MENTOR SILTEX ROUND MODERATE PROFILE
Report
- Report Number
- 1645337-2023-01900
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- February 21, 2023
- Date of Event
- December 20, 2022
- Manufacturer
- MENTOR TEXAS
- Product Code
- FWM
- UDI-DI
- 00081317001775
- PMA / PMN Number
- P990075
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MD, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
- Health Professional
- N
Narratives
ON (B)(6) 2023, MENTOR RECEIVED THE DEVICE FOR EVALUATION. MENTOR IDENTIFIED THE COMPLAINT DEVICE AS A 275CC MENTOR SILTEX ROUND MODERATE PROFILE SALINE BREAST IMPLANT. CATALOG: 3542640. UDI:(B)(4). PMA: P990075. ON (B)(6) 2023, MENTOR COMPLETED A VISUAL INSPECTION, LEAK TESTING, AND MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE. DEVICE EVALUATION SUMMARY: VISUAL ANALYSIS OF THE RETURNED SAMPLE REVEALED THAT NO DAMAGE OR ANOMALIES WERE OBSERVED ON THE BREAST IMPLANT. LEAK TESTING WAS PERFORMED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH MENTOR PROCEDURES, AND A TEAR WAS NOTED ON THE ANTERIOR VIEW MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 0.6 CM. A MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION WAS PERFORMED AND THE CAUSE OF THE DEFLATION COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. 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. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
ON FEBRUARY 22, 2023, MENTOR RECEIVED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE PATIENT'S AGE WAS ADDED AS 55 YEARS OLD. THE DATE OF EVENT WAS ADDED AS (B)(6) 2022. MENTOR BECAME AWARE THAT THE PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED DURING A PRIMARY BREAST AUGMENTATION PROCEDURE. 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. SINCE NO LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED, NO MANUFACTURING RECORD EVALUATION COULD BE PERFORMED. MENTOR IS SUBMITTING THIS REPORT PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF 21 CFR, PART 803. THIS REPORT MAY BE BASED ON INFORMATION WHICH MENTOR HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO INVESTIGATE OR VERIFY PRIOR TO THE REQUIRED REPORTING DATE. THIS REPORT DOES NOT REFLECT A CONCLUSION BY FDA, MENTOR, OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE REPORT CONSTITUTES AN ADMISSION THAT THE DEVICE, MENTOR, OR ITS EMPLOYEES CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE POTENTIAL EVENT DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT. IF CERTAIN INFORMATION IS UNKNOWN, NOT AVAILABLE OR DOES NOT APPLY, THE SECTION/FIELD OF THE FORM IS LEFT BLANK. REASON FOR DEVICE EXPLANT AND/OR REOPERATION: DEFLATION MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
ON MARCH 15, 2023, MENTOR RECEIVED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. MENTOR BECAME AWARE THAT THE PATIENT'S PROSTHESIS WAS REPLACED WITH A 225CC MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PLUS PROFILE SALINE BREAST IMPLANT. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A FEMALE PATIENT UNDERWENT A BREAST SURGERY WITH AN UNSPECIFIED MENTOR SALINE BREAST IMPLANT. POST-OPERATIVELY, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED A DEFLATION OF HER RIGHT PROSTHESIS, WHICH WAS CONFIRMED VIA MAMMOGRAM. AS A RESULT, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT EXPLANTATION ON (B)(6) 2023. SEVERAL FOLLOW-UPS HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED, AND NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED. IF MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE, MENTOR WILL SUBMIT A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT ACCORDINGLY.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1667462 | MENTOR SILTEX ROUND MODERATE PROFILE | PROSTHESIS, BREAST, INFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SALINE | FWM | MENTOR TEXAS | 3542640 | 00081317001775 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55 YR | Female | Required Intervention |