Precept 8806545ARecalls & reported problems
Nuvasive, Inc. · PRECEPT Screw, 6.5x45mm Polyaxial · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 13, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 6
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 6 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00887517450654), received between Dec 20, 2015 and Jan 22, 2019 — classified as 1 injury, 5 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Unintended Movement” (5 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
- Unintended Movement5
- Detachment of Device or Device Component1
- Loose or Intermittent Connection1
Patient problems
- Failure of Implant6
- Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 6 most recent of 6 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJan 22, 2019Unintended Movement; Unintended Movement
ON (B)(6) 2018 PATIENT UNDERWENT A SURGICAL PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS A FRACTURE ON THE T12 VERTEBRAL BODY WITH NO REPORTED INCIDENTS. TWO WEEKS POST-OPERATIVE X-RAYS FILMS SHOWED SCREW(S) BACK OUT. NO REVISION PROCEDURE IS PLANNED AT THIS TIME.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 8267780 ↗MalfunctionJan 21, 2019Unintended Movement; Unintended Movement
ON (B)(6) 2018 PATIENT UNDERWENT A SURGICAL PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS A FRACTURE ON THE T12 VERTEBRAL BODY WITH NO REPORTED INCIDENTS. TWO WEEKS POST-OPERATIVE X-RAYS SHOWED SCREW(S) SCREW BACK OUT. NO REVISION PROCEDURE IS PLANNED AT THIS TIME.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 8265817 ↗InjuryJan 21, 2019Unintended Movement; Unintended Movement
ON (B)(6) 2018 PATIENT UNDERWENT A SURGICAL PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS A FRACTURE OF THE L3 VERTEBRAL BODY WITH NO REPORTED INCIDENTS. TWO WEEKS POST-OPERATIVE X-RAYS FILMS INDICATED THE RIGHT SIDE LUMBAR SCREW AT THE L4 LEVEL HAD PULLED OUT AND THERE WAS A COLLAPSE OF THE FRACTURE AT THE L3 LEVEL. NO REVISION PROCEDURE IS PLANNED AT THIS TIME AS PATIENT IS ASYMPTOMATIC.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 8265634 ↗MalfunctionJan 21, 2019Unintended Movement; Unintended Movement
ON (B)(6) 2018 PATIENT UNDERWENT A SURGICAL PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS A FRACTURE OF THE L1 AND L2 VERTEBRAL BODIES WITH NO REPORTED INCIDENTS. TWO WEEKS POST-OPERATIVE X-RAYS SHOWED THE RIGHT SIDE LUMBAR SCREW(S) HAD PULLED OUT. PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION PROCEDURE WHERE SCREWS WERE REPLACED WITH FENESTRATED SCREWS. PATIENT IS REPORTED TO BE DOING WELL.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 8264993 ↗MalfunctionJan 21, 2019Unintended Movement; Unintended Movement
ON (B)(6) 2018 PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN SPINE PROCEDURE. TWO WEEKS POST-OPERATIVE FILMS IDENTIFIED SCREW BACK OUTS. PATIENT IS ASYMPTOMATIC AND NO REVISION PROCEDURE IS PLANNED AT THIS TIME.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 8264799 ↗MalfunctionDec 20, 2015Loose or Intermittent Connection; Detachment of Device or Device Component
ON (B)(6) 2014 A (B)(6) MALE HAD POLYAXIAL SPINAL SCREWS PLACED AT L2-L5 AND L5-S1. SEVEN MONTHS POST-OP, PATIENT RETURNED STATING THEY WERE IN PAIN AND COULD HEAR AN AUDIBLE SQUEAKING WHEN MOVING. SURGEON PERFORMED EXPLORATORY SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2015 AND FOUND THAT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE POLYAXIAL SCREW HEADS WERE NO LONGER TIGHT AND THAT THE ROD HAD LOOSENED. THE SCREWS AND ROD WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Pain
MAUDE report 5312945 ↗
Other ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION devices
- NA 04.614.508Synthes GmbH · ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION277 reports
- CREO 1134.0010Globus Medical, Inc. · ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION112 reports
- CREO 1119.0010Globus Medical, Inc. · ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION80 reports
- VIPER 186731745Medos International Sàrl · ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION43 reports
- CD HORIZON® Spinal System 1553201090Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION38 reports
- EXPEDIUM 179902000Medos International Sàrl · ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION37 reports
- CD HORIZON® Spinal System 7540220Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION36 reports
- EXPEDIUM VERSE 199721640Medos International Sàrl · ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION35 reports
Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 13, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 13, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
How reports and recalls are matched · Editorial policy · Report an error on this page