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Sierra™ 50-6290Recalls & reported problems

Seaspine Orthopedics Corporation · Occipital Rod, 90 degrees · Class 2

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

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

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10889981043247), received between Apr 9, 2021 and Apr 9, 2021 — classified as 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (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

  • Fracture1

Patient problems

  • Failure of Implant1
  • Insufficient Information1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • MalfunctionApr 9, 2021Fracture; Fracture

    THE PATIENT UNDERWENT SPINAL SURGERY CONSISTING OF PRODUCTS FROM SEASPINE'S SIERRA SYSTEM ON (B)(6) 2020. ON 12 MAR 2021, SEASPINE WAS ALERTED THAT A ROD USED IN THE CONSTRUCT HAD BROKEN IN THE POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD, AND THE PATIENT WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR TREATMENT. X-RAY IMAGES TAKEN AT THIS TIME DID NOT INDICATE A CHANGE IN THE PATIENT'S CONDITION, AND THE SURGEON ELECTED TO POSTPONE REVISION SURGERY.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 11642493 ↗

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