ProLiftRecalls & reported problems across all models
Life Spine, Inc. · 8 models in the FDA device registry
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 33
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 13
- Recalls
- 0
We found 8 models of ProLift by Life Spine, Inc. in the FDA's device registry (GUDID). Together they are named in 33 adverse event reports in the FDA's MAUDE database, received between Apr 22, 2021 and Sep 22, 2026 — classified as 13 injuries, 20 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (24 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 ProLift problems
Device problems
- Fracture24
- Material Fragmentation3
- Break2
- Expulsion1
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
- Material Integrity Problem1
- Mechanical Jam1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions24
- Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available2
- Foreign Body In Patient2
- Laceration(s)2
- Fall1
- Insufficient Information1
- Numbness1
- Unspecified Musculoskeletal problem1
ProLift models
8 models, most reported first. Each model has its own page with its reports, recalls and device details.
- ProLift L151-596Intervertebral Fusion Device With Bone Graft, Lumbar17 reports
- ProLift L151-690Intervertebral Fusion Device With Bone Graft, Lumbar8 reports
- ProLift 58-1028-1210KIntervertebral fusion device with bone graft, lumbar2 reports
- ProLift 151-695Intervertebral Fusion Device With Bone Graft, Lumbar2 reports
- ProLift L151-597Intervertebral Fusion Device With Bone Graft, Lumbar1 report
- ProLift 151-690Intervertebral Fusion Device With Bone Graft, Lumbar1 report
- ProLift 151-697Intervertebral fusion device with bone graft, lumbar1 report
- ProLift L151-889Intervertebral Fusion Device With Bone Graft, Lumbar1 report
Recent ProLift adverse event reports
The 15 most recent reports across all models, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjurySep 22, 2026Fracture
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 50854757 ↗InjurySep 15, 2026Fracture
InjurySep 10, 2026Fracture
"ProLift 8mm screwdriver tip broke while expanding cage."
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 50715562 ↗MalfunctionJul 7, 2026Fracture
IT WAS STATED THAT "TIP BROKE."
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25734329 ↗MalfunctionMay 19, 2026Fracture
IT WAS STATED THAT, "PROLIFT INSERTER BROKE OFF DURING REMOVAL OF CAGE.".
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25221443 ↗MalfunctionApr 27, 2026Fracture
IT WAS STATED "PROLIFT INSERTER INNER CORE BROKE WHILE INSERTING CAGE INTO PATIENT, WE HAD TO FIND A WAY TO WIGGLE OUT THE CAGE INSERTER WHILE IT WAS INSERTED IN THE PATIENT AS IT NO LONGER HAD A HANDLE ON IT AND NEED TO POP OFF FROM THE CAGE. "
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25004522 ↗MalfunctionApr 1, 2026Mechanical Jam
IT WAS STATED THAT " THE FIRST IMPLANT WE USED WE HAD TO WASTES DUE TO IT NOT EXPANDING."
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24753966 ↗MalfunctionMar 31, 2026Fracture
IT WAS STATED "DISTAL TIP OF INSERTER BROKE OFF."
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24742954 ↗MalfunctionMar 16, 2026Fracture
IT WAS STATED THAT, "AS [THE DOCTOR] WAS IMPACTING THE INSERTER THE CLAMP ON THE LEFT SIDE BROKE OFF."
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24606883 ↗MalfunctionJan 6, 2026Break
IT WAS STATED THAT, "WHEN DISENGAGING FROM THE CAGE THE INSERTER BROKE." FOLLOW UP WITH COMPLAINANT RETURNED FOLLOWING RESPONSE: "THE INSERTER BROKE WHILE INSIDE THE PATIENT'S BODY. THE SURGEON AND TEAM PERFORMED MULTIPLE CHECKS WITH ADDITIONAL IMAGING AND DID NOT IDENTIFY THE BROKEN PIECE INTRAOPERATIVELY."
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23982569 ↗MalfunctionOct 21, 2025Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS STATE THAT, "LONG PROLIFT INSERTER TIP FRACTURED AFTER ACGE WAS IMPLANTED AND SURGEON WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISENGAGE THE INSERTER. THE BROKEN PIECE OF THE TIP WAS SUCKED INTO THE NEPTUME AND CONFIRM TO BE THERE AND NOT IN THE PATIENT BY THE NURSE."
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23350411 ↗MalfunctionOct 15, 2025Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS STATED THAT, "DISTAL TIP OF PROLIFT INSERTER BROKE OFF AT L4-L5. 2 INSERTERS BROKE; COLLAPSED DISC SPACE, SHAVED TO AN 8 ONLY."
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23290856 ↗MalfunctionSep 4, 2025Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
IT WAS STATED THAT, " TWO BROKEN PROLIFT EXPANDABLE INSTALLERS THAT BROKE... ONE BROKE DURING INSERTION AND THE OTHER CAME APART AFTERWARDS. NO HARM TO PATIENT OR DELAY OF CASE. NO COMPONENT LEFT IN PATIENT."
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22962829 ↗MalfunctionAug 26, 2025Material Integrity Problem; Material Integrity Problem
IT WAS STATED, "IT BROKE UP SURGEON USING A MALLET AND TRYING TO INSERTER CAGE INTO A COLLAPSE DISC SPACE. BROKEN PIECE WAS RECOVERED.".
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22900044 ↗MalfunctionAug 8, 2025Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS STATED THAT, "TIP OF INSERTER BROKE DURING INSERTION."
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22749453 ↗
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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