NorthStar PC1-524060Recalls & reported problems
Seaspine Orthopedics Corporation · Transition Ti Rod, 4.0mm to 6.0mm, 500mm · Class 2 · Implant
All models of NorthStar (24)
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 10889981199043), received between Oct 24, 2024 and Oct 24, 2024 — 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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Fracture1
Patient problems
- Insufficient Information1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionOct 24, 2024Fracture; Fracture
ON (B)(6) 2024, A PATIENT UNDERWENT SPINAL SURGERY UTILIZING SEASPINE'S NORTHSTAR OCT POSTERIOR CERVICAL FUSION SYSTEM. DURING A FOLLOW-UP ON (B)(6) 2024, A ROD FRACTURE WAS OBSERVED. APPROXIMATELY A WEEK LATER THE OCCIPITAL PLATE TULIP WAS OBSERVED TO HAVE DISASSOCIATED WITH THE PLATE. BOTH DEVICES REMAIN IMPLANTED. IT IS UNKNOWN IF A REVISION SURGERY IS PLANNED. NO PATIENT INJURY WAS REPORTED. THIS REPORT IS FOR THE PC1-524060 TRANSITION TI ROD, 4.0MM TO 6.0MM, 500MM.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 20529992 ↗
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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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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