PILLAR AL 48-2212Recalls & reported problems
Orthofix US LLC · PILLAR AL 12MM X 12DEG 26MM X 20MM, 12DEG LORDOTIC · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 4
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 4
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 18257200043224), received between Jul 29, 2019 and Nov 14, 2019 — classified as 4 injuries.
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 Problem4
Patient problems
- Injury4
- Granuloma1
- Incontinence1
- Micturition Urgency1
- No Code Available1
- Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryNov 14, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE PATIENT¿S ATTORNEY ALLEGED A DEFICIENCY AGAINST THE DEVICE. THE PRODUCT WAS USED FOR THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT OF SIGNIFICANT STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE AND HYPER MOBILITY. IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER IMPLANT, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED AN UNSPECIFIED ADVERSE OUTCOME.
Patient problems: Injury
MAUDE report 9320151 ↗InjuryNov 14, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE PATIENT¿S ATTORNEY ALLEGED A DEFICIENCY AGAINST THE DEVICE. THE PRODUCT WAS USED FOR THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT OF SIGNIFICANT STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE AND HYPER MOBILITY. IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER IMPLANT, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED AN UNSPECIFIED ADVERSE OUTCOME.
Patient problems: Injury
MAUDE report 9320149 ↗InjuryAug 15, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE PATIENT¿S ATTORNEY ALLEGED A DEFICIENCY AGAINST THE DEVICE. THE PRODUCT WAS USED FOR THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT OF MESH EXTRUSION INCONTINENCE, PELVIC PAIN AND RECURRENT UTI'S. IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER IMPLANT, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED URGENCY AND PAIN WITH FULL BLADDER, URGE INCONTINENCE AND THE NEED TO CATHETERIZE TWICE DAILY. POST-OPERATIVE PATIENT TREATMENT INCLUDED SURGICAL INTERVENTION.
Patient problems: Incontinence; Injury; Micturition Urgency; Pain
MAUDE report 8899859 ↗InjuryJul 29, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE PATIENT¿S ATTORNEY ALLEGED A DEFICIENCY AGAINST THE DEVICE. THE PRODUCT WAS USED FOR THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT OF SYMPTOMATIC CYSTOCELE AND ENTEROCELE WITH URINARY STRESS INCONTINENCE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER IMPLANT, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED DYSPAREUNIA WITH VAGINAL CUFF GRANULOMA. POST-OPERATIVE PATIENT TREATMENT INCLUDED ADDITIONAL SURGERY THAT FOUND INTACT CERVIX PRESUMED TO BE RETAINED FROM HYSTERECTOMY DESPITE DOCUMENTATION THAT HYSTERECTOMY HAD BEEN TOTAL.
Patient problems: Granuloma; Injury; No Code Available
MAUDE report 8838667 ↗
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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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