VIPER 186727960Recalls & reported problems
Medos International Sàrl · VIPER SYSTEM FENESTRATED CORTICAL FIX POLYAXIAL SCREW 5.5 x 9 x 60mm · Class 2 · Implant
All models of VIPER (121)
Data updated Oct 16, 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 10705034282923), received between Jun 28, 2021 and Jun 28, 2021 — 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 16, 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.
MalfunctionJun 28, 2021Break; Break
DEVICE REPORT FROM (B)(6) REPORTS AN EVENT AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2021 WHILE SCREWING IN THE SCREW, THE SCREW HEAD CAME LOOSE FROM THE SCREW. THE SCREW WAS REPLACED WITHOUT HARM TO THE PATIENT. CONCOMITANT DEVICE: UNKNOWN SCREWDRIVER (PART# UNKNOWN, LOT# UNKNOWN, QUANTITY UNKNOWN). THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) VIPER SYSTEM FENESTRATED CORTICAL FIX POLYAXIAL SCREW 5.5 X 9 X 60MM. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4)..
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 12078934 ↗
Other ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION devices
- NA 04.614.508Synthes GmbH · ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION277 reports
- CREO 1134.0010Globus Medical, Inc. · ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION112 reports
- CREO 1119.0010Globus Medical, Inc. · ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION80 reports
- VIPER 186731745Medos International Sàrl · ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION43 reports
- CD HORIZON® Spinal System 1553201090Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION38 reports
- EXPEDIUM 179902000Medos International Sàrl · ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION37 reports
- CD HORIZON® Spinal System 7540220Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION36 reports
- EXPEDIUM VERSE 199721640Medos International Sàrl · ORTHOSIS, SPINAL PEDICLE FIXATION35 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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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