NA 497.799Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · TI LOW PROFILE TRANSCONNECTOR 56MM-83MM FOR 6.0MM RODS · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10705034788449), received between Sep 11, 2018 and Sep 11, 2018 — classified as 2 injuries.
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
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
Patient problems
- Unspecified Infection2
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjurySep 11, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2008, FOR TREATMENT A L5 POSTERIOR RESECTION DUE TO A HEMANGIOMA WITH A L4-S1 POSTERIOR FUSION. DURING THIS PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH THE (USS) UNIVERSAL SPINE SYSTEM IMPLANTS. THE PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH ONE (1) 6.0MM/ 200MM TI ROD THAT WAS CUT IN HALF TO CONSTRUCT TWO RODS, TWO (2) TI LOW PROFILE TRANS-CONNECTORS, FOUR (4) NUTS, FOUR (4) COLLARS, TWO (2)8MM X 55MM SCREWS AND TWO (2) 9MM X 50MM SCREWS. ON (B)(6) 2008 PATIENT WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE OPERATING ROOM FOR A FOLLOW-UP PROCEDURE, WHERE THE PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH ONE (1) SYNEX CAGE IMPLANT AT THE L5 SPINE DISC SPACE LEVEL. POST-OPERATIVE, THE PATIENT PRESENTED WITH A LUMBAR SPINE INFECTION. ON (B)(6) 2008, SURGEON PERFORMED AN IRRIGATION AND DEBRIDEMENT PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS THE PATIENT'S INFECTION. NO PUS WAS FOUND INTRAOPERATIVELY. TISSUES APPEARED HEALTHY. CULTURES TAKEN DURING SURGERY WERE REPORTED WITH NO ORGANISMS SEEN ON GRAM STAIN. SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. THIS IS REPORT 3 OF 8 FOR (B)(4). THE ADDITIONAL 8 PARTS ARE BEING CAPTURED ON RELATED COMPLAINT (B)(4).
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 7863574 ↗InjurySep 11, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2008, FOR TREATMENT A L5 POSTERIOR RESECTION DUE TO A HEMANGIOMA WITH A L4-S1 POSTERIOR FUSION. DURING THIS PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH THE (USS) UNIVERSAL SPINE SYSTEM IMPLANTS. THE PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH ONE (1) 6.0MM/ 200MM TI ROD THAT WAS CUT IN HALF TO CONSTRUCT TWO RODS, TWO (2) TI LOW PROFILE TRANS-CONNECTORS, FOUR (4) NUTS, FOUR (4) COLLARS, TWO (2)8MM X 55MM SCREWS AND TWO (2) 9MM X 50MM SCREWS. ON (B)(6) 2008 PATIENT WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE OPERATING ROOM FOR A FOLLOW-UP PROCEDURE, WHERE THE PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH ONE (1) SYNEX CAGE IMPLANT AT THE L5 SPINE DISC SPACE LEVEL. POST-OPERATIVE, THE PATIENT PRESENTED WITH A LUMBAR SPINE INFECTION. ON (B)(6) 2008, SURGEON PERFORMED AN IRRIGATION AND DEBRIDEMENT PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS THE PATIENT'S INFECTION. NO PUS WAS FOUND INTRAOPERATIVELY. TISSUES APPEARED HEALTHY. CULTURES TAKEN DURING SURGERY WERE REPORTED WITH NO ORGANISMS SEEN ON GRAM STAIN. SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. THIS IS REPORT 2 OF 8 FOR (B)(4). THE ADDITIONAL 8 PARTS ARE BEING CAPTURED ON RELATED COMPLAINT (B)(4).
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 7863573 ↗
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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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