MOSS 275015900Recalls & reported problems
Depuy Spine, LLC · MOSS MIAMI SPINE SYSTEM OPEN ROD PUSHER · Class 1
All models of MOSS (16)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 1
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10705034194455), received between Oct 2, 2017 and Jul 24, 2023 — classified as 1 death, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device-Device Incompatibility” (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
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Device-Device Incompatibility1
Patient problems
- Death1
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJul 24, 2023Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility
DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES REPORTS AN EVENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, THE INSTRUMENT WASN¿T ENGAGING INTO THE INSTRUMENT HANDLE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE, AND NO SURGICAL DELAY. THIS REPORT INVOLVES ONE MOSS MIAMI SPINE SYSTEM OPEN ROD PUSHER. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 2 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 17377754 ↗DeathOct 2, 2017Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
SURGEON INFORMED ME ABOUT THE VIPER SURGERY HE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2017. THE FEMALE PATIENT HAD BEEN PROVIDED WITH 5 VIPER SCREWS ON EACH SIDE. SINCE ONLY 8 EXTENSIONS WERE AVAILABLE IN THE SET, THE SURGERY WAS PERFORMED IN A KIND OF MINI OPEN TECHNIQUE. ONE SCREW ON EACH SIDE WAS PLACED WITHOUT AN EXTENSION. BESIDES 2 EXTENSION DISASSEMBLED DURING THE SURGERY AND 2 SCREWS EACH SIDE WERE PLACED WITHOUT EXTENSIONS. WHEN THE ROD PLACING WAS FINISHED (ROD WELL PRE-BENDED), THE INNIES WERE PLACED. THE ROD COULDN'T BE PLACED FAR ENOUGH INTO THE SCREW HEAD AND THE INNIE COULDN'T BE TIGHTENED. THEREFORE PLUNGER (CODE NO. 275015900) MM ROD INTRODUCTION INSTRUMENT WAS USED. SURGEON TRIED TO PLACE THE ROD WITH THE PLUNGER INTO THE SCREW HEAD IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO TIGHTEN THE INNIE. IN DOING THIS THE SURGEON SLIPPED OFF THE ROD AND THE PATIENT'S AORTA WAS INJURED. THE PATIENT DIED.
Patient problems: Death
MAUDE report 6907298 ↗
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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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