VIPER 186720530Recalls & reported problems
Medos International Sàrl · VIPER SYSTEM CANNULATED UNIPLANAR SCREW 5.5 x 5.0 x 30mm · Class 2 · Implant
All models of VIPER (121)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10705034125602), received between Apr 13, 2021 and Apr 13, 2021 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Deformation” (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 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Material Deformation1
Patient problems
- Insufficient Information1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryApr 13, 2021Material Deformation; Material Deformation
DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES (B)(4) REPORTS AN EVENT IN (B)(6) AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT UNIPLANAR SCREWS WERE REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT THAT FOUND TO BE SLIGHTLY BENT AT COLLAR LEVEL, IT WAS PERPENDICULAR FROM THE NATURAL SCREWHEAD AXIS. IT WAS ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE: THE ABLATION OF THESE SCREWS HAS NO RELATIONSHIP, NOR REASONS, WITH THE BENDING ISSUE ANNOUNCED IN THIS COMPLAINT. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) VIPER SYSTEM CANNULATED UNIPLANAR SCREW 5.5 X 5.0 X 30MM. THIS REPORT IS 2 OF 2 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 11655790 ↗
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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