FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
SURGITEK MAMMARY IMPLANT ROUND
MDR report key: 35124
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Received July 22, 1996
Report
- Report Number
- 35124
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 22, 1996
- Date of Event
- August 2, 1995
- Report Date
- May 7, 1996
- Manufacturer
- MEDICAL ENGINEERING CORP.
- Product Code
- FTR
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- MN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- RISK MANAGER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE PT UNDERWENT BILATERAL MASTECTOMY IN 1988 FOR ADENOCARCINOMA. SHE HAS COMPLETED BILATERAL BREAST RECONSTRUCTION. HER INITIAL RECONSTRUCTION WAS COMPLICATED BY PERIPROSTHETIC INFECTION. SHE HAD BILATERAL RECONSTRUCTIVE GEL-FILLED IMPLANTS OF 500 CC ON THE RIGHT AND 550 CC ON THE LEFT. SHE HAS BEEN PLAGUED BY MODEST CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE. PT HAS HAD PROGRESSIVE CAPSULAR CONTRACTION, NOT SEVERE, BUT TO THE POINT THAT IT IS CAUSING DISCOMFORT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURGITEK MAMMARY IMPLANT ROUND Implant | MAMMARY IMPLANT ROUND ADJUSTABLE RECON 500/580CC | FTR | MEDICAL ENGINEERING CORP. | * | 77662-88B |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 49 YR |