PULSE 50110201Recalls & reported problems
Nuvasive, Inc. · Stimulation Clip-Activator, Single · Class 2
All models of PULSE (6)
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 00887517824523), received between Mar 31, 2023 and Mar 31, 2023 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings” (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
- Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionMar 31, 2023Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
DURING AN EXTREME LATERAL INTERBODY FUSION CASE USING INTRAOPERATIVE NEUROMONITORING, A STIMULATION CLIP WAS PLACED ON THE DILATOR; HOWEVER, THE SYSTEM DISPLAYED RESULTS THAT WERE LOWER THAN EXPECTED IN ALL DIRECTIONS, INDICATING NERVE PROXIMITY WAS CLOSER THAN EXPECTED IN ALL DIRECTIONS. THE SURGEON THEN SWITCHED TO A STIMULATION PROBE TO CHECK RESPONSES AT THE SAME LOCATION AND RECEIVED THE EXPECTED RESULTS. THE STIMULATION PROBE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE CASE. NO PATIENT IMPACT WAS REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 16659719 ↗
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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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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