EXPEDIUM 189692050Recalls & reported problems
Medos International Sàrl · EXPEDIUM SPINE SYSTEM LATERAL CONNECTOR 6.35 50mm · Class 2
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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 10705034180175), received between Sep 20, 2018 and Sep 20, 2018 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Crack” (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
- Crack1
Patient problems
- Spinal Column Injury1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjurySep 20, 2018Crack; Crack
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DR. (B)(6) WAS DOING A REVISION ON THE PATIENT ON MONDAY (B)(6) 2018, HE IMPLANTED ANOTHER ROD WITH OPEN 6.35 CONNECTORS. THIS IMPLANTATION PROCEDURE WAS UNILATERAL. UPON EXPLORATION, HE SAW THE SET SCREW WAS EXTREMELY LOOSE. ONCE HE GAINED BETTER EXPOSURE, HE SAW THE THREADED AREA OF THE LATERAL CONNECTOR SPLAYED. AFTER REMOVING THE LATERAL CONNECTOR, HE SAW THE BASE CRACKED. DR. (B)(6) REPLACED THE CONNECTOR WITH A NEW ONE. (1896-92-050).
Patient problems: Spinal Column Injury
MAUDE report 7894504 ↗
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- 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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