MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANT
Report
- Report Number
- 1645337-2021-00666
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- January 25, 2021
- Date of Event
- December 14, 2020
- Report Date
- January 13, 2021
- Manufacturer
- MENTOR TEXAS
- Product Code
- FTR
- UDI-DI
- 00081317000068
- PMA / PMN Number
- P030053
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- KS
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
ON MARCH 9, 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. PATIENT'S INITIALS HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO "K.H.G." AS PER PAPERWORK RECEIVED WITH THE DEVICE. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT IS FOR THE PATIENT¿S SIDE IMPLANTED WITH DEVICE LOT NUMBER 5834739. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
ON (B)(6) 2021, PHOTO RE-EVALUATION AND DEVICE EVALUATION WAS COMPLETED. UPON VISUAL EVALUATION OF THE IMAGE PROVIDED IN THE COMPLAINT, NO APPARENT DAMAGE OR VISUAL ANOMALIES WERE OBSERVED. MENTOR CONDUCTED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE. VISUAL ANALYSIS OF THE RETURNED SAMPLE REVEALED THAT THE GEL MOD-RND 225CC BREAST IMPLANT HAD A CREASE/FOLD ON THE ANTERIOR VIEW. MENTOR CONCLUDED THAT THE CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE IN THE PATIENT´S BREAST WAS THE RESULT OF THE BODY´S INDIVIDUAL PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE TO THE IMPLANTATION OF A FOREIGN OBJECT IN SOFT TISSUE. CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE IS A KNOWN COMPLICATION ASSOCIATED WITH THESE DEVICES AND IS REFERENCED IN OUR CURRENT PRODUCT INSERT DATA SHEET. AS PART OF MENTOR¿S QUALITY PROCESS, ALL DEVICES ARE MANUFACTURED, INSPECTED, AND RELEASED TO APPROVED SPECIFICATIONS. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT IS FOR THE PATIENT¿S SIDE IMPLANTED WITH DEVICE LOT NUMBER 5852453. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
UPON VISUAL EVALUATION OF THE IMAGE PROVIDED IN THE COMPLAINT, NO APPARENT DAMAGE OR VISUAL ANOMALIES WERE OBSERVED. MENTOR CONCLUDED THAT THE CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE IN THE PATIENT´S BREAST WAS THE RESULT OF THE BODY´S INDIVIDUAL PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE TO THE IMPLANTATION OF A FOREIGN OBJECT IN SOFT TISSUE. CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE IS A KNOWN COMPLICATION ASSOCIATED WITH THESE DEVICES AND IS REFERENCED IN OUR CURRENT PRODUCT INSERT DATA SHEET. AS PART OF MENTOR¿S QUALITY PROCESS, ALL DEVICES ARE MANUFACTURED, INSPECTED, AND RELEASED TO APPROVED SPECIFICATIONS. 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: CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE; BAKER GRADE III. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A FEMALE PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION BREAST AUGMENTATION WITH A 225CC MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANT ON BOTH SIDES AT AN UNKNOWN DATE AND EXPERIENCED BILATERAL CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE; BAKER GRADE III. AS A RESULT, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT BILATERAL EXPLANTATION AND REPLACEMENT WITH MEMORY GEL XTRA DEVICES ON (B)(6) 2020. THIS REPORT IS FOR THE PATIENT¿S SIDE IMPLANTED WITH DEVICE LOT NUMBER 5852453.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122650 | MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANT | PROSTHESIS, BREAST, NONINFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SILICONE GEL-FILLED | FTR | MENTOR TEXAS | 3507225BC | 5852453 | 00081317000068 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |