MectaLIF Anterior System 03.31.008Recalls & reported problems
Medacta International SA · Anterior Interbody Fusion Device 24x31x14 L10° · Class 2 · Implant
All models of MectaLIF Anterior System (12)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 07630030833816), received between Jan 4, 2018 and Jan 4, 2018 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size” (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
- Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size1
- Loose or Intermittent Connection1
Patient problems
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJan 4, 2018Loose or Intermittent Connection; Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size
THE SURGEON PERFORMED A TRIAL USING THE ALIF TRIAL FLUSH - 31X24 - H.14 - L.10°, IT FITTED CORRECTLY; HE THEN IMPLANTED THE PLATE H.14 AND THE CAGE 24X31X14 L. 10° BUT THE IMPLANT WAS LOOSE IN THE INTERVERTEBRAL DISC SPACE. THEREFORE, HE PERFORMED A SECOND TRIAL USING A BIGGER SIZE, ALIF TRIAL FLUSH - 27X35X16 L. 15°, IMPLANTING THEN THE CAGE 27X35X16 L. 15° THAT FITTED CORRECTLY. IT WAS SUPPOSED THAT THE FIRST TRIAL FLUSH HAD A DIFFERENT HEIGHT COMPARED WITH THE IMPLANT.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 7163361 ↗
Other Intervertebral Fusion Device With Integrated Fixation, Lumbar devices
- PIVOX™ Oblique Lateral Spinal System 2161001Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · Intervertebral fusion device with integrated fixation, lumbar182 reports
- IdentiTi 232-10-85-300Alphatec Spine, Inc. · Intervertebral fusion device with integrated fixation, lumbar1 recall8 reports
- IdentiTi 232-10-85-250Alphatec Spine, Inc. · Intervertebral fusion device with integrated fixation, lumbar1 recall5 reports
- IdentiTi 132-10-85-300Alphatec Spine, Inc. · Intervertebral fusion device with integrated fixation, lumbar1 recall3 reports
- MectaLIF Anterior 03.30.301Medacta International SA · Intervertebral Fusion Device With Integrated Fixation, Lumbar1 recall2 reports
- IdentiTi 232-10-85-350Alphatec Spine, Inc. · Intervertebral fusion device with integrated fixation, lumbar1 recall2 reports
- IdentiTi 232-11-90-350Alphatec Spine, Inc. · Intervertebral fusion device with integrated fixation, lumbar1 recall1 report
- MectaLIF Anterior 03.30.302Medacta International SA · Intervertebral Fusion Device With Integrated Fixation, Lumbar1 recall1 report
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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