VLIFT 48300210Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 16 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07613327267020), received between Aug 10, 2017 and Apr 28, 2023 — classified as 2 injuries, 14 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (15 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 16, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 16 most recent of 16 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionApr 28, 2023Fracture; Fracture

  THIS RECORD IS A CONSOLIDATION OF Q1 2023 RECORDS SUMMARIZED AS A PART OF THE FDA VOLUNTARY MALFUNCTION SUMMARY REPORTING PROGRAM. THIS REPORT CAPTURES TWO INSTANCES OF INTRAOPERATIVE VLIFT EXPANDER INSIDE SHAFT FRACTURE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16837956 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 29, 2022Fracture; Fracture

  THIS RECORD IS A CONSOLIDATION OF Q3 2022 RECORDS SUMMARIZED AS A PART OF THE FDA VOLUNTARY MALFUNCTION SUMMARY REPORTING PROGRAM. THIS REPORT CAPTURES FOUR INSTANCES OF INTRAOPERATIVE VLIFT EXPANDER INSIDE SHAFT FRACTURE. THE ASSOCIATED PROCEDURES WERE COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE TO A PATIENT. ONE PROCEDURE INVOLVED A FIVE-MINUTE DELAY; THREE INVOLVED NO SURGICAL DELAY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15695435 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 29, 2022Fracture; Fracture

  THIS RECORD IS A CONSOLIDATION OF Q2 2022 RECORDS SUMMARIZED AS A PART OF THE FDA VOLUNTARY MALFUNCTION SUMMARY REPORTING PROGRAM. THIS REPORT CAPTURES ONE INSTANCE OF INTRAOPERATIVE VLIFT EXPANDER INSIDE SHAFT FRACTURE. THE ASSOCIATED PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO SURGICAL DELAY AND NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE TO THE PATIENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15135585 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 10, 2022Fracture; Mechanical Problem; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Fracture; Mechanical Problem; Insufficient Device Problem Information

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING INTRA-OPERATIVE PLACEMENT OF A CAGE, THE VLIFT INSIDE SHAFT WAS DAMAGED AND COULD NOT BE USED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS BEING GATHERED AT THIS TIME.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 14349815 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 9, 2022Fracture; Fracture

  A COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED THAT THE "ROTARY HEAD" (KNOB) FRACTURED FROM A VLIFT INSERTER INNER SHAFT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO SURGICAL DELAY AND NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE TO THE PATIENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 14342519 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 22, 2021Fracture; Fracture

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE VLIFT INSIDE SHAFT BROKE DURING A CORPORECTOMY PROCEDURE. SURGERY WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WITH NO DELAY. NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION WERE REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 13064556 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 15, 2021Fracture; Fracture

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE VLIFT INSIDE SHAFT BROKE INTRA-OPERATIVELY. SURGERY WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WITH A 15 MINUTE DELAY. NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION WERE REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 13011943 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 22, 2021Fracture; Fracture

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING IMPLANT INSERTION THE SECURING MECHANISM OF A VLIFT EXPANDER FRACTURED INTRA-OPERATIVELY. NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES, SURGICAL DELAY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION WERE REPORTED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY USING AN ALTERNATIVELY AVAILABLE DEVICE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 12044436 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 10, 2021Fracture; Fracture

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A VLIFT SCREWDRIVER INNER SHAFT BROKE DURING INTRA-OPERATIVE LOCKING. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITHOUT SURGICAL DELAY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 11797680 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 12, 2021Fracture; Fracture

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING CAGE REPOSITIONING IN SITU, THE SECURING MECHANISM OF A VLIFT EXPANDER INNER SHAFT FRACTURED. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITHOUT SURGICAL DELAY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 11477664 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 24, 2020Mechanical Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Mechanical Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE VLIFT EXPANDER DID NOT EXPAND THE HEIGHT OF THE CAGE SMOOTHLY AND GETS CAUGHT ON THE VLIFT INSIDE SHAFT INTRA-OPERATIVELY. SURGERY WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WITH THE EXPANDER AND NO DELAY. NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION WERE REPORTED. THIS REPORT WILL CAPTURE THE INSIDE SHAFT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 10897398 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 9, 2020Fracture; Fracture

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A VLIFT INSIDE SHAFT FRACTURED INTRA-OPERATIVELY. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITHOUT SURGICAL DELAY.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 10255018 ↗
• InjuryJun 12, 2020Fracture; Fracture

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING INSERTION OF A CAGE, A VLIFT EXPANDER INNER SHAFT FRACTURED INTRA-OPERATIVELY. THE CAGE WAS LEFT INSIDE THE PATIENT PARTIALLY EXPANDED AS AN ALTERNATIVE DEVICE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THIS ATTRIBUTED TO A 15 MINUTE SURGICAL DELAY. ON 12/03/2019, WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE PATIENT HAD UNDERGONE REVISION SURGERY TO REPLACE THE DEVICE THAT WAS PLACED BY THIS INSTRUMENT.

  Patient problems: Injury

  MAUDE report 10150808 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 26, 2020Fracture; Fracture

  A PHYSICIAN REPORTED THAT THE KNOB ON THE PROXIMAL END OF A VLIFT EXPANDER INSIDE SHAFT FRACTURED DURING USE. THERE WAS A FIVE-MINUTE DELAY IN SURGERY AS THE FRACTURED INSTRUMENT WAS REMOVED AND THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. THERE WAS NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE TO THE PATIENT.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 10089678 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 22, 2020Fracture; Fracture

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A VLIFT INSIDE SHAFT TIP FRACTURED INTRA-OPERATIVELY. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT, BUT AN UNSPECIFIED SURGICAL DELAY WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 10083057 ↗
• InjuryAug 10, 2017Fracture; Break; Fracture

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DOCTOR USED A LOAN KIT IN ORDER TO PERFORM A CORPORECTOMY L1. WHEN THE CAGE WAS FITTED WITH THE 22X3DEG AND 22X0DEG PLUGS AND MORE PRECISELY AT THE TIME OF ITS INSERTION, THE SCREW THREAD OF THE INNER SHAFT OF THE INSERTER BROKE AND REMAINED STUCK IN THE THREAD OF THE CAGE (THREAD ACCOMMODATING THE INSERT). THE SURGEON TOOK THE DECISION TO REMOVE THE CAGE IN ORDER TO NOT LEAVE THE ELEMENT IN PLACE. THEN THE SURGEON DECIDED TO REPLACE THE CAGE BY AN ILIAC CREST GRAFT OF THE PATIENT. THE CAGE INSERTER BEING BROKEN, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO USE IT TO INSERT THE NEW CAGE. SINCE THE SIZE OF THE GRAFT TAKEN WAS INSUFFICIENT IN VIEW OF THE INTERVERTEBRAL SPACE, THE DOCTOR DECIDED TO INSERT A NEW CAGE USING THE BROKEN INSERTER. THE INSERTION WAS POSSIBLE. THIS EVENT LED TO A SURGICAL DELAY OF 1 HOUR AND 45 MINUTES.

  Patient problems: Blood Loss; Injury; No Code Available

  MAUDE report 6786688 ↗