ZERO-P NATURAL 04.617.707SRecalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · ZERO-P NATURAL PLATE SIZE 7 WITH ASSEMBLY TOOL-STERILE · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 3
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10705034811673), received between Mar 8, 2021 and Apr 3, 2026 — classified as 3 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Mechanical 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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
- Mechanical Problem1
Patient problems
- Abscess2
- Bacterial Infection2
- Nerve Damage2
- Renal Impairment2
- Unspecified Infection2
- Unspecified Tissue Injury1
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryApr 3, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2024, PATIENT UNDERWENT AN ANTERIOR CERVICAL DISCECTOMY AND FUSION SURGERY. FOLLOWED BY AN INCISION AND DRAINAGE PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2024. THE SURGERY RESULTED IN A CARBAPENEM-RESISTANT PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA SPINAL INFECTION, OSTEOMYELITIS, ABSCESS FORMATION, PHLEGMON WITH NERVE ROOT INVOLVEMENT, ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY, BILATERAL LUNG COLLAPSE, AND ADDITIONAL INJURIES.
Patient problems: Abscess; Bacterial Infection; Nerve Damage; Renal Impairment; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 24781930 ↗InjuryApr 3, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2024, PATIENT UNDERWENT AN ANTERIOR CERVICAL DISCECTOMY AND FUSION SURGERY. FOLLOWED BY AN INCISION AND DRAINAGE PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2024. THE SURGERY RESULTED IN A CARBAPENEM-RESISTANT PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA SPINAL INFECTION, OSTEOMYELITIS, ABSCESS FORMATION, PHLEGMON WITH NERVE ROOT INVOLVEMENT, ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY, BILATERAL LUNG COLLAPSE, AND ADDITIONAL INJURIES.
Patient problems: Abscess; Bacterial Infection; Nerve Damage; Renal Impairment; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 24778013 ↗InjuryMar 8, 2021Mechanical Problem; Mechanical Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2021, THE SURGEON NEEDED TO DO A REVISION OF A C3-5 ANTERIOR CERVICAL DISCECTOMY AND FUSION DUE TO A C5 NERVE PALSY THAT THE PATIENT PRESENTED WITH POST OP FROM HIS ORIGINAL SURGERY FOUR WEEKS PRIOR. THE ORIGINAL SURGERY WAS COMPLETED AT (B)(6) HOSPITAL ON (B)(6) 2021. THE PATIENT SUFFERED A FALL IN THE BATHTUB AND UPON FURTHER CT DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING, IT APPEARED THAT THE SCREWS FROM THE ZERO-P NATURAL PLATE PULLED OUT OF C4 AND WERE FLOATING ANTERIOR TO AN ADJACENT VECTRA PLATE. THE SURGEON REMOVED THE FLOATING SCREWS AND ALL EXISTING HARDWARE TO ASSESS THE C5 NERVE PALSY THEN REINSTRUMENTED FROM C3-5 WITH NEW HARDWARE. THE SCREWS FROM THE ZERO-P NATURAL PLATE LOOSENED FROM THE PLATE POSTOPERATIVELY. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THERE IS SURGICAL DELAY REPORTED. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) ZERO-P NATURAL PLATE SIZE 7 WITH ASSEMBLY TOOL-STERILE. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 3 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Unspecified Tissue Injury
MAUDE report 11437178 ↗
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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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