UNK GEL BREAST IMPLANT
Report
- Report Number
- 9617229-2018-09510
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- December 19, 2018
- Date of Event
- November 16, 2018
- Report Date
- December 19, 2018
- Manufacturer
- ALLERGAN (COSTA RICA)
- Product Code
- FTR
- PMA / PMN Number
- P020056
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IT
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
ARTICLE CITATION: ¿BREAST IMPLANT TEXTURIZATION DOES NOT AFFECT THE CROSSTALK BETWEEN MSC AND ALCL CELLS¿, BY ORCIANI, MONIA; CAFFARINI, MIRIAM; DI PRIMIO, ROBERTO; TORRESETTI, MATTEO; DI BENEDETTO, GIOVANNI; CAMPANATI, ANNA; AND PARODI, PIERCAMILLO, NOVEMBER 16 2018, DOI:10.1007/S10753-018-0930-4. 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. THIS IS A KNOWN POTENTIAL ADVERSE EVENT ADDRESSED IN THE PRODUCT LABELING.
THROUGH JOURNAL ARTICLE 'BREAST IMPLANT TEXTURIZATION DOES NOT AFFECT THE CROSSTALK BETWEEN MSC AND ALCL CELLS' IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT EXPERIENCED CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE BAKER GRADE III. TREATMENT: IMPLANT REPLACEMENT AND CAPSULECTOMY. THE AFFECTED SIDE IS UNKNOWN.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1020766 | UNK GEL BREAST IMPLANT | PROSTHESIS, BREAST, NONINFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SILICONE GEL-FILLED | FTR | ALLERGAN (COSTA RICA) | NI |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |