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SpheRx 7772002Recalls & reported problems

Nuvasive, Inc. · PPS Screw Tulip, 6.25mm Rod · Class 2 · Implant

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 00887517112200), received between Nov 22, 2016 and Nov 22, 2016 — classified as 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (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

  • Fracture1

Patient problems

  • Failure of Implant1
  • Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • MalfunctionNov 22, 2016Fracture; Fracture

    ON (B)(6) 2014 A MALE PATIENT UNDERWENT A UNILATERAL POSTERIOR FIXATION PROCEDURE ON L5-S1 WITHOUT ISSUE. TWO YEARS LATER, THE PATIENT FELT A CHANGE IN THE CONSTRUCT AND RADIOGRAPH CONFIRMED THE S1 SCREW WAS FRACTURED. (B)(6) 2016 A REVISION WAS PERFORMED TO REMOVE THE FRACTURED SCREW PORTION AT S1 ALONG WITH THE ROD AND L5 SCREW. THE REMAINDER OF THE S1 SHANK WAS LEFT IN PATIENT'S SACRUM . NO PATIENT INJURY REPORTED.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture

    MAUDE report 6122215 ↗

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