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Traverse 7835545Recalls & reported problems

Nuvasive, Inc. · Traverse Screw, 5.5x45mm · 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 00887517155931), received between Oct 26, 2020 and Oct 26, 2020 — classified as 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth” (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

  • Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth1

Patient problems

  • Unspecified Infection1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • MalfunctionOct 26, 2020Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth

    ON (B)(6) 2020 PATIENT UNDERWENT A LATERAL INTERBODY FUSION CORPECTOMY PROCEDURE. ON A UNKNOWN DATE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PATIENT HAD AN INFECTION THAT WAS SEEMINGLY LOCALIZED BY A SCREW IN THE CONSTRUCT. WHEN BROUGHT IN TO ADDRESS THE INFECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A SCREW BACKING OUT. A REVISION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2020 WHERE A WASH OUT WAS PERFORMED AND THE BACKED SCREW WAS REMOVED POSTERIORLY AFTER RESECTING A RIB.

    Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 10738463 ↗

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