FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
REPLICON
MDR report key: 21908
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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. |