EXPEDIUM 179978600Recalls & reported problems
Depuy Spine, LLC · EXPEDIUM SPINE SYSTEM ROD, STRAIGHT (WITH HEX ENDS) 6.35 x 600mm · Class 2 · Implant
All models of EXPEDIUM (29)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 4
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10705034092355), received between Nov 15, 2021 and Nov 19, 2021 — classified as 4 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (4 reports).
1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K090230, K111136); 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. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break4
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions4
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionNov 19, 2021Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2021, THE EXP 6.35 COCR ROD W/HEX ENDS 6 WAS BROKEN DURING REVERSE LOGISTICS AUDIT OF RETURNED DEVICE AT MILLSTONE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT, AND NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES ONE (1) NUMBER OF DEVICES. THIS REPORT IS FOR (1) EXP 6.35 COCR ROD W/HEX ENDS 6. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 12848455 ↗MalfunctionNov 15, 2021Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2021, THE RODS WERE BROKEN DURING REVERSE LOGISTICS AUDIT OF RETURNED DEVICE AT (B)(6). THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT AND NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) ROD, STRAIGHT (WITH HEX ENDS) 6.35 X 600MM. THIS IS REPORT 11 OF 13 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 12815718 ↗MalfunctionNov 15, 2021Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2021, THE RODS WERE BROKEN DURING REVERSE LOGISTICS AUDIT OF RETURNED DEVICE AT (B)(6). THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT AND NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) ROD, STRAIGHT (WITH HEX ENDS) 6.35 X 600MM. THIS IS REPORT 9 OF 13 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 12815640 ↗MalfunctionNov 15, 2021Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2021, THE RODS WERE BROKEN DURING REVERSE LOGISTICS AUDIT OF RETURNED DEVICE AT (B)(4). THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT AND NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) ROD, STRAIGHT (WITH HEX ENDS) 6.35 X 600MM. THIS IS REPORT 4 OF 13 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 12815514 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K090230, K111136. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-1674-2015 · Apr 21, 2015 · TerminatedEXPEDIUM Spine System/Synapse System; MODEL: EXPEDIUM Offset Conical Lock Nut 8mm, CATALOG NO. : 1754-91-150, UDI NUMBER (if applicable): GTIN: 10705034032467
Other APPLIANCE, FIXATION, SPINAL INTERLAMINAL devices
- EXPEDIUM 179702000Medos International Sàrl · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, SPINAL INTERLAMINAL439 reports
- EXPEDIUM VERSE 199721001Medos International Sàrl · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, SPINAL INTERLAMINAL227 reports
- XIA 3 48230000Stryker Corporation · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, SPINAL INTERLAMINAL193 reports
- VIPER 186715000Medos International Sàrl · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, SPINAL INTERLAMINAL1 death167 reports
- NA 04.614.014Synthes GmbH · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, SPINAL INTERLAMINAL80 reports
- EXPEDIUM VIPER 196789480Depuy Spine, LLC · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, SPINAL INTERLAMINAL72 reports
- NA 04.615.014Synthes GmbH · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, SPINAL INTERLAMINAL72 reports
- Arsenal Deformity Spinal Fixation System 47127Alphatec Spine, Inc. · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, SPINAL INTERLAMINAL66 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 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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