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BENGAL 187301206Recalls & reported problems

Depuy Spine, LLC · BENGAL SYSTEM LARGE IMPLANT 6mm, 7 DEGREES · Class 2 · Implant

Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
1
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
0
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10705034137100), received between Jun 6, 2018 and Jun 6, 2018 — classified as 1 malfunction.

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

Patient problems

  • No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionJun 6, 2018Break; Break

    DR. (B)(6) WAS PERFORMING A C4-7 ANTERIOR CERVICAL FUSION WITH BENGAL CAGE AND SKYLINE ANTERIOR PLATE. AFTER DR.(B)(6) COMPLETED HIS DISCECTOMY AND DECOMPRESSION OF THE C4-5 DISC SPACE, HE PREPARED THE ENDPLATES AND INSERTED A 5MM LARGE FOOTPRINT TRIAL, FOLLOWED BY A 6MM LARGE FOOTPRINT TRIAL. HE DECIDED THE 6MM LARGE TRIAL WAS THE CORRECT FIT FOR THE DISC SPACE AND ASKED THE SURGICAL TECHNICIAN TO PREPARE A 6MM LARGE BENGAL IMPLANT ((B)(4)). ONCE LOADED ON THE BENGAL INSERTER ((B)(4)), DR.(B)(6) INSERTED THE GRAFT ((B)(4)) IN THE C4/5 DISC SPACE. DR.(B)(6) USED A SMALL MALLET TO ADVANCE THE GRAFT INTO THE PROPER POSITION. AFTER HE APPLIED FORCE WITH THE MALLET TO THE INSERTER APPROXIMATELY 4 TIMES, DR.(B)(6) NOTICED THAT DEEP GROOVES AND SURFACE CRACKS APPEARED ON THE ANTERIOR FACE OF THE IMPLANT. DR.(B)(6) REMOVED THE IMPLANT, INSPECTED THE DISC SPACE AND ENSURED IT WAS FREE OF IMPLANT FRAGMENTS, AND PROCEEDED TO INSERT A NEW CAGE ((B)(4)). THE SECOND CAGE WAS INSERTED INTO THE C4-5 DISC SPACE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PATIENT CONSEQUENCE? : NO. ACTION TAKEN FOR PROCEDURE:DR.(B)(6) REMOVED THE DAMAGED IMPLANT. THE SURGICAL TECHNICIAN PREPARED A NEW IMPLANT ((B)(4)), ATTACHED THE

    Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

    MAUDE report 7572894 ↗

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