Compassionate Use of the Becker Expander/Breast Implant
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01000012 |
Expanded Access Status :
No longer available
First Posted : October 22, 2009
Last Update Posted : October 29, 2013
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To provide access of the Becker Expander/Breast implant to women who do not meet inclusion/exclusion criteria of the Becker Continued Access Study
Patients' physician will contact Mentor to request use of the device and each request will be reviewed by Mentor, an IRB, and the FDA on a case-by-case basis
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment |
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Breast Reconstruction | Device: Becker 50 Expander/Breast implant Device: Becker 25 Expander/Breast implant |
Study Type : | Expanded Access |
See clinical trials of the intervention/treatment in this expanded access record. | |
Official Title: | Compassionate Use of the Becker Expander/Breast Implant |

- Device: Becker 50 Expander/Breast implant
The breast implant is comprised of the Becker implant and the injection dome/fill tube and has a low bleed, gel-filled outer lumen and an adjustable saline-fillable inner lumen. The inner lumen can be gradually filled with saline over an extended period of time via the fill tube by injecting saline through the injection dome. Once expanded to the desired volume, the fill tube and injection dome are removed through a small incision under local anesthetic, and the prosthesis remains in position as a breast implant.
The Becker 50 Expander/Breast Implant has a 50% gel volume and a 50% saline volume, so a 400cc implant would nominally have 200cc of saline and 200cc of silicone. The Becker 50 Expander/Breast Implant is available in sizes from 300 to 700cc.
- Device: Becker 25 Expander/Breast implant
The breast implant is comprised of the Becker implant and the injection dome/fill tube and has a low bleed, gel-filled outer lumen and an adjustable saline-fillable inner lumen. The inner lumen can be gradually filled with saline over an extended period of time via the fill tube by injecting saline through the injection dome. Once expanded to the desired volume, the fill tube and injection dome are removed through a small incision under local anesthetic, and the prosthesis remains in position as a breast implant.
The Becker 25 Expander/Breast Implant has a silicone gel volume of approximately 25% and saline volume of approximately 75%. The Becker Expander/Breast Implant is available in sizes 150 - 800cc.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Women who require a Becker Expander/Breast implant who do not meet inclusion/exclusion criteria of the Becker Continued Access Study

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01000012
United States, California | |
Mentor Worldwide LLC | |
Santa Barbara, California, United States, 93111 |
Responsible Party: | Mentor Worldwide, LLC |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01000012 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
A101-0501-08cu |
First Posted: | October 22, 2009 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | October 29, 2013 |
Last Verified: | October 2013 |