VIPER 286710200Recalls & reported problems
Depuy Spine, LLC · VIPER SYSTEM BALL TIP FEELER (STRAIGHT) · Class 1
Data updated Oct 13, 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 10705034213842), received between Oct 27, 2022 and Oct 27, 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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 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.
MalfunctionOct 27, 2022Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2022, AFTER INSPECTING THE KITS POST-OPERATIVELY IN CPD, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE BALL TIP FEELER¿S TIP WAS BROKEN. NO FRAGMENTS WERE WITH THE BALL TIP FEELER, BUT IT WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO BE USED. THIS REPORT INVOLVES ONE VIPER SYSTEM BALL TIP FEELER (STRAIGHT). THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 15684785 ↗
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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 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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