Mectalif Oblique Cages 03.20.052Recalls & reported problems
Medacta International SA · Oblique Interbody Fusion Device 12x28x12 L10° · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 07630030827747), received between Jun 28, 2017 and Jun 28, 2017 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Operates Differently Than Expected” (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 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Device Operates Differently Than Expected1
Patient problems
- Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJun 28, 2017Device Operates Differently Than Expected; Device Operates Differently Than Expected
THE PATIENT CAME IN COMPLAINING OF LEFT LEG PAIN. A CT-MYELOGRAM SHOWED THE CAGE AT L3-4 BACKED OUT. THE SURGEON PLANNED TO REVISE THE PATIENT AT L3-4. IF THE CAGE HAD BEEN LOOSE, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH A LARGER ONE WHICH WOULD BE IMPLANTED DEEPER (FOLLOWED BY COMPRESSION ON THE L3-4 SCREWS). IF THE CAGE HAD ALREADY BEGUN TO FUSE, THE PROTRUDING PART WOULD HAVE BEEN REMOVED WITH THE HIGH-SPEED DRILL. AT REVISION SURGERY, THE SURGEON REMOVED THE CAGE AND CLOSED THE PATIENT UP. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. IN THE FUTURE, THE SURGEON PLANS TO IMPLANT ANOTHER CAGE. X-RAYS ARE AVAILABLE, EXPLANTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 6672560 ↗
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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