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Device product

Cartiva Synthetic Cartilage Implant (SCI) Catalog: CAR-06-US (6mm), CAR-08-US (8mm), CAR-10-US (10mm), CAR-12-US (12mm)

Z-0598-2025

October 31, 2024

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Cartiva, Inc
Event
Event 95661
Status
Ongoing
Classification
Class II
Quantity
Unavailable
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-0598-2025

Official wording

Reason: 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.

Code information: Catalog/UDI-DI: CAR-06-US/00852897002328, CAR-08-US/00852897002021, CAR-10-US/ 00852897002038, CAR-12-US/00852897002335. All lots Distributed from July 2016 to October 2024.

Distribution pattern: Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution in the states of CO, CT, FL, IL, MI, MS, NY, OH, RI, UT, VA, AL, AR, AZ, CA, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, MA, MN, MO, MT, NC, NE, NM, NV, OK, OR, PA, TN, TX, WA, WI and the countries of Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    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.