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# FDA Reminds on Recalled Exactech Joint Devices
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/fda-reminds-on-recalled-exactech-joint-devices/
- Published: 2023-03-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T18:21:46.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Devices, #legacy-id-D5154054

FDA is reminding patients and healthcare providers about Exactech joint replacement devices that were manufactured between 2004 and 8/2021 and were recalled in 2021 and 2022\. An agency [notice](https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/safety-communications/risks-exactech-joint-replacement-devices-defective-packaging-fda-safety-communication?utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fsource=govdelivery) says many of the Exactech knee, ankle, and hip joint replacement devices were packaged in defective packaging bags.

“The defective bags were missing one of the oxygen barrier layers that protect devices from oxidation, a chemical reaction with oxygen that can degrade plastics over time,” the notice says. “Oxidation can lead to accelerated device wear/failure, and component cracking or fracture, all leading to corrective revision surgery. Some of the recalled devices are associated with increased risk of revision surgeries and bone loss related to excessive device wear/failure.”