MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND HIGH PROFILE
Report
- Report Number
- 1645337-2020-15263
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- December 1, 2020
- Date of Event
- September 25, 2020
- Report Date
- November 17, 2020
- Manufacturer
- MENTOR TEXAS
- Product Code
- FWM
- UDI-DI
- 00081317001683
- PMA / PMN Number
- P990075
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- TX, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
ON (B)(6) 2021, MENTOR BECAME AWARE THAT PATIENT IS HISPANIC, AND UNDERWENT BILATERAL REPLACEMENT WITH CATALOG NUMBER 3503500; SERIAL NUMBER (B)(6), ON THE RIGHT SIDE, AND WITH CATALOG NUMBER 3503500; SERIAL NUMBER (B)(6), ON THE LEFT SIDE ON (B)(6) 2020. 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).
ON JANUARY 25, 2021, DEVICE EVALUATION WAS COMPLETED. DEVICE EVALUATION SUMMARY: THE PRODUCT WAS RETURNED TO MENTOR FOR EVALUATION. MENTOR CONDUCTED A VISUAL INSPECTION. VISUAL ANALYSIS OF THE RETURNED SAMPLE REVEALED THAT THE SM HPS DV 500CC BREAST IMPLANT HAD A CREASE/FOLD ON THE ANTERIOR VIEW AND EXTENDING TO THE POSTERIOR VIEW. ADDITIONALLY, A TEAR WAS IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE CREASE/FOLD ON THE POSTERIOR VIEW, MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 0.3 CM. THE EVALUATION DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE RUPTURE IS CONSISTENT WITH NORMAL WEAR. DEFLATION CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME AFTER IMPLANTATION, BUT IT IS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR THE LONGER THE IMPLANT IS IMPLANTED. CREATING WRINKLES OR FOLDS SHOULD BE AVOIDED DURING IMPLANTATION OR OTHER PROCEDURES AS IT CAN RESULT IN A DEFLATION IN A LATER TIME. BREAST IMPLANTS MAY ALSO SIMPLY WEAR OUT OVER TIME. A SECOND PRODUCT WAS RECEIVED (PRODUCT CODE 3503460 AND LOT NUMBER 5900377). NO ADVERSE EVENTS WERE REPORTED FOR THIS CONCOMITANT (CONTRALATERAL) DEVICE, THEREFORE NO FURTHER ANALYSIS IS REQUIRED. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT AS PART OF MENTOR¿S QUALITY PROCESS ALL DEVICES ARE MANUFACTURED, INSPECTED, AND RELEASED TO APPROVED SPECIFICATIONS. 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: RIGHT DEFLATION. DATE OF EXPLANT: (B)(6) 2020. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A (B)(6) YEAR-OLD FEMALE PATIENT UNDERWENT PRIMARY BREAST AUGMENTATION WITH A 500CC MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND HIGH PROFILE AND EXPERIENCED BREAST IMPLANT DEFLATION ON HER RIGHT SIDE POSTOPERATIVELY. AS A RESULT, THE DEVICE WILL BE EXPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2020.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1392873 | MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND HIGH PROFILE | PROSTHESIS, BREAST, INFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SALINE | FWM | MENTOR TEXAS | 3503500 | 5797832 | 00081317001683 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 57 YR | Required Intervention |