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Fake Operation Look for Fake Dental Implants

06/06/2017

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Anvisa carries out inspection in Curitiba and metropolitan region, in action that counts on the support of the Federal Police.

By: Ascom / Anvisa

Posted: 06/06/2017 09:02 / Last Modified: 06/06/2017 09:07

  

Anvisa will hold on Tuesday (06/06), in Curitiba and metropolitan region, the second phase of the "Operation Fake", to inspect five companies suspected of manufacturing counterfeit dental implants. The operation will have the collaboration of the Federal Police and sanitary surveillance of the state of Paraná and the municipality of Curitiba.

The "Operation Fake" has already seized about 75,000 counterfeit implants in São Paulo, Goiânia and João Pessoa. The pieces would be distributed throughout Brazil and even abroad. The operation began with complaints from the Brazilian Association of the Medical and Dental Equipment and Supplies Industry (Abimo).

The use of counterfeit dental implants can pose serious health risks to the patient, such as rejection, bone loss and infections, among others. Falsifying an implant is a heinous crime, provided for in article 273 of the Criminal Code, which can lead to sentences of 10 to 15 years' imprisonment.

 The first phase of "Operation Fake" was launched by Anvisa in 2016. Three clandestine companies were closed, as well as an implant clinic and a school. One of the seizures was made in João Pessoa (PB), where two dental clinics were closed for irregularities. Already in the municipality of Valinhos (SP) were found in another clandestine factory several machines used both to produce the prostheses as well as car parts.

The pieces were produced without the minimum hygiene conditions. In addition to irregular manufacturing, inspectors found piracy: factory owners made copies of parts and the names of licensed manufacturers. Many documents, including a pamphlet with counterfeit authorization from Anvisa, were also seized.

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