COUGAR 189160508Recalls & reported problems
Medos International Sàrl · COUGAR LS LATERAL CAGE SYSTEM LORDOTIC IMPLANT 18 x 8 x 60mm · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 16, 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 10705034166162), received between Jul 17, 2019 and Jul 17, 2019 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Migration” (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
- Migration1
Patient problems
- Foreign Body In Patient1
- No Code Available1
- Weakness1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJul 17, 2019Migration; Migration
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, PATIENT HAD L4-5 DIRECT LATERAL INTERBODY FUSION 7 DAYS PRIOR. THE PATIENT BEGAN HAVING LEG/HIP FLEXOR WEAKNESS AND CAME TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CAGE HAD MIGRATED. THERE WERE UNKNOWN PATIENT CONSEQUENCES. THE PATIENT REQUIRE REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2019 DUE TO CAGE MIGRATION. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES ONE (1) DEVICE.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient; No Code Available; Weakness
MAUDE report 8798051 ↗
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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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