| Catalog Number |
UNKNOWN SALINE IMPLANT |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
No Code Available (3191); Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (3264)
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| Date of Event |
01/13/2017
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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.Manufacturer's ref.(b)(4).The device was not returned mentor.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that a patient (unknown age and gender) with mentor breast prostheses (unknown lot # or catalog #) was diagnosed with alcl (diagnosis date unknown).It was reported by the therapeutic goods association (australian authority) that this includes a confirmed pathology report.No further information is known regarding the patient's medical history, status, hospitalizations, medical or surgical interventions that were performed.Manufacturer site is unknown.Multiple attempts have been made to obtain clarification on patient information as well as catalog, lot number and manufacture site of the devices that were used during this procedure.However, no further information has been made available.Mentor reports this event with an abundance of caution.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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