EXPEDIUM 179799755Recalls & reported problems
Medos International Sàrl · EXPEDIUM SPINE SYSTEM DI FAVORED ANGLE REDUCTION SCREW 5.5 x 7 x 55mm · Class 2
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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 10705034083841), received between Oct 31, 2019 and Dec 11, 2019 — classified as 2 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (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
- Break1
- Material Twisted/Bent1
Patient problems
- No Code Available2
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryDec 11, 2019Material Twisted/Bent; Material Twisted/Bent
DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES REPORTS AN EVENT IN (B)(6) AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, THE RODS FRACTURED AT T12 LEVEL AND SCREWS BROKEN AT L5 LEVEL. REVISION SURGERY TO REPLACE RODS AND EXTEND CONSTRUCT TO S1 AND PELVIS WAS PERFORMED. NO PROBLEMS DURING PROCEDURE. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) EXP DI FAR SCREWS 7.00 X 55. THIS IS REPORT 5 OF 8 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 9452908 ↗InjuryOct 31, 2019Break; Break
DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES REPORTS AN EVENT IN UNITED KINGDOM AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, THE RODS FRACTURED AT T12 LEVEL AND SCREWS BROKEN AT L5 LEVEL. REVISION SURGERY TO REPLACE RODS AND EXTEND CONSTRUCT TO S1 AND PELVIS WAS PERFORMED. NO PROBLEMS DURING PROCEDURE. THIS IS REPORT 3 OF 8 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 9261790 ↗
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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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