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Allergan PLC recalls McGhan Croissant-Shaped Tissue Expanders, Style 134 Product Usage: intended for temporary subcutaneous implantation
Recalled September 18, 2019 · FDA recall Z-2458-2019 · Allergan
Hazard
The action was initiated following notification by the U.S. FDA of their recently updated, global safety information concerning the higher incidence of anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) in patients who have textured breast implants. · FDA Class I
Units
4,026,287 Breast Implants and Tissue Expanders Combined in total
Sold at
Worldwide Distribution and US Nationwide All fifty (50) US States, the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY). OUS: Bermuda, Canada, Chile, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Taiwan and Vietnam.
Description
The action was initiated following notification by the U.S. FDA of their recently updated, global safety information concerning the higher incidence of anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) in patients who have textured breast implants.
Product
McGhan Croissant-Shaped Tissue Expanders, Style 134 Product Usage: intended for temporary subcutaneous implantation and require periodic, incremental inflation with sterile saline for injection until the desired amount of tissue is developed.
Manufacturer(s)
Allergan PLC
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Official recall notice on fda.gov →