T.L.I.F. 274284000Recalls & reported problems
Depuy Spine, LLC · T.L.I.F. INSTRUMENTATION RONGEUR, STRAIGHT SMALL BITE · Class 1
Data updated Oct 18, 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 10705034191928), received between Aug 19, 2022 and Aug 19, 2022 — 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 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionAug 19, 2022Break; Break
DEVICE REPORT FROM DEPUY SYNTHES REPORTS AN EVENT IN AUSTRALIA AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2022, THE SURGEON WAS PERFORMING A L5-S1 POSTERIOR FUSION WITH INTERBODY CAGE. WHILE SURGEON WAS PREPARING THE DISC SPACE FOR INSERTION OF THE INTERBODY CAGE, HE WAS USING THE PITUITARY TO REMOVE THE DISC AND THE TIP OF THE PITUITARY BECAME BROKEN AT THE HINGE POINT. THE PITUITARY TIP REMAINED INTACT BUT THE TIP WAS NOW BENT ON AN ANGLE. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY OR PATIENT CONSEQUENCE. NO OTHER MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS NOT NEEDED. SURGEON HAD ANOTHER INSTRUMENT THAT WAS AVAILABLE TO USE AND THE SURGEON WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY PERFORM THE PLANNED PROCEDURE. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE STRAIGHT SM BITE RONGEUR. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 15261718 ↗
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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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