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ReLine 15355500Recalls & reported problems

Nuvasive, Inc. · RELINE-O Ti Rod, 5.5x500mm Straight · Class 2 · Implant

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Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
4
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
3
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00887517510143), received between Nov 13, 2017 and Feb 26, 2026 — classified as 3 injuries, 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (2 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. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.

Reports received per month

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Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Break2
  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
  • Crack1

Patient problems

  • Failure of Implant2
  • Back pain1
  • Damage to Ligament(s)1
  • Numbness1

Recent adverse event reports

The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryFeb 26, 2026Crack

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY OCCURRED ON (B)(6) 2025 DUE TO IMAGING SHOWING THAT THERE WAS HARDWARE FAILURE OF THE LEFT CONNECTOR ROD NEAR L5.

    Patient problems: Back pain

    MAUDE report 24454381 ↗
  • InjuryJul 2, 2019Break; Break

    ON AN UNKNOWN DATE IN 2018, PATIENT HEARD A SOUND OF BREAKING AND THEN BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE NUMBNESS AT THE BREECH/HIP AND INFERIOR LIMB. PATIENT WENT TO THE HOSPITAL, WHERE A ROD FRACTURE WAS CONFIRMED. NO REVISION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED AS THE PATIENT DID NOT DESIRE IT. ON (B)(6) 2019, PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION PROCEDURE AND THE RODS WERE EXCHANGED AND AN ADDITIONAL THIRD ROD WAS PLACED. THE PATIENT IS REPORTED TO BE DOING WELL.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Numbness

    MAUDE report 8755347 ↗
  • MalfunctionJan 30, 2018Break; Break

    ON (B)(6) 2017, A PATIENT UNDERWENT POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION AT T4-ILIAC LEVELS. ON (B)(6) 2018, A FRACTURE OF ONE OF THE RODS WAS DETECTED AT L5-S1 LEVEL. A REVISION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2018, WHERE BOTH RODS AT L5-S1 LEVEL WERE CUT AND SCREWS AT S1-ILIAC LEVELS WERE REMOVED. PATIENT WAS REPORTED TO BE DOING WELL POST REVISION PROCEDURE.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant

    MAUDE report 7229205 ↗
  • InjuryNov 13, 2017Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    ON (B)(6) 2017, A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN EXTREME LATERAL INTERBODY FUSION PROCEDURE AT L2-L5 LEVELS AND A POSTERIOR FUSION PROCEDURE AT T9-S2AI LEVELS. DURING IN-SITU ROD BENDING, THE ANTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT WAS RUPTURED AT L2/3 LEVEL. REPORTEDLY, ON (B)(6) 2017, PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION PROCEDURE TO PLACE A MESH CAGE AND ARROW GRAFT IN AN EFFORT TO PREVENT THE XLIF CAGE FROM BACKING OUT. NO PATIENT INJURY WAS REPORTED.

    Patient problems: Damage to Ligament(s)

    MAUDE report 7025702 ↗

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