FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE

MDR report key: 12264551 · Received August 2, 2021

Report

Report Number
1645337-2021-08579
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 2, 2021
Date of Event
May 1, 2021
Report Date
July 13, 2021
Manufacturer
MENTOR TEXAS
Product Code
FWM
UDI-DI
00081317001270
PMA / PMN Number
P990075
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

ON AUGUST 23, 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. FOLLOW-UPS ARE IN PROGRESS FOR ACTUAL DATE OF IMPLANT. SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED ONCE INFORMATION IS RECEIVED. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

ON AUGUST 30, 2021, MENTOR RECEIVED CONFIRMATION THAT RIGHT IMPLANT WAS DEFLATED, AND LEFT IMPLANT WAS INTACT. HOWEVER, WHEN DOCTOR OPENED POCKET, SURGICAL DAMAGE OCCURRED DURING EXPLANTATION TO THE LEFT DEVICE. SINCE TWO DEVICES WERE RECEIVED WITHOUT LOT NUMBERS IMPRINTED, BOTH ARE BEING REPORTED. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT IS FOR THE LOT 240474, AND HENCE, RIGHT SIDE. IF ADDITIONAL CLARIFICATION IS RECEIVED, SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2021, DEVICE EVALUATION WAS COMPLETED. DEVICE EVALUATION SUMMARY: MENTOR CONDUCTED A VISUAL INSPECTION AND LEAK TESTING OF THE RETURNED DEVICE. VISUAL ANALYSIS OF THE RETURNED SAMPLE REVEALED THAT THE SAL SMOOTH RND DIAP 375CC BREAST IMPLANT HAD A CREASE/FOLD ON THE POSTERIOR VIEW. LEAK TESTING WAS PERFORMED, ACCORDING TO THE MENTOR PROCEDURE, AND IT IDENTIFIED A TEAR WITHIN THE CREASE/FOLD MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 0.2 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 DEFLATION AT 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. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH REPORT IS FOR THE PATIENT¿S RIGHT-SIDED DEVICE. 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. 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: RIGHT DEFLATION. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A (B)(6)-YEAR-OLD MULTIRACIAL FEMALE PATIENT UNDERWENT PRIMARY BREAST AUGMENTATION WITH A 375CC MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE AND EXPERIENCED BREAST IMPLANT DEFLATION ON HER RIGHT SIDE POSTOPERATIVELY. AS A RESULT, THE DEVICE WAS EXPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2021.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1160918 MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE PROSTHESIS, BREAST, INFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SALINE FWM MENTOR TEXAS 3501660 240474 00081317001270

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 54 YR Required Intervention