Mectalif Posterior 03.27.045Recalls & reported problems
Medacta International SA · Posterior Interbody Fusion Device 11x25x10 L5° · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07630030831874), received between Jan 23, 2020 and Sep 23, 2021 — classified as 2 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Dislodged or Dislocated” (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
- Device Dislodged or Dislocated1
- Output Problem1
Patient problems
- Joint Disorder1
- Osteolysis1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjurySep 23, 2021Output Problem
AFTER A FEW WEEKS FROM THE PRIMARY SURGERY, A PEDICLE SCREW LOOSENING AND A CAGE MIGRATION IN L2/3 HAVE BEEN FOUND. ONE SINGLE PLIF CAGE WAS IMPLANTED. OSTEOLYSIS WAS FOUND AROUND THE POSTERIOR INTERBODY FUSION DEVICE. THERE WAS A SUSPICION OF INFECTION BUT IT WAS NOT CONFIRMED. ON (B)(6) 2021 THERE WAS AN EXTENDED FUSION FROM L2 TO S2AI, INCLUDING CEMENT AUGMENTATION IN L2, THE CAGE WAS REPLACED WITH A PLIF CAGE USED IN L2/3. ON (B)(6) , 2021 THERE WAS ANOTHER REVISION SURGERY WHERE THE CAGE IN L2/3 WAS REMOVED AND WAS REPLACED WITH AN XLIF CAGE.
Patient problems: Osteolysis
MAUDE report 12519092 ↗InjuryJan 23, 2020Device Dislodged or Dislocated
1 CAGE WAS INSERTED OBLIQUELY INTO THE 1 VERTEBRAL SPACE. THE CAGE WAS A POSTERIOR CAGE, BUT IT WAS USED AS AN OBLIQUE CAGE.
Patient problems: Joint Disorder
MAUDE report 9621501 ↗
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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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