Timberline Lateral Fusion System 8734-0020Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 03662663273312), received between Nov 6, 2025 and Jan 22, 2026 — classified as 3 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Mechanical Jam” (3 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

Recent adverse event reports

The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionJan 22, 2026Corroded; Mechanical Jam

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A TIMBERLINE RETRACTOR ARM HAD JAMMED DURING A SURGERY AND WAS LIKELY CORRODED ON THE BALL JOINTS. THERE WAS NO PATIENT OR SURGICAL IMPACT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24149321 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 18, 2025Mechanical Jam; Mechanical Jam

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE TIMBERLINE ARTICULATING ARM THAT HOLDS THE RETRACTOR BECAME JAMMED INTRA-OPERATIVELY. THE SURGERY WAS ABLE TO BE COMPLETED USING THE ARM, THOUGH WITH SOME DIFFICULTY, AND THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23845576 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 6, 2025Mechanical Jam; Mechanical Jam

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A TIMBERLINE ARTICULATING ARM LATERAL WAS JAMMED AND WOULD NOT CLOSE DOWN INTRA-OPERATIVELY. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT THE USE OF THE ARM, AND WITHOUT ANY PATIENT OR PROCEDURAL IMPACT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23490576 ↗