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Style 168 Textured, Round Saline-Filled Breast Implant, Style 163… — recall 59245

Health Canada — Medical Devices · Canada · 2019-06-07 · Type II

As described by Health Canada — Medical Devices: Style 168 Textured, Round Saline-Filled Breast Implant, Style 163, 468, 363LF Textured, Anatomical Saline-Filled Breast Implant, Style 120, 115, and 110 Silicone - Filled Breast Implants - BioCell Round (2019-05-30)

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Agency
Health Canada — Medical Devices
Recall identifier
59245
Date of alert
2019-06-07
Country / jurisdiction
Canada
Risk level
Type II
Risk type
recall
Product category
Medical devices
Product type
Medical devices
Reported risk: Health Canada has suspended the licenses for Allergan's BioCell textured breast implants (the only macro-textured implants available in Canada), based upon the rare but serious risk of breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL), Allergan is voluntarily recalling Biocell breast implants as a precautionary measure.
Primary source: https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/style-168-textured-round-salin

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