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EXPEDIUM 3010-19-006Recalls & reported problems

Medos International Sàrl · NAVIGATION ENABLED INSTRUMENTS EXPEDIUM DRIVER - SHAFT T27 6.35 · Class 2

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Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
14
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
0
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 14 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10705034561455), received between Sep 21, 2023 and Apr 24, 2025 — classified as 14 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Twisted/Bent” (8 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 16, 2026.

Reports received per month

Nov 2023: 1 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 1 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 1 reportsApr 2024: 0 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 3 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 0 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 1 reportsJan 2025: 1 reportsFeb 2025: 4 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 1 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 0 reportsJul 2025: 0 reportsAug 2025: 0 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 0 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 0 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520264
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Material Twisted/Bent8
  • Break5
  • Device-Device Incompatibility1

Patient problems

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions11
  • Insufficient Information3

Recent adverse event reports

The 14 most recent of 14 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionApr 24, 2025Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE THE DRIVER WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 21904973 ↗
  • MalfunctionFeb 12, 2025Material Twisted/Bent; Material Twisted/Bent

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE THE INSTRUMENTS WERE WORN OUT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCES.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 21365519 ↗
  • MalfunctionFeb 12, 2025Material Twisted/Bent; Material Twisted/Bent

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE THE INSTRUMENTS WERE WORN OUT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCES.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 21365499 ↗
  • MalfunctionFeb 12, 2025Material Twisted/Bent; Material Twisted/Bent

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE THE INSTRUMENTS WERE WORN OUT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCES.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 21365476 ↗
  • MalfunctionFeb 12, 2025Material Twisted/Bent; Material Twisted/Bent

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE THE INSTRUMENTS WERE WORN OUT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCES.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 21364915 ↗
  • MalfunctionJan 8, 2025Material Twisted/Bent; Material Twisted/Bent

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, THE ITEMS WERE WORN AND STRIPPED. SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY USING THE INSTRUMENTS, AND THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO PATIENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 21105956 ↗
  • MalfunctionDec 2, 2024Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2024 DURING POST OP INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT INSTRUMENTS WERE BROKEN. NO FRAGMENTS WERE GENERATED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 20821520 ↗
  • MalfunctionJul 17, 2024Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON JUNE 21, 2024, UPON INSERTING THE 10X90 SCREW, THE T27 DRIVER BROKE DUE TO THE HIGH BONE QUALITY OF THE PATIENT. MULTIPLE DRIVERS BROKE INCLUDING THE MAJORITY OF THE T27 DRIVER INVENTORY AND THE T27 DRIVER BIT AS WELL TRYING TO BACK THE SCREW OUT SO THAT IT COULD TAP AND THEN ATTEMPT TO IMPLANT THE SCREW ONCE AGAIN. SURGEON WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE SCREW AND HAD TO UTILIZE A METAL CUTTING BURR TO CUT THE HEAD OFF THE SCREW AND BURR THE SCREW DOWN LEAVING THE MAJORITY OF THE SCREW SHANK IN THE PATIENT. SURGEON WAS ABLE TO UTILIZE THE NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS AND GET ANOTHER SCREW IN TO PROVIDE AN ANCHOR ON THAT SIDE, AND THE SURGERY WAS SUCCESSFUL. SURGEON STATED THERE WAS NO CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SCREW BEING LEFT IN THE PATIENT, AND THAT THERE SHOULD BE NO CHANGE IN THE PATIENT'S PROJECTED OUTCOME. THIS REPORT IS FOR A 6.35 NAV DRIVER - SHAFT T27. THIS IS REPORT 2 OF 4 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 19766627 ↗
  • MalfunctionJul 17, 2024Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2024, UPON INSERTING THE 10X90 SCREW, THE T27 DRIVER BROKE DUE TO THE HIGH BONE QUALITY OF THE PATIENT. MULTIPLE DRIVERS BROKE INCLUDING THE MAJORITY OF THE T27 DRIVER INVENTORY AND THE T27 DRIVER BIT AS WELL TRYING TO BACK THE SCREW OUT SO THAT IT COULD TAP AND THEN ATTEMPT TO IMPLANT THE SCREW ONCE AGAIN. SURGEON WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE SCREW AND HAD TO UTILIZE A METAL CUTTING BURR TO CUT THE HEAD OFF THE SCREW AND BURR THE SCREW DOWN LEAVING THE MAJORITY OF THE SCREW SHANK IN THE PATIENT. SURGEON WAS ABLE TO UTILIZE THE NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS AND GET ANOTHER SCREW IN TO PROVIDE AN ANCHOR ON THAT SIDE, AND THE SURGERY WAS SUCCESSFUL. SURGEON STATED THERE WAS NO CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SCREW BEING LEFT IN THE PATIENT, AND THAT THERE SHOULD BE NO CHANGE IN THE PATIENT'S PROJECTED OUTCOME. THIS REPORT IS FOR A 6.35 NAV DRIVER - SHAFT T27. THIS IS REPORT 3 OF 4 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 19766604 ↗
  • MalfunctionJul 17, 2024Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2024, UPON INSERTING THE 10X90 SCREW, THE T27 DRIVER BROKE DUE TO THE HIGH BONE QUALITY OF THE PATIENT. MULTIPLE DRIVERS BROKE INCLUDING THE MAJORITY OF THE T27 DRIVER INVENTORY AND THE T27 DRIVER BIT AS WELL TRYING TO BACK THE SCREW OUT SO THAT IT COULD TAP AND THEN ATTEMPT TO IMPLANT THE SCREW ONCE AGAIN. SURGEON WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE SCREW AND HAD TO UTILIZE A METAL CUTTING BURR TO CUT THE HEAD OFF THE SCREW AND BURR THE SCREW DOWN LEAVING THE MAJORITY OF THE SCREW SHANK IN THE PATIENT. SURGEON WAS ABLE TO UTILIZE THE NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS AND GET ANOTHER SCREW IN TO PROVIDE AN ANCHOR ON THAT SIDE, AND THE SURGERY WAS SUCCESSFUL. SURGEON STATED THERE WAS NO CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SCREW BEING LEFT IN THE PATIENT, AND THAT THERE SHOULD BE NO CHANGE IN THE PATIENT'S PROJECTED OUTCOME. THIS REPORT IS FOR A 6.35 NAV DRIVER - SHAFT T27. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 4 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 19766567 ↗
  • MalfunctionMar 26, 2024Material Twisted/Bent; Material Twisted/Bent

