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LateralALIF 6973403Recalls & reported problems

Nuvasive, Inc. · ALIF Pin, 100mm Anchoring · Class 1

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 00887517840103), received between Dec 14, 2022 and Dec 14, 2022 — 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

  • Foreign Body In Patient1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • MalfunctionDec 14, 2022Fracture; Fracture

    ON (B)(4) 2022 AN ANTERIOR LATERAL INTERBODY FUSION PROCEDURE FROM L5 TO S1. DURING THE PROCEDURE THE TIP OF THE PIN FRACTURED OFF IN THE PATIENT INSIDE THE RIGHT S1 VERTEBRAL BODY FLUSH WITH THE BONE. THE SURGEON WAS AWARE AND OPTED FOR REASONS OF SAFETY NOT TO REMOVE IT. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT AND THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT ISSUE.

    Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

    MAUDE report 15978564 ↗

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