MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE
Report
- Report Number
- 1645337-2021-04706
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- April 29, 2021
- Date of Event
- March 4, 2021
- Report Date
- April 8, 2021
- Manufacturer
- MENTOR TEXAS
- Product Code
- FWM
- UDI-DI
- 00081317001317
- PMA / PMN Number
- P990075
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
- Health Professional
- N
Narratives
ON NOV 24 2021, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED INDICATING THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED BILATERAL DEFLATION. THE DATE OF EXPLANTATION WAS IDENTIFIED AS (B)(6) 2022. THIS REPORT IS FOR THE LEFT BREAST PROSTHESIS. 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. REASON FOR DEVICE EXPLANT AND/OR REOPERATION: DEFLATION. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
ON FEB 15 2022, THE MENTOR FAILURE ANALYSIS LAB RECEIVED THE DEVICE FOR EVALUATION. DEVICE EVALUATION SUMMARY: THE PRODUCT WAS RETURNED TO MENTOR FOR EVALUATION. MENTOR CONDUCTED VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE. VISUAL ANALYSIS OF THE RETURNED SAMPLE REVEALED THAT THE SAL SMOOTH RND DIAP 575CC BREAST IMPLANT HAD A CREASE/FOLD ON THE POSTERIOR VIEW. ADDITIONALLY A TEAR WAS NOTED WITHIN THE CREASE, MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 1.1 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. 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).
AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, MENTOR HAS RECEIVED NO INFORMATION REGARDING EXPLANTATION OR AN EXPECTED EXPLANTATION DATE. IT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME IF THE DEVICE WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR RETURN. AS A RESULT, 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: THE PATIENT HAS NOT UNDERGONE EXPLANTATION OR REOPERATION AT THIS TIME. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A (B)(6)-YEAR-OLD CAUCASIAN FEMALE PATIENT UNDERWENT A BREAST AUGMENTATION PRIMARY WITH A SALINE MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE 575CC BREAST IMPLANT AND EXPERIENCED DEFLATION ON THE LEFT SIDE POST-OPERATIVELY. AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, MENTOR HAS RECEIVED NO INFORMATION REGARDING EXPLANTATION OR AN EXPECTED EXPLANTATION DATE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 642808 | MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE | PROSTHESIS, BREAST, INFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SALINE | FWM | MENTOR TEXAS | 3501690 | 219719 | 00081317001317 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 52 YR | Female | Other| R |