MOUNTAINEER 288310045Recalls & reported problems
Medos International Sàrl · MOUNTAINEER OCT SPINAL SYSTEM OCCIPITAL TAP 4.5mm · Class 1
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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 10705034221687), received between Nov 17, 2022 and Nov 17, 2022 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Contamination /Decontamination Problem” (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
- Contamination /Decontamination Problem1
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.
MalfunctionNov 17, 2022Contamination /Decontamination Problem; Contamination /Decontamination Problem
DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES REPORTS AN EVENT IN JAPAN AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2022, WHEN PREPARING FOR A SPINAL FUSION PROCEDURE FOR A C1 FRACTURE, IT WAS FOUND THAT A SUBSTANCE SUCH AS BONE DEBRIS WAS ADHERING TO THE SCREW IN QUESTION. THE SCREW HAD BEEN CLEANSED AND STERILIZED AT THE HOSPITAL THE DAY BEFORE THE OPERATION. THE SUBSTANCE WAS REMOVED, AND THE SCREW WAS CLEANSED AND STERILIZED. THE SCREW WAS USED FOR THE OPERATION, AND THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITHOUT ANY DELAY. THIS EVENT DID NOT AFFECT THE OPERATION. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. THIS REPORT INVOLVES ONE MOUNTAINEER OCT SPINAL SYSTEM OCCIPITAL TAP 4.5MM. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 15813391 ↗
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
- NA 03.424.126Synthes GmbH · TAP, BONE1 recall0 reports
- N/A 876-474Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · 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 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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