BREAST IMPLANTS

Description of Event or Problem

PATIENT WITH DIAGNOSIS OF BILATERAL BREAST CAPSULES. ON 11/25/92 HAD REMOVAL OF BILATERAL BREAST IMPLANTS, BILATERAL CAPSULECTOMY. IMPLANTS WERE INTACT UPON REMOVAL.DEVICE LABELED FOR SINGLE USE. PATIENT MEDICAL STATUS PRIOR TO EVENT: SATISFACTORY CONDITION. THERE WAS NOT MULTIPLE PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.INVALID DATA - ON DEVICE SERVICE/MAINTENANCE. NO DATA - REGARDING DATE LAST SERVICED. SERVICE PROVIDED BY: INVALID DATA. INVALID DATA - SERVICE RECORDS AVAILABILITY. NO IMMINENT HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH CLAIMED. INVALID DATA - WHETHER DEVICE USED AS LABELED/INTENDED. DEVICE WAS EVALUATED AFTER THE EVENT. METHOD OF EVALUATION: ACTUAL DEVICE INVOLVED IN INCIDENT WAS EVALUATED, VISUAL EXAMINATION. RESULTS OF EVALUATION: NONE OR UNKNOWN. CONCLUSION: DEVICE FAILURE DIRECTLY CAUSED EVENT. CERTAINTY OF DEVICE AS CAUSE OF OR CONTRIBUTOR TO EVENT: INVALID DATA. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: USE OF ALL SIMILAR DEVICES STOPPED TEMPORARILY. INVALID DATA - ON DEVICE DESTROYED/DISPOSED OF STATUS.