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Allergan (Costa Rica) Style 168 Saline Filled Breast Implant; prosthesis, breast, inflatable, internal, saline
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| Catalog Number |
168-240 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Fluid/Blood Leak (1250)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Unspecified Infection (1930)
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| Date of Event |
02/01/2026
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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 "deflation, infection, pain, burning, hot, hard, swollen" and "rippling, very sick, fever and implant exchange".This record is for the left side.The device remains implanted.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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A review of the device history record has been completed.No deviations or non-conformances noted.Further investigation results:
with the information collected during the investigation, there is enough evidence to support that units involved in this work order were manufactured under controlled conditions in accordance with abbvie¿s procedures and were no defects/problems/issues found in the documents related to the reported event.Primary packaging inspection was successfully completed and results were acceptable.Environmental monitoring results were found to be acceptable, and they confirmed that there was not an adverse impact on environmental conditions, device quality or performance.The sterilization run 8-dh1610 is not related to any additional complaint infection record reported as of today.Considering that there is no adverse trend for this type of event, no additional actions are deemed required at this time.The issue with infection will continue to be monitored and corrective actions will be taken in the future if deemed appropriate.Given the fact that the cause of the infection cannot be specifically associated with the manufacturing process, and there is not an adverse trend for this type of event, and no er/ ncr(s) were identified during the investigation associated with this lot and the complaint, no corrective action is deemed necessary at this time.The event of infection-late onset 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.The reason for reoperation: deflation, infection-late onset.
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