A recent example highlighting the need for accurate device identification occurred in 2010, when a France-based manufacturer of breast implants named PIP, was shut down due to the fact that the company used industrial grade silicone in their implants instead of medical-grade silicone. Unfortunately, it was found that PIP implants had double the rupture rate of other implants, and as news of leaks spread, breast implant patients grew very concerned that they may have had PIP's implants inside of their bodies. Many of these patients did not have their product or warranty cards and their plastic surgeons and surgical centers did not have records about which implants were inside each patient. This uncertainty lead to unnecessary panic among patients as well as breast implant manufacturers.
Implementation of VeriTeQ's Q Inside Safety Technology system can help provide peace of mind to patients, device manufacturers, healthcare providers, risk managers and regulatory authorities.
