Tritanium PL 48950106Recalls & reported problems
Stryker Corporation · Posterior Lumbar Cage · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 13, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 4
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 3
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07613327117417), received between Jul 24, 2017 and May 17, 2022 — classified as 3 injuries, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Migration” (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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Migration3
- Break1
- Detachment Of Device Component1
- Device Dislodged or Dislocated1
- Fracture1
Patient problems
- Injury2
- No Information1
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient1
- Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMay 17, 2022Migration; Migration
A COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED THAT PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS A TRITANIUM PL CAGE WHICH BACKED OUT APPROXIMATELY SIX WEEKS POST-OPERATIVELY. THE PATIENT ALSO REPORTED EXPERIENCING PAIN.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 14418927 ↗InjuryOct 29, 2019Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Migration; Migration
A PHYSICIAN REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AFTER A L2/3/4/5 PLIF IMPLANTATION, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION SURGERY TO ADDRESS A BACKED-OUT TRITANIUM PL CAGE. REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED TO REMOVE THE CAGE AND EXTEND THE FIXATION RANGE AS THE BONE HAD COLLAPSED.
Patient problems: Injury
MAUDE report 9252407 ↗InjurySep 4, 2019Migration
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A TRITANIUM PL CAGE MIGRATED POST OPERATIVELY. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION SURGERY AND THE CAGE WAS REPLACED.
Patient problems: Injury
MAUDE report 8961788 ↗MalfunctionJul 24, 2017Fracture; Break; Detachment Of Device Component; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SURGEON INSERTERED IMPLANT INTO THE DISC SPACE THEN ATTEMPTED TO ROTATE THE CAGE FOR PROPER ANATOMICAL ALIGNMENT AND THE BACK 1/3 PART OF THE CAGE SHEERED OFF.
Patient problems: No Information; No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 6737516 ↗
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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 13, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 13, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 13, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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