FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CARTIVA

MDR report key: 13606287 · Received February 25, 2022

Report

Report Number
3009351194-2022-00015
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 25, 2022
Date of Event
June 1, 2017
Report Date
January 4, 2021
Manufacturer
CARTIVA
Product Code
PNW
PMA / PMN Number
P150017
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THE PRODUCT WAS RETURNED FOR REVIEW. VISUAL EXAMINATION FOUND SMALL SCRATCHES ON THE LATERAL SURFACES AND THE RADIUSED SHOULDER OF THE IMPLANT. A BLADE CUT EXTENDED FROM THE ARTICULATING SURFACE, CLOSE TO THE PERIMETER, DOWN INTO THE IMPLANT. SCUFFING AND SOME ROUGH TEARS WERE OBSERVED ON THE ARTICULATING SURFACE. THE HEIGHT OF THE DEVICE WAS WITHIN THE POST-STERILIZATION VALUE RANGE. AN EVALUATION OF THE DIAMETER FOUND THE DEVICE TO BE SLIGHTLY BELOW THE VALIDATED POST-STERILIZATION VALUES. BASED ON THE VISUAL AND DIMENSIONAL OBSERVATIONS OF THE RETURNED DEVICE, NO DEFINITIVE CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT. ON NOVEMBER 10TH, 2020 STRYKER TRAUMA AND EXTREMITIES ACQUIRED CARTIVA, WRIGHT MEDICAL, TORNIER INC. AND TORNIER SAS. AN EFFORT WAS MADE TO ALIGN THE ACQUIRED ENTITY COMPLAINT FILES WITH STRYKER'S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. STRYKER HAS PERFORMED RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF COMPLAINTS AND THE REPORTABILITY DECISION WAS REVISED TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT UNDER THE MDR/VIGILANCE PROCESS.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REMOVAL OF THE IMPLANT AND WAS REVISED TO A JOINT FUSION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1389494 CARTIVA PROSTESIS, METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT CARTILAGE REPLACEMENT IMPLANT PNW CARTIVA CAR-10 F041613003

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Unknown Other