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UNIFY 597.820Recalls & reported problems

Globus Medical, Inc. · UNIFY 4.2mm Variable Angle Screw, Self-Tapping, 20mm · Class 2 · Implant

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 00889095166903), received between Oct 14, 2021 and Oct 14, 2021 — classified as 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Slipped” (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

  • Device Slipped1

Patient problems

  • Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • MalfunctionOct 14, 2021Device Slipped

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY WAS COMPLETED DUE TO AN INDEPENDENCE BONE SCREW BACKING OUT POST-OPERATIVELY. THIS EVENT OCCURRED IN THE (B)(6).

    Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available

    MAUDE report 12634880 ↗

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