EXPEDIUM 179771085Recalls & reported problems
Medos International Sàrl · EXPEDIUM SPINE SYSTEM PRE-BENT SPINAL ROD 5.5 x 85mm · Class 2 · Implant
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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 10705034077659), received between Oct 10, 2017 and Mar 26, 2020 — classified as 2 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Slipped” (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 Slipped1
- Migration1
Patient problems
- Failure of Implant2
- Pain2
- Injury1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMar 26, 2020Migration; Migration
IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT UNDER A L3-S1 POSTERIOR FUSION WITH PLIFS SPINAL FUSION PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2019. POST-OPERATIVELY, THE SET SCREW OF RIGHT S1 BECAME DISLODGED; ADDITIONALLY, THE ROD HAS PULLED OUT OF LEFT S1 SCREW. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN AND ON (B)(6) 2020 UNDERWENT A REVISION PROCEDURE. THE PROCEDURE OUTCOME IS UNKNOWN. THIS REPORT IS FOR AN EXPEDIUM ROD. THIS IS REPORT 3 OF 6 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Pain
MAUDE report 9885442 ↗InjuryOct 10, 2017Device Slipped; Device Slipped
IT WAS REPORTED THAT REVISION SURGERY WAS COMPLETED ON (B)(6) 2017. THE PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH SYNTHES CLICK X AND PANGEA SCREWS AS WELL AS DEPUY SCREWS MORE THAN 5 YEARS AGO. THE ENTIRE CONSTRUCT IS FROM T-11 TO L-5. THE PATIENT WAS THEN IMPLANTED WITH MATRIX CONNECTORS AND RODS TO JOIN TOGETHER THE SYNTHES AND DEPUY SCREWS ON (B)(6) 2017. THE PATIENT WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE AND PRESENTED WITH PAIN. HE FOLLOWED UP WITH THE SURGEON IN THE BEGINNING OF (B)(6) AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE RODS POPPED OUT OF THE CONNECTORS ON THE L-2 TO L-3. THE PATIENT WAS REVISED WITH A SYNTHES TRANSITIONAL ROD AND THE LOCKING CAPS WERE REPLACED.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Injury; Pain
MAUDE report 6937228 ↗
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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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