| Catalog Number |
468-350 |
| 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 |
01/01/2004
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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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Patient reported "exchange from textured to smooth device due to the patient's concern with the product, pain, hardness, capsular contracture and swollen lymph nodes".Later healthcare professional reported "implant exchange from textured to smooth due to the patients concerns with the product" this record is for the left side.The device was explanted.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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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.Reason for reoperation: capsular contracture baker grade unknown a review of the device history record has been completed.No deviations or non-conformances noted.
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Event or Problem Description
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Patient reported "exchange from textured to smooth device due to the patient's concern with the product, pain, hardness, capsular contracture" baker grade unknown and "swollen lymph nodes".Later healthcare professional reported "implant exchange from textured to smooth due to the patients concerns with the product".This record is for the left side.The device was explanted and replaced.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Device evaluation: per the analysis performed, the assessments of the complaints and any potential manufacturing issue are displayed along with any further actions required: ¿ anxiety-product/procedure: unable to observe through visual inspection as it is a physiological phenomenon.¿ capsular contracture: unable to observe through visual inspection as it is a physiological phenomenon.¿ lymphadenopathy : unable to observe through visual inspection as it is a physiological phenomenon.None of the other observations performed during the device analysis creases, missing shell and broken device are found to be potentially related to the manufacturing process, and, therefore, no further actions are required for these observations.
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