Firebird 44-5545 BERecalls & reported problems
Orthofix US LLC · 5.5MMX45MM MODULAR BONE SCREW SELF-TAPPING · Class 2
Data updated Oct 13, 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 18257200113545), received between Dec 4, 2023 and Dec 4, 2023 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (1 report).
1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K171082); they may or may not involve this specific model.
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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break1
Patient problems
- Failure of Implant1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionDec 4, 2023Break; Break
INFORMATION PROVIDED STATES THAT THE PATIENT HAD SPINE FIXATION SURGERY IN (B)(6) 2023. X-RAY IMAGES TAKEN IN (B)(6) SHOW A BROKEN BONE SCREW. A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED TO REMOVE/REPLACE THE BROKEN SCREW.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 18257350 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K171082. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-3127-2017 · Aug 2, 2017 · TerminatedFirebird NXG Spinal Fixation System Decorticating Planer, Catalog #36-1334, non-sterile, Rx. .A Decorticating Planer is used to decorticate bone surrounding the spherical head o
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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 13, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 13, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 13, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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