FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

REPLICON

MDR report key: 21908 · Received May 19, 1995

Report

Report Number
MW1006011
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 19, 1995
Date of Event
September 24, 1990
Report Date
March 16, 1995
Manufacturer
MEDICAL ENGINEERING CORP.
Product Code
FTR
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ADVERSE REACTION TO SILICONE BREAST IMPLANTS-SEVERE ALLERGIC REACTION CAUSE UNKNOWN. 2/91, GRADUAL DECLINE IN GENERAL HEALTH SINCE THAT TIME. THESE IMPLANTS WERE USED FOR RECONSTRUCTION AFTER BILATERAL MASTECTOMY IN 7/90. NO CANCER- SEVERE FYBROCYSTIC BREAST DISEASE. 3/95- DIAGNOSED WITH INDUCED LUPUS, USUALLY SEEN AS A RESULT OF DRUGS; RPTR IS TAKING NO DRUGS THAT HAVE THIS SIDE EFFECT. EXPLANT RECOMMENDED. RPTR HAS HAD THE SYMPTOMS OF LUPUS SINCE 2/91 & THEY HAVE CONTINUED TO WORSEN. SHE ALSO HAS FIBROMYALGIA, ASTHMA SINCE 9/94, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SINCE 7/94.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 REPLICON Implant POLYURETHANE COVERED SILICON BREAST FTR MEDICAL ENGINEERING CORP.

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 49 YR Required Intervention| S EXPLANT RECOMMENDED.| THERAPY FOR FATIGUE, JOINT & MUSCLE PAIN.