MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PLUS PROFILE
Report
- Report Number
- 1645337-2021-09377
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- August 19, 2021
- Date of Event
- May 11, 2021
- Report Date
- July 29, 2021
- Product Code
- FWM
- UDI-DI
- 00081317001454
- PMA / PMN Number
- P990075
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
ON 29-OCT-2021, MENTOR RECEIVED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE PATIENT¿S SYMPTOMS. PREVIOUSLY, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED RIGHT-SIDED GRADE III CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE AND DEFLATION. HOWEVER, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REVEALED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED ONLY RIGHT-SIDED DEFLATION WITHOUT CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE. THE RELEVANT FIELDS HAVE BEE UPDATED. UPDATED REASON FOR DEVICE EXPLANT AND/OR REOPERATION: DEFLATION. ON 2-NOV-2021, THE INVESTIGATION ON THE SUSPECTED MEDICAL DEVICE WAS UPDATED. ON 3-NOV-2021, IT WAS FOUND THAT B.1. IS PRODUCT PROBLEM WAS NOT CHECKED ON THE PREVIOUS REPORT. INVESTIGATION SUMMARY (UPDATE): THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS WERE REMOVED ; "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." MANUFACTURER'S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4). B.1. IS PRODUCT PROBLEM WAS CHECKED.
ON 5-OCT-2021, THE SUSPECTED MEDICAL DEVICE WAS RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. ON 11-OCT-2021, MENTOR RECEIVED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE PATIENT'S SYMPTOMS AND SUSPECTED MEDICAL DEVICE. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED RIGHT-SIDED DEFLATION. ON 18-OCT-2021, THE INVESTIGATION ON THE SUSPECTED MEDICAL DEVICE WAS COMPLETED. INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: MENTOR CONDUCTED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE. VISUAL ANALYSIS OF THE RETURNED DEVICE REVEALED A CREASE/FOLD ON THE ANTERIOR VIEW EXTENDING TO THE POSTERIOR VIEW. ADDITIONALLY, A TEAR WITHIN THE CREASE/FOLD WAS IDENTIFIED ON THE POSTERIOR ASPECT MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 4.5 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. 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. 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 (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: CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE. DATE OF EXPLANTATION: (B)(6) 2021. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A (B)(6) YEAR-OLD FEMALE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION BREAST AUGMENTATION WITH TWO 450CC MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PLUS PROFILE PROSTHESES AND EXPERIENCED LEFT-SIDED DEFLATION AND RIGHT-SIDED GRADE III CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE POSTOPERATIVELY. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS CONFIRMED BY A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL. AS A RESULT, THE PATIENT IS SCHEDULED TO UNDERGO REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT WITH UNSPECIFIED BREAST IMPLANTS ON (B)(6) 2021. THIS REPORT IS FOR THE RIGHT-SIDED PROSTHESIS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1241410 | MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PLUS PROFILE | PROSTHESIS, BREAST, INFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SALINE | FWM | 3502450 | 5844533 | 00081317001454 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 58 YR | Required Intervention |