EXPEDIUM 279702500Recalls & reported problems
Depuy Spine, LLC · EXPEDIUM SPINE SYSTEM DOUBLE-LEAD TAP 5.0mm 30-50mm Plus or Minus 1.33 Percent · Class 1
Data updated Oct 13, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 5
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10705034198613), received between Nov 20, 2017 and Sep 8, 2025 — classified as 5 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (3 reports).
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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break3
- Material Deformation2
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions3
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient2
Recent adverse event reports
The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionSep 8, 2025Material Deformation; Material Deformation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PRODUCT WAS DAMAGED/BENT. NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22992281 ↗MalfunctionJul 29, 2025Material Deformation; Material Deformation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, THE 3 INSTRUMENTS WERE BENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22641719 ↗MalfunctionJul 11, 2022Break; Break
DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES REPORTS AN EVENT IN AUSTRIA AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED ON (B)(6) 2022, WHEN CUTTING THE PEDICLE WITH THE THREAD CUTTER, THE THREAD CUTTER BROKE. ANOTHER THREAD CUTTER WAS USED. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE REPORTED. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) UNIPLATE 12MM DRILL. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(6).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 14976757 ↗MalfunctionNov 15, 2018Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED DOCTOR WAS USING A 279702500 TO TAP THE RIGHT L4 PEDICLE AND THE TIP OF THE TAP BROKE OFF. HE THEN REMOVED THE BROKEN END OF THE TAP USING NEEDLE HOLDERS. SURGICAL DELAY OF 5-10 MINUTES.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 8075224 ↗MalfunctionNov 20, 2017Break; Break
AFTER MAKING A PILOT HOLE WITH LUMBAR GEARSHIFT, HE INSERTED THE TAP AND BEGAN TO TURN. PRESSURE WAS APPLIED IN A LATERAL FASHION AND SNAPPED BOTTOM PORTION OF TAP OFF. ANOTHER TAP WAS PROVIDED, NO ISSUES.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 7044741 ↗
Other TAP, BONE devices
- NA 311.43Synthes GmbH · TAP, BONE176 reports
- NA 311.01Synthes GmbH · TAP, BONE106 reports
- NA 311.431Synthes GmbH · TAP, BONE70 reports
- NA 03.424.124Synthes GmbH · TAP, BONE1 recall7 reports
- N/A 876-474Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · TAP, BONE1 recall0 reports
- NA 03.424.126Synthes GmbH · TAP, BONE1 recall0 reports
- A.L.P.S.® 8241-50-170Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · TAP, BONE1 recall0 reports
- NA 311.44Synthes GmbH · TAP, BONE41 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 13, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 13, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 13, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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