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SILASTIC GEL TESTICULAR IMPLANT, LATTIMER DESIGN

Received Oct 18, 1996

Report 1816403-1996-00163 · MDR key 43717

Device

Generic name

Testicular Implant, Gel-filled

Manufacturer

Dow Corning Corp.

Model number

NA

Catalog number

UNK

Lot number

UNK

Patient

UNKNOWN

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

PT ALLEGES RECEIVING A TESTICULAR IMPLANT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. PT ALSO ALLEGES HE HAS EXPERIENCED GREAT PAIN AND SUFFERING AS A RESULT OF THIS IMPLANT. THE IMPLANT IRRITATED, BECAME PAINFUL AND GAVE HIM GREAT DISCOMFORT. PT SCRATCHED GROIN AREA AS A RESULT OF THE IRRITATION. IMPLANT FELL OUT AS A RESULT OF HIS INCESSANT SCRATCHING AND THE SKIN ON HIS SCROTUM WAS SPLIT.