Cartiva Synthetic Cartilage Implant (Cartiva) – potential hazards (2024)

Check Your Product

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Reason for Recall

As stated by FDA

Patients implanted with synthetic cartilage implant, may experience a higher-than expected occurrence rate of the following hazards: revision, removal, implant subsidence, displacement, pain, nerve damage or fragmentation.

Recommended Action

Per FDA guidance

On 10/31/24 recall notices were mailed or emailed to customers asking them to do the following: 1) Continue to follow patients treated with an impacted product for new or worsening symptoms of pain, difficulty walking, skin reactions, stiffness, swelling, or weakness of the big toe joint, consistent with your follow up protocols. Per Instructions for Use: the long-term effects of cartilage replacement are not known; and the clinical and medical status of each patient should be considered when treating patients. 2) To help minimize complications, reference the information in the Instructions for Use and the information included in this notification. Per standard practice, continue to discuss all potential risks identified and discuss the benefits and risks of all relevant treatment options for first metatarsophalangeal joint osteoarthritis with your patients. 3) Check your internal inventory to locate the products listed on the attached business reply form, remove them from their point of use, isolate/quarantine the unit(s), and return. 4) Share and maintain awareness of this communication in your practice with until all required actions have been completed within your facility. 5) If you have further distributed the affected product, please notify the applicable parties about this notice. You may copy and distribute this notification letter. 6) If possible, inform us if any of the subject devices have been distributed to other organizations, including contact details so that we can inform the recipients appropriately. 7) If you are a distributor, note that you are responsible for notifying your affected customers. 8) Complete and return the response form via email to fieldaction@stryker.com For questions or concerns, contact fieldaction@stryker.com.