EXPEDIUM 179712875Recalls & reported problems
Medos International Sàrl · EXPEDIUM SPINE SYSTEM POLYAXIAL SCREW 5.5 x 8 x 75mm · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 13, 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 10705034068138), received between Aug 26, 2024 and Aug 26, 2024 — classified as 2 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (2 reports).
8 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K101993); they may or may not involve this specific model.
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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break2
Patient problems
- Insufficient Information2
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryAug 26, 2024Break; Break
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED STATES THAT THE SCREWS WERE REMOVED AND THE CLINICAL FINDINGS WAS BROKEN BILATERAL ILLIAC SCREWS WITH NO LABORATORY TEST TAKEN.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 20069493 ↗InjuryAug 26, 2024Break; Break
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED STATES THAT THE SCREWS WERE REMOVED AND THE CLINICAL FINDINGS WAS BROKEN BILATERAL ILLIAC SCREWS WITH NO LABORATORY TEST TAKEN.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 20068791 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K101993. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-0706-2013 · Nov 7, 2012 · TerminatedDePuy Spine VIPER POLY SCREW 5.5 8 X80MM Tl Product Code: 1867-15-880 Spinal Implant Component.
- Z-0708-2013 · Nov 7, 2012 · TerminatedDePuy Spine VIPER POLY SCREW 5.5 9 X70MM Tl Product Code: 1867-15-970 Spinal Implant Component.
- Z-0712-2013 · Nov 7, 2012 · TerminatedDePuy Spine VIPER POLY SCREW 5.5 10 X 80MM Tl Product Code: 1867-15-180 Spinal Implant Component.
- Z-0710-2013 · Nov 7, 2012 · TerminatedDePuy Spine VIPER POLY SCREW 5.5 9 X100MM Tl Product Code: 1867-15-999 Spinal Implant Component.
- Z-0713-2013 · Nov 7, 2012 · TerminatedDePuy Spine VIPER POLY SCREW 5.5 10X100MM Tl Product Code: 1867-15-199 Spinal Implant Component.
- Z-0709-2013 · Nov 7, 2012 · TerminatedDePuy Spine VIPER POLY SCREW 5.5 9 X 80MM Tl Product Code: 1867-15-980 Spinal Implant Component.
- Z-0705-2013 · Nov 7, 2012 · TerminatedDePuy Spine VIPER POLY SCREW 5.5 8 X70MM Tl Product Code: 1867-15-870 Spinal Implant Component.
- Z-0707-2013 · Nov 7, 2012 · TerminatedDePuy Spine VIPER POLY SCREW 5.5 8 X100MM Tl Product Code: 1867-15-899 Spinal Implant Component.
Other ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION devices
- NA 04.614.508Synthes GmbH · ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION277 reports
- CREO 1134.0010Globus Medical, Inc. · ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION112 reports
- CREO 1119.0010Globus Medical, Inc. · ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION80 reports
- VIPER 186731745Medos International Sàrl · ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION43 reports
- CD HORIZON® Spinal System 1553201090Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION38 reports
- EXPEDIUM 179902000Medos International Sàrl · ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION37 reports
- CD HORIZON® Spinal System 7540220Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION36 reports
- EXPEDIUM VERSE 199721640Medos International Sàrl · ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION35 reports
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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