FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

9614385-2007-00012

MDR report key: 835411 · Received April 2, 2007

Report

Report Number
9614385-2007-00012
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 2, 2007
Product Code
FWM
Report Source
Manufacturer report

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEFLATION OF THE RIGHT BREAST IMPLANT. BILATERAL EXCHANGE WITH UNK DEVICES. VISUAL INSPECTION IDENTIFIED A 5MM BREACH ON THE VALVE/SHELL INTERFACE AT THE TWELVE O'CLOCK POSITION. (WHEN THE PRODUCT WAS HELD IN SUCH A POSITION THAT THE BRAND NAME WAS UPRIGHT AND HORIZONTAL). PRESSURE TESTING CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF THE BREACH AND SHOWED THE REMAINDER OF THE DEVICE TO BE FREE OF ANY ADD'L BREACHES. MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION (X10) OF THE BREACH IDENTIFIED RAGGED EDGES WHICH ARE INDICATIVE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE HAVING BEEN USED. THE PRODUCT MET ALL MFG AND QUALITY SPECS POST MFR. VALVE/SHELL BREACH NOT CHARACTERISTIC OF A MFG FAULT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 FWM

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1