BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

    MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANT

    MDR report key: 11882666 · Received May 26, 2021

    Report

    Report Number
    1645337-2021-05895
    Event Type
    Injury
    Date Received
    May 26, 2021
    Date of Event
    April 25, 2021
    Report Date
    May 11, 2021
    Manufacturer
    MENTOR TEXAS
    Product Code
    FTR
    PMA / PMN Number
    UNK
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    MI, US
    Reporter Occupation
    OTHER
    Health Professional
    N

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    ON 13-SEP-2021, MENTOR RECEIVED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE EVENT. THE PATIENT DEVELOPED BAKER GRADE IV CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE IN BOTH OF HER BREASTS POST IMPLANTATION. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    ON 01-JUL-2021, MENTOR RECEIVED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE EVENT. THE IDENTITIES OF THE PATIENT¿S TWO RUPTURED DEVICES WERE REPORTED. DEVICE #1: MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANT 325CC GEL BREAST PROSTHESIS, CATALOG #3503251BC, LOT #5797355. DEVICE #2: MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANT 375CC GEL BREAST PROSTHESIS, CATALOG #3503754BC, LOT #5790151. IT WAS NOT CLARIFIED WHICH DEVICE IS THE PATIENT¿S LEFT BREAST PROSTHESIS AND WHICH IS THE PATIENT¿S RIGHT BREAST PROSTHESIS. THIS REPORT WILL BE USED TO REPORT THE RUPTURE OF THE PATIENT¿S MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANT 375CC GEL BREAST PROSTHESIS WITH LOT #5790151. ADDITIONALLY, 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. ON 13-JUL-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).

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    ON 26-JUL-2021, MENTOR COMPLETED THE INVESTIGATION ON THE SUSPECT MEDICAL DEVICE. DEVICE EVALUATION SUMMARY: ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION RECEIVED, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED A RUPTURE IN THE BREAST IMPLANT. THE PRODUCT WAS RETURNED TO MENTOR FOR EVALUATION. MENTOR CONDUCTED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE. VISUAL ANALYSIS OF THE RETURNED SAMPLE REVEALED THAT THE BREAST IMPLANT WAS FOUND TO BE RUPTURED. ADDITIONALLY, AN ANOMALY WAS OBSERVED ON THE EDGES OF THE TEAR CONSISTENT WITH SHELL ABRASION. THE EVALUATION DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE RUPTURE IS CONSISTENT WITH NORMAL WEAR. SHELL ABRASION SUGGESTS IN-VIVO FOLDING OR CREASING OF THE DEVICE. THIS MAY BE THE RESULT OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: CONTINUOUS AND SUSTAINED STRESSES TO THE DEVICE SUCH AS TOO SMALL BREAST POCKET AND FOLDING OR WRINKLING OF THE SHELL IN THE BREAST POCKET. IN SOME CASES, THE BREAST IMPLANTS MAY ALSO 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. ADDITIONAL COMPLAINT INFORMATION MONITORING FOR POTENTIAL SAFETY SIGNALS WILL BE CONDUCTED THROUGH COMPLAINT TRENDING AS PART OF POST-MARKET SURVEILLANCE. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    ON (B)(6) 2021, MENTOR RE-EVALUATED THE SUSPECT MEDICAL DEVICE TO ADDRESS THE REPORTED CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE. DEVICE EVALUATION SUMMARY: ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION RECEIVED, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED A RUPTURE IN THE BREAST IMPLANT. ADDITIONALLY, THE PATIENT DEVELOPED CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE. THE PRODUCT WAS RETURNED TO MENTOR FOR EVALUATION. MENTOR CONDUCTED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE. VISUAL ANALYSIS OF THE RETURNED SAMPLE REVEALED THAT THE BREAST IMPLANT WAS FOUND TO BE RUPTURED. ADDITIONALLY, AN ANOMALY WAS OBSERVED ON THE EDGES OF THE TEAR CONSISTENT WITH SHELL ABRASION. THE EVALUATION DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE RUPTURE IS CONSISTENT WITH NORMAL WEAR. SHELL ABRASION SUGGESTS IN-VIVO FOLDING OR CREASING OF THE DEVICE. THIS MAY BE THE RESULT OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: CONTINUOUS AND SUSTAINED STRESSES TO THE DEVICE SUCH AS TOO SMALL BREAST POCKET AND FOLDING OR WRINKLING OF THE SHELL IN THE BREAST POCKET. IN SOME CASES, THE BREAST IMPLANTS MAY ALSO WEAR OUT OVER TIME. 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. THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PLASTIC SURGEONS RECOMMENDS AND ENCOURAGES MEMBER SURGEONS TO ALWAYS SUBMIT BREAST IMPLANTS, CAPSULES, AND EFFUSION TO PATHOLOGY FOR EXAMINATION. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT AS PART OF MENTOR¿S QUALITY PROCESS, ALL DEVICES ARE MANUFACTURED, INSPECTED, AND RELEASED TO APPROVED SPECIFICATIONS. ADDITIONAL COMPLAINT INFORMATION MONITORING FOR POTENTIAL SAFETY SIGNALS WILL BE CONDUCTED THROUGH COMPLAINT TRENDING AS PART OF POST-MARKET SURVEILLANCE. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    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. SINCE NO LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED, NO MANUFACTURING RECORD EVALUATION COULD BE PERFORMED. REASON FOR DEVICE EXPLANT AND/OR REOPERATION: BREAST PROSTHESIS RUPTURE. EXPLANTATION MONTH, DAY, AND YEAR: (B)(6) 2021. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A (B)(6) YEAR-OLD CAUCASIAN FEMALE PATIENT UNDERWENT A BREAST AUGMENTATION REVISION PROCEDURE WITH UNSPECIFIED MENTOR GEL BREAST PROSTHESES THAT BILATERALLY RUPTURED AFTER IMPLANTATION. AS A RESULT, THE PATIENT IS SCHEDULED TO UNDERGO BILATERAL EXPLANTATION AND REPLACEMENT WITH UNSPECIFIED MENTOR GEL BREAST PROSTHESES ON (B)(6) 2021. THIS MEDWATCH REPORT IS FOR THE PATIENT¿S RIGHT BREAST PROSTHESIS.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    783444 MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANT PROSTHESIS, BREAST, NONINFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SILICONE GEL-FILLED FTR MENTOR TEXAS 5790151

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 63 YR Female Required Intervention