FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TRIPLE LUMEN SILICONE BREAST IMPLANT

MDR report key: 11006 · Received January 21, 1994

Report

Report Number
MW1000438
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 21, 1994
Date of Event
September 29, 1993
Report Date
January 7, 1994
Manufacturer
MCGHAN MEDICAL CORP.
Product Code
FTR
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

SILICONE BREAST IMPLANTS WERE EXPLANTED. BOTH IMPLANTS HAD RUPTURED AND SILICONE MATERIAL HAD EXUDED OUT. BOTH SPECIMENS SHOWED CAPSULAR DISRUPTION WITH SILICONE MATERIAL EXUDING OUT. STICKY SILICONE MATERIAL IS ADHERENT TO THE CAPSULAR TISSUE. ADHERENT FIBROUS MATERIAL SHOWS SHEETS OF FOAMY HISTIOCYTIC CELLS AS WELL AS SHEETS OF LYMPHOHISTIOCYTIC CELLS AND CONGESTION. SECTIONS TAKEN AT MULTIPLE LEVELS SHOW HYALINIZING FIBROUS SCARRING AS WELL AS CALCIFICATION AND DIFFUSE CHRONIC INFLAMMATION OF THE CAPSULAR TISSUES. (SAME RPTR AS MEDWATCH 1000430.)

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 TRIPLE LUMEN SILICONE BREAST IMPLANT Implant FTR MCGHAN MEDICAL CORP. STYLE 57 DD0876(R) DD0877 (L)

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 71 YR Required Intervention