STYLE 15 SILICONE GEL FILLED BREAST IMPLANT
Report
- Report Number
- 9617229-2025-08803
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- May 28, 2025
- Date of Event
- September 1, 2009
- Report Date
- May 28, 2025
- Manufacturer
- ALLERGAN (COSTA RICA)
- Product Code
- FTR
- PMA / PMN Number
- P020056
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CT, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT WAS PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED THROUGH PSR ON 23JAN2012. THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP REPORT TO A MEDWATCH SUBMITTED UNDER MANUFACTURER REPORT NUMBER 9617229-2025-0000090. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD HAS BEEN COMPLETED. NO DEVIATIONS OR NON-CONFORMANCES NOTED. DEVICE EVALUATION: BASED ON THE PRODUCT ANALYSIS PERFORMED, THE ASSESSMENTS OF THE COMPLAINT CODES ARE: CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE: UNABLE TO OBSERVE. PAIN: UNABLE TO OBSERVE. RUPTURE: OBSERVED BROKEN DEVICE ASSESSED AS FOLD FLAW OPENING AND OBSERVED A MISSING PIECE OF SHELL ASSESSED AS INCONCLUSIVE. AS PER THE INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE, CREASES, WEAR ABRASION AND NON-PENETRATING NICKS WERE OBSERVED AND NONE OF THE OBSERVATIONS ARE FOUND TO BE POTENTIALLY RELATED TO THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS, NO FURTHER ACTIONS ARE REQUIRED. THE EVENT OF CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE IS A PHYSIOLOGICAL COMPLICATION AND ANALYSIS OF THE DEVICE GENERALLY DOES NOT ASSIST ALLERGAN IN DETERMINING A PROBABLE CAUSE FOR THIS EVENT. FURTHER INFORMATION FROM THE REPORTER REGARDING EVENT, PRODUCT, OR PATIENT DETAILS HAS BEEN REQUESTED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. REASON FOR REOPERATION: RUPTURE AND CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE, BAKER GRADE UNKNOWN.
HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL REPORTED LEFT SIDE REOPERATION DUE TO CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE BAKER GRADE UNKNOWN. PATIENT REPORTED HAVING HAD LEFT SIDE MODERATE BREAST PAIN. HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL LATER REPORTED LEFT SIDE RUPTURE AND "EXTRACAPSULAR SILICONE IN THE INFEROMEDIAL REGIONS" DIAGNOSED VIA MRI. DEVICE HAS BEEN EXPLANTED AND REPLACED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 598517 | STYLE 15 SILICONE GEL FILLED BREAST IMPLANT | PROSTHESIS, BREAST, NONINFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SILICONE GEL-FILLED | FTR | ALLERGAN (COSTA RICA) | 1693231 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39 YR | Female | Required Intervention |