| Catalog Number |
UNKNOWN SALINE IMPLANT |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material (2944)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Hypersensitivity/Allergic reaction (1907); Pain (1994); Thyroid Problems (2102); Weakness (2145); No Code Available (3191)
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| Date of Event |
09/30/2013
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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No device was received for analysis at the time of submission of the initial 3500a.Since the product was not returned for analysis, no product failure analysis can be conducted and no determination of possible contributing factors could be made.Device history record (dhr) review cannot be conducted because the no lot number was provided by the customer.(b)(4).The device was not returned to mentor.
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Event or Problem Description
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This is event was reported via # mw5034717.It was reported that a female patient received bilateral augmentation mammoplasty in 1998.The patient reported that in mid 2013 she experienced breast pain in the right breast and skin rash and swelling in her right side.These symptoms have been lasting for 4-5 years.The patient reported easy bruising and body swelling.She was diagnosed as biotoxin illness, silicone sensitivity from the silicon shell of the saline implant, mold coming from the implant.According to her physician fibromyalgia, mastodynia, hashimoto¿s thyroiditis and raynaud¿s disease were false positive and her illness was actually due to the biotoxin disease from the mold.
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