BASE 6955172Recalls & reported problems
Nuvasive, Inc. · BASE Ti Bolt, 5.0x17.5mm Variable · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00887517802736), received between Mar 1, 2018 and Oct 17, 2020 — classified as 2 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Unintended Movement” (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 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Unintended Movement1
Patient problems
- No Code Available1
- Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryOct 17, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
ON (B)(6) 2019 PATIENT UNDERWENT A SPINAL PROCEDURE. AS PER REPORTER, POST OPERATIVELY IT WAS REPORTED LATERAL MASS INFUSION WAS INCOMPLETE. ON (B)(6) 2019 A REVISION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED AT L4/5 LEVELS.
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 10694617 ↗InjuryMar 1, 2018Unintended Movement; Unintended Movement
ON (B)(6) 2018 A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN ANTERIOR LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION AT L5/S1 LEVELS WITH DISC ARTHROPLASTY AT L4/L5 WITHOUT ANY REPORTED ISSUES. AS PER REPORTER PATIENT WOKE UP WITH ALLEVIATED SYMPTOMS AND RADIOGRAPHS WERE CLEAR. ON (B)(6) 2018 PATIENT RECEIVED POSTERIOR FIXATION AT L5/S1 UTILIZING ANOTHER MANUFACTURER'S HARDWARE AND NAVIGATION. PATIENT AWOKE IN PAIN, A POST-OPERATIVE CT SCAN IDENTIFIED A SPINAL CANAL BREACH AT L5 LEVEL BY ONE OF THE SUPERIOR INTERFIXATED SCREWS. AN IMMEDIATE ANTERIOR PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED TO REMOVE THE IMPENDING SCREW LEAVING ONE SUPERIOR AND ONE INFERIOR SCREW. PATIENT NOTED AS DOING WELL POST REVISION PROCEDURE. NO ALLEGATION OF PRODUCT MALFUNCTION RELATED TO NUVASIVE PRODUCTS.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 7306930 ↗
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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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