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SpheRx 7375545Recalls & reported problems

Nuvasive, Inc. · SpheRx® DBR®II Screw, 5.5x45mm Cann Poly · 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 00887517479020), received between Aug 24, 2018 and Aug 24, 2018 — 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

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • MalfunctionAug 24, 2018Fracture; Fracture

    ON (B)(6) 2010, PATIENT UNDERWENT A TRANSFORAMINAL LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION PROCEDURE. ON (B)(6) 2017 APPROXIMATELY SEVEN YEARS POST INDEX SURGERY, PATIENT WAS EXPERIENCING BACK PAIN. RADIOGRAPHS REVEALED A PEDICLE SCREW FRACTURE AT S1 LEVEL AND A FACET SCREW FRACTURE AT THE LEFT CONTRALATERAL SIDE. ON (B)(6) 2017 A REVISION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED DUE TO ADJACENT SEGMENT DISORDER AND FRACTURED SCREW WAS REPLACED WITHOUT ANY REPORTED ISSUES.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant

    MAUDE report 7814347 ↗

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