MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE
Report
- Report Number
- 1645337-2021-06470
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- June 8, 2021
- Date of Event
- April 1, 2021
- Report Date
- May 13, 2021
- Manufacturer
- MENTOR TEXAS
- Product Code
- FWM
- UDI-DI
- 00081317001256
- PMA / PMN Number
- P990075
- Removal / Correction Number
- N/A
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- TN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
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. MANUFACTURING RECORD EVALUATION FOR LOT #: 5778383: MANUFACTURED DATE: 11-OCT-2007. EXPIRATION DATE: 10-OCT-2011. MANUFACTURING RECORD EVALUATION FOR LOT #: 5842852: MANUFACTURED DATE: 31-JUL-2008. EXPIRATION DATE: 30-JUL-2012. MANUFACTURER'S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
ON 19-AUG-2021, MENTOR RECEIVED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE SUSPECTED MEDICAL DEVICE. THE LOT AND SERIAL NUMBERS ARE 5778383 AND (B)(6) RESPECTIVELY. THE RELEVANT FIELDS HAVE BEEN UPDATED. THE SUSPECTED MEDICAL DEVICE WAS RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. ON 23-AUG-2021, THE INVESTIGATION ON THE SUSPECTED MEDICAL DEVICE WAS COMPLETED. INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: MENTOR THEN CONDUCTED A VISUAL INSPECTION AND MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE. VISUAL ANALYSIS OF THE RETURNED DEVICE DETERMINED THAT THE VALVE OF THE BREAST IMPLANT WAS MISSING. A MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION WAS PERFORMED AND THE CAUSE OF THE RUPTURE AROUND THE MISSING VALVE COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. MENTOR DID NOT RECEIVE PERMISSION TO PERFORM DESTRUCTIVE TESTING. AS A RESULT, THE ANALYSIS FROM THE PRODUCT EVALUATION LAB WAS LIMITED TO NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING, AND WE COULD NOT CONCLUSIVELY DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE RUPTURE. ALTHOUGH NO CONCLUSION COULD BE REACHED ON THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT, THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING CAUTION: CAUSES OF DEFLATION OF SALINE IMPLANTS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING EVENTS: CREASE FOLD FAILURE, INTRAOPERATIVE OR POSTOPERATIVE TRAUMA, EXCESSIVE STRESSES OR MANIPULATIONS AS MAY OCCUR DURING NORMAL, DAILY ROUTINES INCLUDING CUSTOMARY AND PURPOSEFUL TRAUMA SUCH AS THAT WHICH CAN OCCUR DURING VIGOROUS EXERCISE, ATHLETICS, ETC. 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 IS IN PROGRESS. ONCE COMPLETED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. REASON FOR DEVICE EXPLANT AND/OR REOPERATION: DEFLATION. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A (B)(6) YEAR-OLD CAUCASIAN FEMALE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION BREAST AUGMENTATION WITH A 325CC MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE PROSTHESIS AND EXPERIENCED POSTOPERATIVE RIGHT-SIDED DEFLATION. THE PATIENT STATED THAT MAMMOGRAM PERFORMED ON UNSPECIFIED DATE INDICATED RIGHT-SIDED DEFLATION. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS CONFIRMED BASED ON PHYSICAL EXAMINATION. AS A RESULT, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT WITH TWO UNSPECIFIED SALINE BREAST IMPLANTS ON (B)(6) 2021. THE EVENT DATE WAS ESTIMATED AS (B)(6) 2021 BASED ON AVAILABLE INFORMATION. THE LOT NUMBER AND SERIAL NUMBER OF THE COMPLAINT DEVICE ARE EITHER (B)(4) AND EITHER (B)(4) RESPECTIVELY. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 859001 | MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE | PROSTHESIS, BREAST, INFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SALINE | FWM | MENTOR TEXAS | 3501650 | 5778383 | 00081317001256 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 YR | Required Intervention |