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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.