Allergan PLC: Medical Device Recall in 2019 - (Recall #: Z-2458-2019)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2019.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

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.

Product Classification:

Class I

Date Initiated: July 24, 2019

Date Posted: September 18, 2019

Recall Number: Z-2458-2019

Event ID: 83500

Reason for Recall:

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.

Status: Ongoing

Product Quantity: 4,026,287 Breast Implants and Tissue Expanders Combined in total

Code Information:

ALL LOTS;

Distribution Pattern:

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.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated