FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
SILTEX SALINE-FILLED-2800 ROUND
MDR report key: 148038
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Received January 9, 1998
Report
- Report Number
- 148038
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- January 9, 1998
- Date of Event
- July 14, 1997
- Report Date
- July 29, 1997
- Manufacturer
- MENTOR CORP.
- Product Code
- FWM
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- CO, US
- Reporter Occupation
- RISK MANAGER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THIS 72 YR OLD FEMALE HAS HAD PREVIOUS MULTIPLE BREAST RECONSTRUCTION STATUS POST SIMPLE MASTECTOMIES. ON JANUARY 21, 1992, SHE HAD SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS INSERTED. SHE NOTICED, A DECREASE IN VOLUME AFTER RECENT MAMMOGRAM. GROSS EXAM: THE RIGHT IMPLANT SHOWS A SMALL FENESTRATION ON THE IMPLANT SURFACE JUST ADJACENT TO AN EMBOSSED THICKENED RING AND WEIGHS 46.0 GMS. THE LEFT IMPLANT IS INTACT AND WEIGHS 310 GMS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SILTEX SALINE-FILLED-2800 ROUND Implant | MAMMARY PROSTHESIS | FWM | MENTOR CORP. | * | 58932 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 72 YR | Hospitalization |