MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANT
Report
- Report Number
- 1645337-2021-04761
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- April 29, 2021
- Date of Event
- August 1, 2018
- Report Date
- April 7, 2021
- Manufacturer
- MENTOR TEXAS
- Product Code
- FTR
- PMA / PMN Number
- UNK
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MO, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
- Health Professional
- N
Narratives
ON (B)(6) 2022, MENTOR BECAME AWARE THAT IMPACTED DEVICE IS A 450CC MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANT. CATALOG: 3507450BC. LOT NUMBER 5990668. SERIAL NUMBER (B)(6). IMPLANTATION DATE IS UPDATED FROM (B)(6) 2008 TO AUG/3/2010. PATIENT ALSO EXPERIENCED RUPTURE. AS A RESULT, PATIENT HAD AN EXPLANTATION ON (B)(6) 2022. 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: RUPTURE AND CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE BAKER GRADE III MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
ON 06-MAY-2021, MENTOR BECAME AWARE OF INCORRECT INFORMATION IN THE INITIAL REPORT. THE REPORT HAS BEEN CORRECTED ACCORDINGLY. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4). E1. INITIAL REPORTER STATE: (B)(6). G4. PMA/ 510(K): UNK.
ON JANUARY 27, 2022, MENTOR BECAME AWARE THAT PATIENT DID NOT EXPERIENCE RUPTURE. PATIENT'S DEVICE WAS DISCARDED. THE COMPLAINT DEVICE HAS BEEN DISCARDED. AS A RESULT, NO PRODUCT FAILURE ANALYSIS CAN BE CONDUCTED, AND DEVICE MALFUNCTION CANNOT BE CONFIRMED. REASON FOR DEVICE EXPLANT AND/OR REOPERATION: SUSPECTED RUPTURE. 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. SINCE NO LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED, NO MANUFACTURING RECORD EVALUATION REVIEW COULD BE PERFORMED. REASON FOR DEVICE EXPLANT AND/OR REOPERATION: N/A. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A (B)(6) YEAR-OLD CAUCASIAN FEMALE PATIENT WHO UNDERWENT A PRIMARY BREAST AUGMENTATION WITH UNKNOWN 350CC MENTOR GEL BREAST IMPLANT EXPERIENCED LEFT-SIDED GRADE III CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE POSTOPERATIVELY. CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE WAS DIAGNOSED BY PHYSICAL EXAMINATION. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 641373 | MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANT | PROSTHESIS, BREAST, NONINFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SILICONE GEL-FILLED | FTR | MENTOR TEXAS | 5990668 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 YR | Female | Other| R |