Official recall record
Cartiva Synthetic Cartilage Implant
- Issuing authority
- Health Canada — Medical Devices
- Published
- 2024-11-14
- Country of alert
- Canada
- Alert level
- Type II
- Alert type
- recall
What the authority reported
Stryker has become aware of recently published data and post market reports indicating that patients implanted with Cartiva SCI may experience a higher-than- expected occurrence rate when compared to data submitted in the 2016 PMA of the following documented hazards: revision, removal, implant subsidence, displacement, pain, nerve damage or fragmentation. Cartiva SCI devices have been observed in some cases to be revised/removed at higher rates than previously observed in the initial Cartiva SCI premarket and post-approval studies. Recall start date: October 31, 2024
What to do
Follow the instructions in the official notice — recall remedies (refund, repair, replacement, or disposal) are defined by the issuing authority and the responsible business, and they differ per recall. Do not rely on summaries, including this one.
Record last checked against the registry on 2026-05-31.