FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SILASTICAL (R) MAMMARY PROSTHESIS

MDR report key: 42216 · Received October 11, 1996

Report

Report Number
1816403-1996-00140
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 11, 1996
Date of Event
September 11, 1996
Report Date
September 12, 1996
Manufacturer
DOW CORNING CORP
Product Code
FTR
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

METHOD: 86B WEIGHT MEASUREMENT. RESULTS: 100 WEIGHT PACKAGING AND DEVICE; 100C SLIGHT AMBER COLOR; 100H LOSS OF SHELL INTEGRITY, ENVELOPE TEAR; 100G CLOUDY; 100J FOREIGN MATERIAL IN GEL; 100K AMBER COLOR. DEVICE 1 OF 2 CONCLUSIONS: 68 NO RESULTS SUPPORTED THE ALLEGED REASON OF "LUMP(S)"; AMBER COLOR CONDITION OF AGING; CLOUDINESS CAUSE UNDETERMINED. DEVICE 2 OF 2 CONCLUSIONS: 68 NO RESULT SUPPORTED THE ALLEGED REASON OF "DISFIGURED APPEARNACE"; COLOR WITHIN SPECIFICATION; CAUSE OF TEAR(S) UNDETERMINED; FOREIGN MATERIAL CAUSE AND SOURCE UNDETERMINED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT RECEIVED IMPLANTS IN AUGUST 1975. REPORTER ALSO ALLEGES THAT PT'S IMPLANTS HAD A PIN HOLE AND WERE LEAKING; THEREFORE, SHE HAD REMOVAL ON SEPT. 11, 1996.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SILASTICAL (R) MAMMARY PROSTHESIS Implant MAMMARY IMPLANT, GEL-FILLED FTR DOW CORNING CORP NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Required Intervention