Faulty French Breast Implants May Upend U.S. Device Debate

Medical device makers have spent the last year urging U.S. officials to approve high-risk products faster, like their European counterparts. A scandal over leaking breast implants made in France may make the argument harder.

PIP breast implant boss arrested in south of France

Jean-Claude Mas, 72, was head of a firm that supplied implants containing non-medical grade silicone The founder of the French firm that produced the faulty breast implants at the centre of a global health scare has been arrested in the south of France. Jean-Claude Mas, 72, head of Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) was taken into police custody just before 7am on Thursday morning after police arrived ...

Founder of Shady Breast Implant Maker Arrested in France

The founder of a company that sold thousands of breast implants made with an unapproved, industrial-grade silicon was arrested in France this morning, amid investigations for fraud and possibly manslaughter. Jean-Claude Mas, the 72-year-old former head of Poly Implant Prothese (PIP), was taken into custody before dawn at his home in the south of France.

PIP Breast Implants Unsafe, Say German Authorities

German authorities at the BfArM Institute have officially informed the International Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) that the former GfE Medizintechnik GmbH in Germany sold breast implants under the name TiBREEZE from September 2003 to August 2004, which were manufactured with PIP components. GfE Medizintechnik GmbH was coating silicone implants with a titanium layer and sending ...

Breast-implant maker charged, posts bail

PARIS, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- The founder of a French company being investigated for substandard breast implants was released on bail Friday, his attorney said.