UNK GEL BREAST IMPLANT
Report
- Report Number
- 2024601-2012-01268
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- November 20, 2012
- Date of Event
- January 29, 2010
- Report Date
- January 29, 2010
- Manufacturer
- UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER
- Product Code
- FTR
- PMA / PMN Number
- P020056
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
MANUFACTURER OF THE DEVICE IS UNKNOWN. THEREFORE, THIS FIELD IN THE MEDWATCH HAS BEEN CORRECTED TO REFLECT THIS.
(B)(4). THE EVENT WAS SUBMITTED INITIALLY VIA (B)(6). DEVICE LABELING ADDRESSES THE REPORTED EVENT OF SEROMA AS FOLLOWS: THE CORE STUDY: 7 YEAR ADVERSE EVENT RATES: FOR PRIMARY AUGMENTATION PATIENTS, SEROMA RATE = 1.6%. PRIMARY RECONSTRUCTION PATIENTS = 1.0%. (OTHER COMPLICATIONS.) SWELLING = 7.1%. "AFTER BREAST IMPLANT SURGERY THE FOLLOWING MAY OCCUR AND/OR PERSIST, WITH VARYING INTENSITY AND/OR FOR A VARYING LENGTH OF TIME: HEMATOMA/SEROMA..." (ALLERGAN SILICONE LABELING). DEVICE LABELING REVIEWED: THERE WERE NO REPORTED EVENTS OF LYMPHOMA/ALCL, FOR PATIENTS IN THE CORE STUDY, IN THE LABELING FOR SILICONE IMPLANTS.
THROUGH MY RESEARCH REVIEW AS RN PRODUCT SUPPORT SPECIALIST, THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE CAME TO MY ATTENTION: "SEROMA-ASSOCIATED PRIMARY ANAPLASTIC LARGE-CELL LYMPHOMA ADJACENT TO BREAST IMPLANTS: AN INDOLENT T-CELL LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDER BY ANJA RODEN ET AL. (MODEM PATHOLOGY, 2008) 21, 455-463". WITHIN THE ARTICLE THE AUTHOR PRESENTS 4 PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY ANAPLASTIC LARGE-CELL LYMPHOMA OF THE BREAST ASSOCIATED WITH A BREAST IMPLANT AND SEROMA.
THROUGH MY RESEARCH REVIEW AS RN PRODUCT SUPPORT SPECIALIST, THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE CAME TO MY ATTENTION: SEROMA-ASSOCIATED PRIMARY ANAPLASTIC LARGE-CELL LYMPHOMA ADJACENT TO BREAST IMPLANTS: AN INDOLENT T-CELL LYMPHOMA PROLIFERATIVE DISORDER BY ANJA RODEN ET AL. (MODERN PATHOLOGY, 2008) 21, 455-463. WITHIN THE ARTICLE THE AUTHOR PRESENTS 4 PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY ANAPLASTIC LARGE-CELL LYMPHOMA OF THE BREAST ASSOCIATED WITH A BREAST IMPLANT AND SEROMA.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNK GEL BREAST IMPLANT | PROSTHESIS, BREAST, NONINFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SILICONE GEL-FILLED | FTR | UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER | NA | NI |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 59 YR | Required Intervention |