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE IN 2024, THE FINAL TIGHTENER IN QUESTION STRIPPED AT THE END OF THE CASE. THERE WAS NO HARM TO THE PATIENT OR DISRUPTION TO THE CASE. NO FRAGMENTS WERE GENERATED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO SURGICAL DELAY. THERE WAS NO ADVERSE PATIENT IMPACT. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. THIS REPORT IS FOR A NAVIGATION ENABLED INSTRUMENTS EXPEDIUM DRIVER - SHAFT T27 6.35. THIS IS REPORT1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 18978097 ↗
  • MalfunctionJan 9, 2024Material Twisted/Bent; Material Twisted/Bent

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON UNKNOWN DATE, THE WORN DOWN TIP. NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCES WAS THERE. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THERE WAS A SURGICAL DELAY. PROCEDURE OUTCOME WAS UNKNOWN. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 6.35 NAV DRIVER - SHAFT T27. THIS IS REPORT 2 OF 3 FOR COMPLAINT: (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 18475118 ↗
  • MalfunctionNov 7, 2023Material Twisted/Bent; Material Twisted/Bent

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, IT WAS DISCOVERED ON 10-19-2023 AFTER VISUAL INSPECTION THAT THE TIP OF THE 6.35 NAV DRIVER - SHAFT T27 WAS STRIPPED. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 6.35 NAV DRIVER - SHAFT T27. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 18083589 ↗
  • MalfunctionSep 21, 2023Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility

    DEVICE REPORT FROM JAPAN REPORTS AN EVENT AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT THIS WAS AN UNKNOWN SURGERY PERFORMED ON UNKNOWN DATE. IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER THE IMPLANTS USED IN THE INITIAL SURGERY WERE J&J¿S PRODUCTS OR NOT. AFTER THE INITIAL SURGERY, A REOPERATION VIA A POSTERIOR FUSION (L3-S2) TO EXTEND FIXATION WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2023. A NAVIGATION-COMPATIBLE SAI INSTRUMENT SET WAS PREPARED FOR USE WITH THE O-ARM DURING SAI SCREW INSERTION. THE SURGEON ATTEMPTED TO ATTACH THE DRIVER SHAFT TO THE MEDTRONIC INSTRUMENT TO INSERT A SCREW INTO S2, BUT THE DRIVER SHAFT COULD NOT BE INSERTED INTO THE MEDTRONIC INSTRUMENT AND COULD NOT BE USED. OTHER TAPPING DEVICES WERE ATTACHED TO THE MEDTRONIC¿S INSTRUMENT AND ONLY THE DRIVER SHAFT COULD NOT BE ATTACHED. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO SURGICAL DELAY. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. THIS REPORT IS FOR A NAVIGATION ENABLED INSTRUMENTS EXPEDIUM DRIVER - SHAFT T27 6.35. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 17789061 ↗

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