How the My MACI App Can Help You Stay on Track During Knee Cartilage Repair Skip to content

How the My MACI App Can Help You Stay on Track During Knee Cartilage Repair

The My MACI app is here to help you on your journey to heal your knee cartilage.

Download it today keep track of your rehab goals, stay motivated in the recovery process, and find inspiration from other MACI patients who have gone through the same experience.

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Download the My MACI App on the App Store Download the My MACI App on Google Play


How the MY MACI App can help you take charge of your MACI knee cartilage repair recovery:

1. Pre-Procedure Checklist

Starting two weeks before the date of your knee surgery, the My MACI app provides you with a list of action items that you can check off your list, from navigating insurance approvals to setting up your home recovery space.

The My MACI app provides a pre-procedure checklist that covers two or more weeks before the procedure up until the day of surgery.

2. Exercise Database and Reminders

Keep your rehab on track with easy-to-use exercise reminders. Add your favorite knee exercises into a database of activities that you can reference any time.

The My MACI app offers easy-to-use exercise reminders to support MACI rehabilitation.

3. Daily Habits and Milestone Tracking

The My MACI app breaks down your rehab journey into three phases to keep the recovery timeline manageable. As you progress through each phase, the app will prompt you with new rehab milestones that can be tackled one day at a time.

The My MACI app offers rehab milestone tracking.

4. Add Your Own Tracking Metrics

Keep track of custom metrics that matter to you like your knee’s rating on a daily pain scale, the angle at which you can bend your knee or your knee’s percentage of rotation mobility.

5. Resources and Inspiration

Going it alone is not part of the plan! The My MACI app features a range of options for connecting with former patients Throughout the app, find testimonials from real MACI patients that have gone through the same knee surgery milestones.

Find real patient testimonials to support your MACI rehab in the My MACI app.

Download the My MACI App:
Download the My MACI App on the App StoreDownload the My MACI App on Google Play

Please see below for full indication and ISI. Blog posts are intended to provide educational information. Always talk to your doctor with any questions.

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How you rehab after the procedure is so important in your return to living life on your terms.

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A key component of your preparation is getting set up with a rehab program and physical therapist who can help get you back to your active lifestyle with personalized exercises and proper care.

Indication and Important Safety Information

Important Safety Information

MACI should not be used if you:

  • are allergic to antibiotics such as gentamicin, or materials that come from cow, pig, or ox;
  • have severe osteoarthritis of the knee, other severe inflammatory conditions, infections or inflammation in the bone joint and other surrounding tissue, or blood clotting conditions;
  • have had knee surgery in the past 6 months, not including surgery for obtaining a cartilage biopsy or a surgical procedure to prepare your knee for a MACI implant;
  • or cannot follow a doctor-prescribed rehabilitation program after your surgery

Consult your doctor if you have cancer in the area of the cartilage biopsy or implant as the safety of MACI is not known in those cases.

Conditions that existed before your surgery, including meniscus tears, joint or ligament instability, or alignment problems should be evaluated and treated before or at the same time as the MACI implant.

MACI is not recommended if you are pregnant.

MACI has not been studied in patients younger than 18 or over 55 years of age.

Common side effects include joint pain, tendonitis, back pain, joint swelling, and joint effusion.

More serious side effects include joint pain, cartilage or meniscus injury, treatment failure, and osteoarthritis.

Please see Full Prescribing Information for more information.

Indication

MACI® is made up of your own (autologous) cells that are expanded and placed onto a film that is implanted into the area of the cartilage damage and absorbed back into your own tissue.

MACI® (autologous cultured chondrocytes on porcine collagen membrane) is made up of your own (autologous) cells that are expanded and placed onto a film that is implanted into the area of the cartilage damage and absorbed back into your own tissue.

MACI is used for the repair of symptomatic cartilage damage of the adult knee.

The amount of MACI applied depends on the size of the cartilage damage. The MACI film is trimmed by your surgeon to match the size and shape of the damage, to ensure the damaged area is completely covered.

Limitations of Use

It is not known whether MACI is effective in joints other than the knee.

It is not known whether MACI is safe or effective in patients over the age of 55 years.