EXPEDIUM 179752000Recalls & reported problems
Medos International Sàrl · EXPEDIUM SPINE SYSTEM HOOK, PEDICLE 5.5mm · 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 10705034076805), received between Nov 12, 2019 and Nov 12, 2019 — classified as 2 injuries.
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.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
Patient problems
- Spinal Cord Injury2
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryNov 12, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2019, PATIENT UNDERWENT T2-T12 INSTRUMENTED FUSION FOR IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS. THE FOLLOWING SCREWS, RODS AND HOOKS WERE PLACED: LEFT SIDE: T2 LAMINAR 8MM WIDE BLADE HOOK, T3 4.35 X 35 VERSE, T4 5.0 X 35 VERSE, T5 SKIP, T6 5.0 X 40 VERSE, T7 SKIP, T8 5.0 X 40 VERSE, T9 5.0 X 40 VERSE, T10 5.0 X 40 VERSE, T11 6.0 X 40 AND T12 6.0 X 40. RIGHT SIDE: T2 PEDICLE UP GOING HOOK EXPEDIUM, T3 SKIP, T4 PEDICLE UP GOING HOOK EXPEDIUM, T5 4.35 X 35 VERSE, T6 SKIP, T7 5.0 X 35 VERSE, T8 SKIP, T9 6.0 X 40 VERSE, T10 SKIP, T11 6.0 X 40 VERSE AND T12 6.0 X 40 VERSE. TWO 5.5 X 480 COCR RODS WERE CUT AND PLACED WITH CORRECTION KEYS AND REGULAR LOCKING CAPS FOR HOOKS. CORRECTION KEYS WERE LOCKED ON THE CONCAVE SIDE TO CREATE MONO SCREWS ON THE LEFT SIDE. UPON REMOVING THE RIGHT SIDE, THE PATIENT LOST SSEP¿S (SOMATOSENSORY EVOKED POTENTIAL) AND MOTORS TO LOWER EXTREMITIES. ALL THE RODS WERE REMOVED. SIGNALS DID NOT COME BACK. WAKE UP TEST PERFORMED AND SLIGHT MOVEMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY BUT MARGINAL. IMAGES WERE TAKEN TO CONFIRM ACCURATE SCREW PLACEMENT AND ALL SCREWS LOCKED WELL PLACED. ALL SCREWS WERE REMOVED, AND PEDICLES WERE STIMULATED WITH A PROBE. NO RESPONSES WERE
Patient problems: Spinal Cord Injury
MAUDE report 9311687 ↗InjuryNov 12, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2019, PATIENT UNDERWENT T2-T12 INSTRUMENTED FUSION FOR IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS. THE FOLLOWING SCREWS, RODS AND HOOKS WERE PLACED: LEFT SIDE: T2 LAMINAR 8MM WIDE BLADE HOOK, T3 4.35 X 35 VERSE, T4 5.0 X 35 VERSE, T5 SKIP, T6 5.0 X 40 VERSE, T7 SKIP, T8 5.0 X 40 VERSE, T9 5.0 X 40 VERSE, T10 5.0 X 40 VERSE, T11 6.0 X 40 AND T12 6.0 X 40. RIGHT SIDE: T2 PEDICLE UP GOING HOOK EXPEDIUM, T3 SKIP, T4 PEDICLE UP GOING HOOK EXPEDIUM, T5 4.35 X 35 VERSE, T6 SKIP, T7 5.0 X 35 VERSE, T8 SKIP, T9 6.0 X 40 VERSE, T10 SKIP, T11 6.0 X 40 VERSE AND T12 6.0 X 40 VERSE. TWO 5.5 X 480 COCR RODS WERE CUT AND PLACED WITH CORRECTION KEYS AND REGULAR LOCKING CAPS FOR HOOKS. CORRECTION KEYS WERE LOCKED ON THE CONCAVE SIDE TO CREATE MONO SCREWS ON THE LEFT SIDE. UPON REMOVING THE RIGHT SIDE, THE PATIENT LOST SSEP¿S (SOMATOSENSORY EVOKED POTENTIAL) AND MOTORS TO LOWER EXTREMITIES. ALL THE RODS WERE REMOVED. SIGNALS DID NOT COME BACK. WAKE UP TEST PERFORMED AND SLIGHT MOVEMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY BUT MARGINAL. IMAGES WERE TAKEN TO CONFIRM ACCURATE SCREW PLACEMENT AND ALL SCREWS LOCKED WELL PLACED. ALL SCREWS WERE REMOVED, AND PEDICLES WERE STIMULATED WITH A PROBE. NO RESPONSES WERE
Patient problems: Spinal Cord Injury
MAUDE report 9311557 ↗
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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 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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