PCM 7680465Recalls & reported problems
Nuvasive, Inc. · Artificial Vertebral Disc, 6.5 mm Large · Class 3 · Implant
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00887517081186), received between Dec 14, 2015 and Sep 19, 2016 — classified as 3 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Migration or Expulsion of Device” (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
- Migration or Expulsion of Device2
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
Patient problems
- Failure of Implant2
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient1
- Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionSep 19, 2016Migration or Expulsion of Device; Migration or Expulsion of Device
ON (B)(6) 2016, A PROSTHESIS DEVICE WAS IMPLANTED INTO A PATIENT AT LEVEL C5-6. APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS FOLLOWING SURGERY, A RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INDICATED THE INFERIOR ENDPLATE HAD MIGRATED ANTERIORLY. THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED (B)(6) 2016 AND AN ANTERIOR CERVICAL FUSION WAS PERFORMED.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 5961070 ↗MalfunctionDec 21, 2015Migration or Expulsion of Device
A (B)(6) YEAR OLD MALE UNDERWENT A C6-7 DISCECTOMY AND BILATERAL FORAMINOTOMY, RECEIVING A CERVICAL DISC ARTHROPLASTY DEVICE. IT WAS NOTED 3 MONTHS POSTOPERATIVE THAT THE DEVICE MIGRATED APPROXIMATELY 3MM IN THE ANTERIOR DIRECTION.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 5316193 ↗MalfunctionDec 14, 2015Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IN (B)(6) 2014, PATIENT UNDERWENT A SINGLE LEVEL CERVICAL ARTHROPLASTY AT C5-6. ON (B)(6) 2015 PATIENT REPORTED NECK PAIN. REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2015.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Pain
MAUDE report 5294368 ↗
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Sources: FDA GUDID, MAUDE and Medical Device Recalls via openFDA. openFDA data is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.