VIPER 186788060Recalls & reported problems
Depuy Spine, LLC · VIPER 2 SYSTEM ROD, PRE-LORDOSED 60mm · Class 2 · Implant
All models of VIPER (60)
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 10705034131771), received between Jan 4, 2024 and Jan 5, 2024 — classified as 2 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Migration” (1 report).
1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K071860, 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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Migration1
Patient problems
- Insufficient Information1
- Joint Laxity1
- Nerve Damage1
- Post Operative Wound Infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJan 5, 2024Migration; Migration
THIS REPORT IS BEING FILED AFTER THE REVIEW OF A CLINICAL EVALUATION REPORT (CER) FROM A DATABASE RELATED RESEARCH ACTIVITY (DRRA): SPINE TANGO SOA REPORT - TLIF. THE FOLLOWING COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED: IMPLANT FAILURE, IMPLANT MALPOSITION, INSTABILITY, NEUROCOMPRESSION, OTHER COMPLICATION TIME/INTERVENTION REPEAT SURGERY THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) VIPER2 LORDOTIC ROD-60MM THIS IS REPORT 4 OF 4 FOR COMPLAINT ( B)(4).
Patient problems: Insufficient Information; Joint Laxity; Nerve Damage
MAUDE report 18451707 ↗InjuryJan 4, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THIS REPORT IS BEING FILED AFTER THE REVIEW OF A CLINICAL EVALUATION REPORT (CER) FROM A DATABASE RELATED RESEARCH ACTIVITY (DRRA): SPINE TANGO SOA REPORT - TLIF THE FOLLOWING COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED: POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION SUPERFICIAL COMPLICATION TIME/INTERVENTION REPEAT SURGERY THIS IS FOR DEPUY SYNTHES SPINE VIPER /OTHER AND VIPER CFX FENESTRATED (VIPER2 LORDOTIC ROD-60MM (B)(4)).
Patient problems: Post Operative Wound Infection
MAUDE report 18447065 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K071860, 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 ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION devices
- NA 04.614.508Synthes GmbH · ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION277 reports
- CREO 1134.0010Globus Medical, Inc. · ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION112 reports
- CREO 1119.0010Globus Medical, Inc. · ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION80 reports
- VIPER 186731745Medos International Sàrl · ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION43 reports
- CD HORIZON® Spinal System 1553201090Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION38 reports
- EXPEDIUM 179902000Medos International Sàrl · ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION37 reports
- CD HORIZON® Spinal System 7540220Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION36 reports
- EXPEDIUM VERSE 199721640Medos International Sàrl · ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION35 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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