A 24 MONTH VISIT IT WAS REPORTED "IMPLANT FAILURE, INSTABILITY; PSEUDOARTHROSIS". NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 6979704 ↗InjuryOct 25, 2017Contamination; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Contamination; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
ON (B)(6) 2017 A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INTERLAMINAR LUMBAR INSTRUMENTED FUSION PROCEDURE AT L5-S1 LEVELS WITHOUT ISSUE. DURING FOLLOW UP IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE INCISION SITE WAS NOT HEALING. ON (B)(6) 2017 A REVISION PROCEDURE TOOK PLACE TO REMOVE THE IMPLANTS WITHOUT REPORTED ISSUE.
Patient problems: Patient Problem/Medical Problem; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 6977868 ↗InjuryOct 25, 2017Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
ON (B)(6) 2011, A PATIENT UNDERWENT INTERLAMINAR LUMBAR INSTRUMENTED FUSION. DURING POST-OP VISIT AN INFECTION AND HEMATOMA WERE NOTED. AN INCISION AND DRAINAGE OF THE WOUND WERE PERFORMED. PATIENT WAS TREATED WITH IV AND ANTIBIOTICS.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection; Wound Dehiscence
MAUDE report 6976038 ↗InjuryOct 25, 2017Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
DURING CLINICAL STUDY IT WAS NOTED THAT PATIENT HAD A NEUROLOGICAL INJURY, INCONTINENCE. IN (B)(6) 2010, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY TO REMOVE BOWEL BLOCKAGE AND WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR 1 WEEK. PATIENT WAS TREATED WITH EXERCISE THERAPY.
Patient problems: Incontinence; Pain
MAUDE report 6975769 ↗
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Sources: FDA GUDID, MAUDE and Medical Device Recalls via openFDA. openFDA data is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.