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. 2020 Feb 19;8(2):e2621. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000002621

Table 4.

Characteristics of Included Approved High-risk Plastic Surgery Devices

Devices (n = 39)
Initial clearance date n (%)
 1980–1989 4 (10.0%)
 1990–1999 5 (13.0%)
 2000–2009 20 (51.0%)
 2010–present 10 (26.0%)
Implantable
 Yes 26 (67.0%)
 No 13 (33.0%)
Device type
 Wound device 6 (15.0%)
 Breast implant 8 (20.5%)
 Dermal implant 17 (43.6%)
 Laser 4 (10.0%)
 Hemostasis adjunct 1 (2.50%)
 Vascular reconstruction adhesive 1 (2.5%)
 Electrical impedance spectrometer 1 (2.5%)
 Suture 1 (2.5%)
 Total 39
No. supplements
 Breast implant 206 (23.0%)
 Dermal implant 522 (58.2%)
 Electrical impedance spectrometer 2 (0.2%)
 Laser 9 (1.0%)
 Suture 0 (0.0%)
 Vascular reconstruction adhesive 3 (0.3%)
 Wound device 155 (17.4%)
 Total 897