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Precept 8896545Recalls & reported problems

Nuvasive, Inc. · PRECEPT Screw Shank, 6.5x45mm Modular · Class 2 · Implant

Adverse event reports
1
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
1
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00887517387547), received between Jun 9, 2016 and Jun 9, 2016 — classified as 1 injury.

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 Problem1

Patient problems

  • Pain1
  • Unspecified Infection1
  • Wound Dehiscence1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryJun 9, 2016Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IN (B)(6) 2015 A (B)(6) MALE HAD A PROCEDURE DONE FOR A BULGING DISC, SPINE LEVEL UNKNOWN. ON (B)(6) 2015 THE PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH A POSTERIOR FIXATION AT L4-L5. NO COMPLICATIONS WERE NOTED BASED ON SURGEON'S OPERATIVE NOTES. ON (B)(6) 2015 AN INTERVENTION TOOK PLACE FOR THE INCISION AND DRAINAGE OF THE LUMBAR WOUND. NO NECTROTIC TISSUE WAS VISUALIZED. BACITRACIN INFUSED SALINE WAS USED TO IRRIGATE THE WOUND COPIOUSLY. CULTURE RESULTS SHOWED LIGHT GROWTH OF ESCHERICHIA COLI. PATIENT WAS TREATED WITH WOUND VACS IN THE LEFT LATERAL AND MIDLINE OF THE BACK. ADDITIONAL UNKNOWN ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT WAS PRESCRIBED FOLLOWING WOUND DEBRIDEMENT . WOUND REPORTEDLY HEALED IN (B)(6) 2016.

    Patient problems: Pain; Unspecified Infection; Wound Dehiscence

    MAUDE report 5709724 ↗

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Sources: FDA GUDID, MAUDE and Medical Device Recalls via openFDA. openFDA data is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.