EVEREST Spinal System 2901-90110Recalls & reported problems
VB Spine LLC · Deformity Rod Reducer Base Camp · Class 1
All models of EVEREST Spinal System (77)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10888857040663), received between Jun 25, 2020 and Aug 1, 2022 — classified as 2 injuries, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Deformation” (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.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
- Material Deformation1
Patient problems
- Injury2
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionAug 1, 2022Material Deformation; Material Deformation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE EVEREST DEFORMITY ROD REDUCER BASE CAMP WOULD NOT GRAB THE SCREW HEAD INTRA-OPERATIVELY AND AFTER THE CASE IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE PORTIONS THAT GRAB THE SCREW HEAD WERE SPLAYED. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES, SURGICAL DELAY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 15138361 ↗InjuryJun 25, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHILE TRYING TO PLACE A TEMPORARY ROD IN PREPARATION FOR TLIF, AN EVEREST MI SINGLE ACTION ROD REDUCER TIP FRACTURED AND BECAME STUCK ON AN EVEREST POLAYAXIAL SCREW AT THE L5 LEVEL. THE SURGEON WAS ABLE TO GET THE REDUCER OFF OF THE SCREW WITH AGGRESSIVE FORCE. AFTER TLIF, THE SURGEON TRIED TO REDUCE THE SAME LEFT L5 SCREW WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PLACE THE FINAL RODS. BOTH BASECAMP ROD REDUCERS POPPED OFF OF THE SCREW ONCE THEY WERE FULLY REDUCED. THE SURGEON THEN TRIED TO USE A DENALI AND AN EVEREST MI OFFSET ROD REDUCER, BUT THEY ALSO POPPED OFF. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SCREW WAS BENT AND IT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. SURGERY WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER REDUCER AND AN HOUR AND A HALF DELAY. THIS REPORT REPRESENTS THE SECOND OF TWO BASCAMP ROD REDUCERS.
Patient problems: Injury
MAUDE report 10197655 ↗InjuryJun 25, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHILE TRYING TO PLACE A TEMPORARY ROD IN PREPARATION FOR TLIF, AN EVEREST MI SINGLE ACTION ROD REDUCER TIP FRACTURED AND BECAME STUCK ON AN EVEREST POLAYAXIAL SCREW AT THE L5 LEVEL. THE SURGEON WAS ABLE TO GET THE REDUCER OFF OF THE SCREW WITH AGGRESSIVE FORCE. AFTER TLIF, THE SURGEON TRIED TO REDUCE THE SAME LEFT L5 SCREW WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PLACE THE FINAL RODS. BOTH BASECAMP ROD REDUCERS POPPED OFF OF THE SCREW ONCE THEY WERE FULLY REDUCED. THE SURGEON THEN TRIED TO USE A DENALI AND AN EVEREST MI OFFSET ROD REDUCER, BUT THEY ALSO POPPED OFF. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SCREW WAS BENT AND IT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. SURGERY WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER REDUCER AND AN HOUR AND A HALF DELAY. THIS REPORT REPRESENTS THE FIRST OF TWO BASECAMP ROD REDUCERS.
Patient problems: Injury
MAUDE report 10197653 ↗
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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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