Mobi-CRecalls & reported problems across all models
LDR Spine Usa, Inc. · 5 models in the FDA device registry
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 20
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 4
- Recalls
- 0
We found 5 models of Mobi-C by LDR Spine Usa, Inc. in the FDA's device registry (GUDID). Together they are named in 20 adverse event reports in the FDA's MAUDE database, received between May 20, 2019 and Jul 17, 2025 — classified as 4 injuries, 16 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Detachment of Device or Device Component” (12 reports).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event. Widely used products collect more reports, so totals can't be used to compare products or estimate failure rates. Only reports that name a model's exact device identifier are counted. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works
Reports received per month, all models
Most reported Mobi-C problems
Device problems
- Detachment of Device or Device Component12
- Misassembled3
- Disconnection2
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Difficult to Remove1
- Fracture1
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
- Malposition of Device1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions13
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient3
- Pain2
- Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available1
- Insufficient Information1
- Neck Pain1
- Nerve Damage1
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1
Mobi-C models
5 models, most reported first. Each model has its own page with its reports, recalls and device details.
- Mobi-C MB3775Prosthesis, Intervertebral Disc7 reports
- Mobi-C MB3776Prosthesis, Intervertebral Disc6 reports
- Mobi-C MB3795Prosthesis, Intervertebral Disc5 reports
- Mobi-C MB3777Prosthesis, Intervertebral Disc1 report
- Mobi-C MB3796Prosthesis, Intervertebral Disc1 report
Recent Mobi-C adverse event reports
The 15 most recent reports across all models, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJul 17, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A MOBI-C IMPLANT DISASSEMBLED IN A PATIENT DURING IMPLANTATION. ANOTHER IMPLANT WAS USED AND THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM OR PROCEDURAL IMPACT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22535960 ↗MalfunctionOct 17, 2024Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A MOBI-C IMPLANT DISASSEMBLED IN-SITU DURING IMPLANTATION. ANOTHER IMPLANT WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE AND THERE WAS NO PATIENT IMPACT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20471395 ↗MalfunctionAug 22, 2024Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A MOBI-C IMPLANT DISASSEMBLED DURING IMPLANTATION; DURING THE ADJUSTMENT PROCESS THE SUPERIOR ENDPLATE BECOME DISLODGED FROM THE PEEK HOUSING. THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO THE PATIENT; HOWEVER, THERE WAS A FIVE MINUTE DELAY WHILE A NEW IMPLANT WAS OPENED AND PLACED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20031998 ↗InjuryAug 6, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
A PATIENT REPORTED THAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING HAVING A FUSION SURGERY BECAUSE A MOBI-C IS "FAILING" AFTER LESS THAN 5 YEARS. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE PAIN IN LEFT ARM, NECK, BACK AND CHEST, AND NUMBNESS IN THE FINGERS OF BOTH HANDS. FURTHER INFORMATION IS UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
Patient problems: Numbness; Pain
MAUDE report 19924206 ↗MalfunctionJul 26, 2024Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE INSERTION OF A MOBI-C IMPLANT, THE PEEK CARTRIDGE DISASSEMBLED AND RESULTED IN EARLY DEPLOYMENT OF THE DEVICE. RATHER THAN REBUILD AND REATTACH, THEY DECIDED TO USE ANOTHER IMPLANT TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT IMPACT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19840842 ↗MalfunctionJul 8, 2024Difficult to Remove; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Difficult to Remove; Detachment of Device or Device Component
