Performance by category
Death-per-report rate within each category, compared to the corpus-wide average for that same category. Ratio > 1 means this manufacturer's mortality is higher than the field for that category; ratio < 1 means lower.
| Category | Devices | Reports | Deaths | Death rate | Corpus avg | vs corpus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spinal implants | 554 | 25,632 | 75 | 0.29% | 0.47% | 0.62× |
| Cranial stereotactic | 1 | 223 | 1 | 0.45% | 0.22% | 2.00× |
| Cranial surgery | 2 | 158 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.38% | 0.00× |
| Neuronavigation | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.24% | 0.00× |
Temporal trajectory
Annual reports for this manufacturer's neurosurgical devices, split by FDA event type. Use it to spot inflection points (recall responses, product launches, reporting-pattern shifts).
Failure-mode signature
Per category, this manufacturer's failure-mode mix vs other manufacturers in the SAME category — an apples-to-apples comparison that strips out the confound of "which categories they happen to operate in." Click a category tab to drill in.
Highest-mortality devices
Top 10 of this manufacturer's devices ranked by death-per-report rate (minimum 100 reports to avoid small-sample noise). Click any device for its full profile.
| Device | Category | Reports | Deaths | Death rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuvasive Coroent | Spinal implants | 102 | 5 | 4.90% |
| Nuvasive TI Matrix Locking Cap | Spinal implants | 488 | 6 | 1.23% |
| Nuvasive Relin | Spinal implants | 423 | 5 | 1.18% |
| Nuvasive Mariner Pedicle Screw System | Spinal implants | 102 | 1 | 0.98% |
| Nuvasive Unknown Rods | Spinal implants | 102 | 1 | 0.98% |
| Nuvasive Everest Spinal System | Spinal implants | 147 | 1 | 0.68% |
| Nuvasive Crescent Spinal | Spinal implants | 300 | 2 | 0.67% |
| Nuvasive Verte-Stack Spinal | Spinal implants | 181 | 1 | 0.55% |
| Nuvasive Clydesdale Spinal | Spinal implants | 196 | 1 | 0.51% |
| Nuvasive T2 Stratosphere Expandable Corpectomy | Spinal implants | 196 | 1 | 0.51% |