UNK GEL BREAST IMPLANT
Report
- Report Number
- 9617229-2021-52794
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- October 19, 2021
- Date of Event
- August 19, 2021
- Report Date
- October 19, 2021
- Manufacturer
- ALLERGAN (COSTA RICA)
- Product Code
- FTR
- PMA / PMN Number
- P020056
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IT
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
ARTICLE CITATION: IMPLANT RISK FAILURE IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING POSTMASTECTOMY 3-WEEK HYPOFRACTIONATED RADIOTHERAPY AFTER IMMEDIATE RECONSTRUCTION. DAMARIS PATRICIA ROJAS, MARIA CRISTINA LEONARDI, SAMUELE FRASSONI, ANNA MORRA, MARIANNA ALESSANDRA GERARDI, ELIANA LA ROCCA, FEDERICA CATTANI, ROSA LURASCHI, CRISTIANA FODOR, MATTIA ZAFFARONI, MARIO RIETJENS, FRANCESCA DE LORENZI, PAOLO VERONESI, VIVIANA ENRICA GALIMBERTI, MATTIA INTRA, VINCENZO BAGNARDI, ROBERTO ORECCHIA, SAMANTHA DICUONZO, BARBARA ALICJA JERECZEK-FOSSA. RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY 163 (2021) 105¿113. PUBLISHED ONLINE 19AUG2021. THE EVENTS CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE, EXTRUSION, AND INFECTION ARE PHYSIOLOGICAL COMPLICATIONS AND ANALYSIS OF THE DEVICE GENERALLY DOES NOT ASSIST ALLERGAN IN DETERMINING A PROBABLE CAUSE FOR THESE EVENTS. FURTHER INFORMATION FROM THE REPORTER REGARDING EVENT, PRODUCT, OR PATIENT DETAILS HAS BEEN REQUESTED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. REASON FOR REMOVAL: INFECTION, EXTRUSION, CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE.
CITED ARTICLE: IMPLANT RISK FAILURE IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING POSTMASTECTOMY 3-WEEK HYPOFRACTIONATED RADIOTHERAPY AFTER IMMEDIATE RECONSTRUCTION. OVER THE STUDY PERIOD, 124 CONSECUTIVE PATIENTS RECEIVED HYPOFRACTIONATED PMRT AFTER IMPLANT-BASED IBR. AIM: TO EVALUATE RECONSTRUCTION FAILURE (RF) RATE IN PATIENTS RECEIVING IMPLANT-BASED IMMEDIATE BREAST RECONSTRUCTION (IBR) AND HYPOFRACTIONATED (HF) POSTMASTECTOMY RADIATION THERAPY (PMRT). 1 IMPLANT REMOVAL BECAUSE OF INFECTION AND 1 IMPLANT REMOVAL FOR EXTRUSION. AMONG THE IRRADIATED PATIENTS, DATA ON CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE WERE AVAILABLE FOR 93 SUBJECTS, OF WHOM 42/45 (93.3%) IN THE DTI-GROUP. BAKER IV CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE WAS OBSERVED IN 6 DTI PATIENTS. THIS IS FOR AN UNKNOWN SIDE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1555859 | UNK GEL BREAST IMPLANT | PROSTHESIS, BREAST, NONINFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SILICONE GEL-FILLED | FTR | ALLERGAN (COSTA RICA) | NI |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention | CT, HT, TRASTUZUMAB, RADIOTHERAPY |