MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANT
Report
- Report Number
- 1645337-2020-12013
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- September 23, 2020
- Date of Event
- July 8, 2019
- Report Date
- September 11, 2020
- Manufacturer
- MENTOR TEXAS
- Product Code
- FTR
- UDI-DI
- 00081317001102
- PMA / PMN Number
- P030053
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
ON (B)(6) 2021, DEVICE EVALUATION WAS COMPLETED. DEVICE EVALUATION SUMMARY: MENTOR CONDUCTED A VISUAL INSPECTION. VISUAL ANALYSIS OF THE RETURNED SAMPLE REVEALED THAT NO DAMAGE OR ANOMALIES WERE OBSERVED ON THE SMOOTH HPG, 800CC BREAST IMPLANT. A SECOND PRODUCT WAS RECEIVED (PRODUCT CODE 3544450 AND LOT NUMBER 5894190). NO ADVERSE EVENTS WERE REPORTED FOR THIS CONCOMITANT (CONTRALATERAL) DEVICE, THEREFORE NO FURTHER ANALYSIS IS REQUIRED. AS PART OF MENTOR¿S QUALITY PROCESS, ALL DEVICES ARE MANUFACTURED, INSPECTED, AND RELEASED TO APPROVED SPECIFICATIONS. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
ON (B)(6) 2021, MENTOR BECAME AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING: LEFT SIDE RUPTURE WAS SUSPECTED. HOWEVER, THE LEFT IMPLANT WAS FOUND INTACT DURING BILATERAL EXPLANTATION AND REPLACEMENT SURGERY WITH CATALOG SHPX755; SERIAL NUMBER (B)(6), ON THE RIGHT SIDE, AND WITH CATALOG SHPX755; SERIAL NUMBER (B)(6), ON THE LEFT SIDE ON (B)(6) 2020. FIELD D6B HAS BEEN UPDATED ON THIS FORM TO (B)(6) 2020. FIELD H6 MEDICAL DEVICE PROBLEM CODE HAS BEEN UPDATED TO "ADVERSE EVENT WITHOUT IDENTIFIED DEVICE OR USE PROBLEM" ON THIS FORM. ON (B)(6) 2021, THE MENTOR FAILURE ANALYSIS LAB RECEIVED THE DEVICE FOR EVALUATION. THE ANALYSIS HAS BEGUN, BUT IS NOT COMPLETE AT THIS TIME. WHEN THE INVESTIGATIONAL ANALYSIS HAS BEEN COMPLETED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
SINCE THE DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS, NO PRODUCT FAILURE ANALYSIS CAN BE CONDUCTED, AND NO DETERMINATION OF POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS CAN BE MADE. AS SUCH, THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE CLOSED. IF THE COMPLAINT DEVICE IS RECEIVED IN THE FUTURE, THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE REOPENED AND CONDUCTED AS APPROPRIATE. A MANUFACTURING RECORD EVALUATION (MRE) WAS PERFORMED, AND NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND RELATED TO THIS COMPLAINT. IN ADDITION, THE MRE VERIFIES THAT THE DEVICE WAS MANUFACTURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOCUMENTED SPECIFICATION AND PROCEDURES. REASON FOR DEVICE EXPLANT AND/OR REOPERATION: LEFT RUPTURE. (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A (B)(6) YEAR-OLD FEMALE PATIENT WITH UNKNOWN ETHNICITY AND RACE UNDERWENT PRIMARY BREAST AUGMENTATION WITH A 450CC MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANT AND EXPERIENCED LEFT SIDE BREAST IMPLANT RUPTURE POSTOPERATIVELY. MRI TAKEN ON (B)(6) 2019 REPORTED THIN LINEAR FLUID, AND LEFT IMPLANT APPEARED DIFFERENT THAN THE RIGHT. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT BILATERAL EXPLANTATION, AND REPLACEMENT ON (B)(6) 2020. FOLLOW-UP ARE IN PROGRESS. SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WHEN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1041134 | MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANT | PROSTHESIS, BREAST, NONINFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SILICONE GEL-FILLED | FTR | MENTOR TEXAS | 3544450 | 5892729 | 00081317001102 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 YR | Required Intervention |