VIPER PRIME 186770240Recalls & reported problems
Medos International Sàrl · VIPER PRIME X-TAB POLYAXIAL SCREW 5.5 7 x 40mm · Class 2 · Implant
All models of VIPER PRIME (60)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 4
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 4
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10705034509464), received between Dec 21, 2020 and Nov 30, 2023 — classified as 4 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Migration” (2 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. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
- Migration2
Patient problems
- Insufficient Information2
- Post Operative Wound Infection2
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryNov 30, 2023Migration; Migration
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY TO IMPLANT THE DEVICES ON ((B)(6) 2023. AN IMPLANT REMOVAL AND REVISION WAS SCHEDULED FOR (B)(6) 2023 BECAUSE THE L4 PEDICLE SCREWS FAILED WITH SUBSIDENCE INTO L4 WITH XPAC CAGE. THIS REPORT INVOLVES ONEVIPER PRIME X-TAB POLYAXIAL SCREW 5.5 7 X 40MM. THIS IS REPORT 6 OF 6 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 18238457 ↗InjuryNov 6, 2023Migration; Migration
THIS REPORT INVOLVES ONE VIPER PRIME X-TAB POLYAXIAL SCREW 5.5 7 X 40MM. THIS IS REPORT 2 OF 6 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 18072401 ↗InjuryDec 21, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2020, THE PATIENT PRESENTED WITH ISSUES RELATED TO A PREVIOUS FUSION DONE AT (B)(6) ON (B)(6) 2020 AND ALL THE HARDWARE WAS SUCCESSFULLY REMOVED. THE PROCEDURE WAS AN L4-5 RIGHT SIDED TLIF WITH VIPER PRIME AND CONDUIT PLIF CULTURES WERE TAKEN INTRA-OP FOR A SUSPECTED FUNGAL INFECTION. PROCEDURE AND PATIENT OUTCOME ARE UNKNOWN. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES ELEVEN (11) DEVICES. THIS REPORT IS FOR (1) VIPER PRIME X-TAB, 7X45MM TI. THIS REPORT IS 3 OF 10 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Post Operative Wound Infection
MAUDE report 11049190 ↗InjuryDec 21, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED POST-OP ISSUES AFTER A PROCEDURE FOR TRANSFORAMINAL LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION (TLIF) FOR L4-5 RIGHT SIDE. THE INITIAL PROCEDURE FOR TLIF WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2020 WITH THE VIPER PRIME AND CONDUIT PLIF. ON (B)(6) 2020 THE HARDWARE WAS REMOVED, AND CULTURES WERE TAKEN FOR SUSPECTED FUNGAL INFECTION. PROCEDURE OUTCOME IS UNKNOWN. THIS REPORT INVOLVES ONE (1) VIPER PRIME X-TAB POLYAXIAL SCREW 5.5 7 X 40MM. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4). THIS PRODUCT COMPLAINT, (B)(4), IS RELATED TO (B)(4).
Patient problems: Post Operative Wound Infection
MAUDE report 11046884 ↗
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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