BASE 6955202Recalls & reported problems
Nuvasive, Inc. · BASE Ti Bolt, 5.0x20.0mm Variable · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00887517701749), received between Jan 3, 2018 and May 14, 2018 — classified as 3 malfunctions.
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 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break2
- Unintended Movement1
Patient problems
- Failure of Implant3
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionMay 14, 2018Break; Break
ON (B)(6) 2017 PATIENT UNDERWENT A PROCEDURE USING THE BASE INTERFIXATED TITANIUM SYSTEM. ON (B)(6) 2018 DURING THE SIX MONTH FOLLOW UP, A SCREW FRACTURE WAS NOTED. PATIENT IS ASYMPTOMATIC.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 7512606 ↗MalfunctionMay 14, 2018Break; Break
ON (B)(6) 2017 PATIENT UNDERWENT A PROCEDURE USING THE BASE INTERFIXATED TITANIUM SYSTEM. ON (B)(6) 2018 DURING THE SIX MONTH FOLLOW UP A SCREW FRACTURE WAS NOTED. PATIENT IS ASYMPTOMATIC.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 7512484 ↗MalfunctionJan 3, 2018Unintended Movement; Unintended Movement
ON (B)(6) 2017 A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN ANTERIOR LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION PROCEDURE WITH POSTERIOR FIXATION AT L5-S1 LEVELS WITH NO REPORTED ISSUES. ON (B)(6) 2017 A FOLLOW UP RADIOGRAPH REVEALED ONE OF THE INFERIOR FIXATION SCREWS HAD BACKED OUT. NO REVISION PROCEDURE IS PLANNED AT THIS TIME. NO PATIENT INJURY WAS REPORTED.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 7162859 ↗
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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 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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