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A CARTRIDGE WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE MOBI-C IMPLANT IN THE DISC SPACE, AND THE DOCTOR HAD TO USE A NEEDLE DRIVER TO TWIST EACH CARTRIDGE OUT AND DISLODGE THE DEVICE. ANOTHER IMPLANT WAS OPENED AND USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT IMPACT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19691293 ↗MalfunctionJun 12, 2024Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A MOBI-C IMPLANT BROKE WHILE TAMPING IN FOR FINAL POSITIONING AND IT DID NOT LOOK LIKE THE IMPLANT WAS MAINTAINING STABILITY. THE IMPLANT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT IMPACT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19521688 ↗MalfunctionMar 28, 2024Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
IT WAS REPORTED THAT UPON USING THE FORCEPS TO PULL THE CARTRIDGE OFF OF THE MOBI-C IMPLANT IN THE DISC SPACE, THE CARTRIDGE GOT STUCK AND ROTATED THE BOTTOM ENDPLATE 90 DEGREES. ANOTHER IMPLANT WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE CASE. THERE WAS A 5-MINUTE DELAY WITHOUT IMPACT ON THE PATIENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18995532 ↗InjuryOct 19, 2023Migration; Migration
IT WAS REPORTED A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED TO ADDRESS A MOBI-C IMPLANT THAT MIGRATED POST-OPERATIVELY. ONE MONTH AFTER SURGERY, THE LOWER PLATE WAS PROLAPSED INTO THE SPINAL CANAL. THE REVISION WAS PERFORMED TO REPLACE THE MOBI-C IMPLANT WITH AN ACDF DEVICE EVEN THOUGH THE PATIENT WAS ASYMPTOMATIC.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information; No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 17970076 ↗MalfunctionJan 5, 2023Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING INSERTION OF A MOBI-C IMPLANT, THE STOP PENETRATED PAST THE VERTEBRAL BODY WHICH LED TO THE IMPLANT BEING TOO POSTERIOR. THE SURGEON TRIED TO PULL THE IMPLANT OUT AND THE IMPLANT DISENGAGED. THERE WAS A 10-MINUTE DELAY AND NO IMPACT TO THE PATIENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 16102206 ↗InjuryOct 14, 2022Malposition of Device; Malposition of Device
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT HAD POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS AND PAIN IN THE RECOVERY ROOM AFTER A MOBI-C DEVICE WAS INSTALLED. DURING THE SURGERY, THE SURGEON FELT THE POSITION OF THE IMPLANT WAS UNACCEPTABLE, SO IT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH ANOTHER MOBI-C DEVICE OF THE SAME SIZE, CAUSING A 20 MINUTE DELAY TO THE PROCEDURE.
Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available; Neck Pain; Nerve Damage; Pain; Paraplegia
MAUDE report 15606177 ↗MalfunctionJun 13, 2022Patient-Device Incompatibility; Patient-Device Incompatibility
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT DEVELOPED OSTEOLYSIS AFTER A LEVEL MOBI-C PROCEDURE. THE SURGEON IS CURRENTLY MONITORING THIS PATIENT AND NO PLANS FOR REVISION HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME. THIS IS REPORT TWO OF TWO FOR THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: Osteolysis
MAUDE report 14676924 ↗MalfunctionMay 26, 2022Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A MOBI-C IMPLANT DISASSEMBLED INTRA-OPERATIVELY WHILE THE CARTRIDGE WAS BEING REMOVED; THE INFERIOR ENDPLATE PULLED OUT ABOUT 1MM. THE IMPLANT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH ANOTHER ONE TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE WITHOUT PATIENT IMPACTS.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 14517608 ↗MalfunctionMay 16, 2022Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE REMOVAL PLIERS WERE CATCHING THE PEEK CARTRIDGE AND PULLING OUT THE BOTTOM PORTION OF TWO MOBI-C IMPLANTS WHILE DETACHING THE CARTRIDGE AFTER INSTALLATION. BOTH MOBI-C IMPLANTS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE WITHOUT PATIENT IMPACTS. THIS IS REPORT TWO OF TWO FOR THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 14408512 ↗MalfunctionApr 11, 2022Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A MOBI-C IMPLANT CAME OFF THE CARTRIDGE HOLDER/INSERTER WHILE TRYING TO REPOSITION IT AFTER IT WAS IMPLANTED. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT HARM: ALL THREE IMPLANT PIECES WERE ACCOUNTED FOR AND REMOVED PRIOR TO IMPLANTATION OF THE FINAL DEVICE USED TO COMPLETE THE SURGERY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 14073923 ↗
Other LDR Spine Usa, Inc. products
All LDR Spine Usa, Inc. devices →Sources and updates
- Models: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026. Models are grouped by the brand name the manufacturer registered.
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026
- 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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