Purpose of Breast Implant Serial Numbers?

Thank you for your question.  Breast implants similar to all implantable medical devises have the manufacturer name, cc, serial and lot numbers. This will help identity the implant if there is a complications that requires removal for research and tracking for quality.

Purpose of Breast Implant Serial Numbers? These are to track the implants in the event of needing to identify them.
 

Breast implants have the manufacturer, size in cc's, and a number stamped on the back.  Breast implants are implantable medical devices, (i.e.; pacemakers, defibrillators, etc).  Implantable medical devices are required to be tracked for quality assurance and research purposes.  At time of surgery this number is recorded in the patient's chart, and is sent off to the manufacturer.  They can then track issues like leak rates, etc.

There are no other "tracking" devices, (chips or otherwise), on the implants.

Jasmine Fiore was fortunate to have had these implants to identify her expeditiously since so much damage was done to her other natural ID's. I almost wish the way they identified her hadn't gotten out because now who knows what measures the next sick individual is going to take.
There are no microchips in implants. Just saline or silicone. They have a serial number for tracking purposes because the companies that produce them in the US (Mentor by Johnson and Johnson or Natrelle by Allergan) study their product for quality control. They know where every single implant is and can track their product very efficiently.

All breast implants, whether made by Mentor or Allergan, are identified by a lot number and a serial number. This is for research purposes. When patients receive implants a tracking form is sent to the company. Should the implant fail and need to be replaced, the failed implant is returned to the company. This does two things: 1. it is used for the guarantee and 2. it is used to study why the implant failed.
No chips. That's a little too Big Brother.