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Event 83251

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
March 18, 2019
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Ideal Implant Incorporated

Dossier provenance

Source snapshots represented here

  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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IDEAL IMPLANT Structured Breast Implant, saline breast implant, in the following sizes: 210cc, 240cc, 270cc, 300cc, 335cc, 370cc, 405cc, 440cc, 475cc, 515cc, 555cc, 595cc, 635cc, and 675cc.

Z-2219-2019
Recall number
Z-2219-2019
Initiated
March 18, 2019
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
1,704 implants

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
The implants were deflating due to a piece of silicone disrupting the seal of the posterior valve shortly after implantation.

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Reason for recall

The implants were deflating due to a piece of silicone disrupting the seal of the posterior valve shortly after implantation.

Code information

Serial numbers between 0100292 and 0102777.

Distribution pattern

Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution in the states of AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, and WV. Country of Canada.