| Catalog Number |
ERGONOMIX ROUND SILKSURFACE WI |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Device Appears to Trigger Rejection (1524)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Capsular Contracture (1761)
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| Date of Event |
08/30/2024
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that the patient presented with capsular contracture classified as baker grade iii.Left side.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The most common overall indication for reoperation is capsular contracture.(handel, 2006).Breast prostheses are no different from any foreign material implanted into the human body in the sense of triggering a protective immune reaction from the host.This ¿foreign body response¿ (fbr) is universal and ideally removes or otherwise surrounds the ¿irritant material¿ with fibrous tissue to prevent unwanted immune sequelae.A capsule around a breast implant is, therefore, a necessary mechanism of body defense, but if excessive it can lead to pain and deformity of the breast (steiert, et al., 2013).It has been identified several significant risk factors for capsular contracture, including device features (surface, size), surgical factors (periareolar incision, subglandular placement, antibiotic irrigation), the development of hematoma/seroma, and the use of a surgical bra.(calobrace, 2018).Periprosthetic capsules become pathologically active and undergo a ¿constrictive fibrosis¿ due to retraction of the fibrous tissue, which deforms their contents and impairs the aesthetic outcome, manifested by hardening of variable degree and, in advanced cases, by deformity of the breast.(baker et al., 1990).Per our directions for use, each patient must receive the establishment labs s.A.¿motiva implants®: information for the patient¿ during her surgical consultation, it is the surgeons´ responsibility to ensure that the patient completely understands the information regarding the risks, benefits, and recommendations associated with silicone gel-filled breast implant surgery, as well as the complications typical of any type of surgery.This document is available in motiva® website: ifu.Motiva.Health the instructions for use in the directions for use were reviewed, to determinate if there are indications that ensure the prevention and good handling of the product.For this event, it is considered that the information is suitable for the section of surgical precautions as follows: ¿capsular contracture occurs when the capsule tightens and squeezes the implant.This can cause the implant to turn rigid (from slightly firm to quite hard) and the firmest ones can cause varying degrees of discomfort, pain, and palpability.In addition to the firmness, capsular contracture can result in a deformed breast, visible surface wrinkling and/or displacement of the implant.Detection of breast cancer by mammography may also be a more difficult.Capsular contracture may be more common following infection, hematoma, and seroma, and the chance of it happening may increase over time.Capsular contracture is a risk factor for implant rupture, and it is the most common reason for reoperation in augmentation and reconstruction patients.Patients should also be advised that additional surgery might be needed in cases where pain and/or firmness are severe (baker grades iii or iv) and that capsular contracture may happen again after additional surgeries.Correction of capsular contracture may require surgical removal or release of the capsule, or removal and possible replacement of the implant itself¿.In addition, a review of the device history record was conducted, and it was concluded that there were no deviations in the manufacturing process of this device that would have caused or contibuted to this incident.When the investigation process is completed, the applicable findings will be included in a supplemental medwatch.At establishment labs, we are committed to patient safety and continually evaluate the performance of our devices through post-market surveillance of reported complaints & adverse events.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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According to the evaluation of the report executed, the alleged capsular contracture was not confirmed due to insufficient clinical evidence.A complete review of the dhr for lot 22120892 was carried out, no deviation was found in the manufacturing process.Additionally, the review of complaint history for the reported lot number and sterilization run found no other similar complaints reported in the past.The instructions for use in the directions for use were reviewed, to determinate if there are indications that ensure the prevention and good handling of the product.For this event, it is considered that the information is suitable for the section of surgical precautions as follows: "a capsular contracture pertains to hypertrophic scar tissue investing in a foreign body or surgically implanted device, compromising the aesthetic outcome, resulting in pain, breast deformity, and often necessitating further operations.Detection of breast cancer by mammography may also be challenging.Capsular contracture may be more common following infection, hematoma and seroma, and the chance of it happening may increase over time.Capsular contracture occurs more commonly in patients undergoing revision surgery than in patients undergoing primary implantation surgery.Capsular contracture is the most common complication following implant- based breast surgery and is one of the most common reasons for reoperation" capsular contracture is graded into 4 levels depending on its severity.Baker grade i: the breast is normally soft and looks natural; baker grade ii: the breast is a little fi rm but looks normal; baker grade iii: the breast is firm and looks abnormal; baker grade iv: the breast is hard, painful, and looks abnormal.Patients should also be advised that additional surgery might be needed in cases where pain and/or firmness are severe (baker grades iii or iv) and that capsular contracture may happen again after additional surgeries.Correction of capsular contracture may require surgical removal or release of the capsule, or removal and possible replacement of the implant itself.Capsular contracture: normally, capsules of collagen fibers form as an immune response around a foreign body, such as a breast implant, tending to isolate it.Capsular contracture occurs when the capsule tightens and squeezes the implant.This can cause the implant to turn rigid (from slightly firm to quite hard) and the firmest ones can cause varying degrees of discomfort, pain and palpability.In addition to the firmness, capsular contracture can result in a deformed breast, visible surface wrinkling and/or displacement of the implant.Detection of breast cancer by mammography may also be more difficult.Capsular contracture may be more common following infection, hematoma, and seroma, and the chance of it happening may increase over time.Capsular contracture occurs more commonly in patients undergoing revision surgery than in patients undergoing primary implantation surgery.Capsular contracture is a risk factor for implant rupture, and it is the most common reason for reoperation in augmentation and reconstruction patients.¿ potential factors unrelated to the design or manufacture of the device that may lead to capsular contracture, include but are not limited to: (1) patient undergoing revision surgery.(2) previous infection, hematoma and/or seroma.(3) patient has previous history of capsular contracture.(4) surgical factors.As stated in the literature: ¿a number of risk factors for rupture have been identified; the most common cause is surgical instrument damage.¿ (handel, garcía and winxtrom, 2013.Breast implant rupture: causes, incidence, clinical impact, and management.Plast.Reconstr.Surg.132: 1128.) the aetiology of capsular contracture is multifactorial and consisting of patient, type of surgery, prosthetic material used, the implant pocket placement, the incision type and the duration of follow-ups (liu et al., 2015) (headon, kasem & mokbel, 2015).¿capsular contracture is a risk associated with breast surgery (handel, 2006) and there is no evidence to suggest a link between this particular implant and/or its manufacturing process and a higher risk of capsular contracture occurrence.The cause of capsular contracture is multifactorial (calobrace, 2018), and we cannot conclude that the reported event was caused by the manufacturing process and/or the product itself.Capsular contracture is a risk associated with breast implant surgery and there is no evidence to suggest a link between the breast implants and/or their manufacturing process with this condition.Establishment labs will continue to monitor for similar complaints/trends.As part of the post market surveillance process, monitoring of the primary endpoints reported is performed to determine unfavorable trends.Per our current complaint data report, no unfavorable trends were detected on this product.No further actions are required.
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