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Sniper® Spine System 11-4645Recalls & reported problems

Spine Wave, Inc. · Cannulated Pedicle Screw 6.5mm x 45mm · Class 2 · Implant

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

Adverse event reports
1
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
1
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10840642106435), received between Sep 21, 2021 and Sep 21, 2021 — classified as 1 injury.

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
  • Loose or Intermittent Connection1

Patient problems

  • Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjurySep 21, 2021Break; Loose or Intermittent Connection

    THIS EVENT WAS REPORTED TO FDA AS A SUS VOLUNTARY EVENT REPORT (MW5103083). IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING HEAVY LIFTING BY THE PATIENT, PAIN WAS EXPERIENCED. SUBSEQUENT RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING SHOWED "LOOSENING INVOLVING THE PEDICLE SCREW FRAGMENTS WITHIN THE PEDICLES." A SURGICAL PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED TO REMOVE THE INSTRUMENTATION. THE BROKEN PEDICLE SCREWS WERE UNABLE TO BE REMOVED.

    Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque

    MAUDE report 12509847 ↗

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