RADIUS 486613601Recalls & reported problems
Stryker Corporation · VITALLIUM SPINAL ROD · Class 2 · Implant
All models of RADIUS (13)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 04546540591197), received between May 3, 2016 and Oct 27, 2021 — classified as 1 injury, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (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
- Break1
- Device Operates Differently Than Expected1
- Fracture1
- Material Integrity Problem1
- Migration1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryOct 27, 2021Fracture; Migration; Fracture; Migration
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RADIUS VITALLIUM ROD FRACTURED AND MIGRATED POST-OPERATIVELY. UPON REVIEW OF THE PROVIDED IMAGING, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THREE XIA BLOCKERS HAD LOOSENED AS WELL. REVISION SURGERY HAS BEEN PERFORMED. THIS RECORD CAPTURES THE FRACTURED RADIUS VITALLIUM ROD.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 12704587 ↗MalfunctionMay 3, 2016Break; Device Operates Differently Than Expected; Material Integrity Problem; Material Integrity Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A CASE A ROD BROKE WHILE BENDING IT WITH THE FRENCH BENDER. **UPDATE** PER EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE SALES REP, IT WAS REPORTED THAT "THE DOCTOR IS OKAY, JUST FRUSTRATED"
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 5628846 ↗
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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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