MENTOR MEMORYSHAPE BREAST IMPLANT
Report
- Report Number
- 1645337-2024-02470
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- February 28, 2024
- Date of Event
- November 1, 2023
- Manufacturer
- MENTOR TEXAS
- Product Code
- FTR
- UDI-DI
- 00081317005131
- PMA / PMN Number
- P060028
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NC, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
- Health Professional
- N
Narratives
ON APRIL 25, 2024, MENTOR RECEIVED THE DEVICE FOR EVALUATION. ON MAY 02, 2024, MENTOR COMPLETED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE. DEVICE EVALUATION SUMMARY: VISUAL ANALYSIS OF THE RETURNED SAMPLE REVEALED THAT THE BREAST IMPLANT WAS FOUND TO BE RUPTURED. THE EVALUATION DETERMINED THAT THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE RUPTURE IS THE TRAUMA EXPERIENCED. RUPTURE CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME AFTER IMPLANTATION, BUT IT IS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR THE LONGER THE IMPLANT IS IMPLANTED. TRAUMA IS A KNOWN INHERENT RISK OF GEL-FILLED MAMMARY PROSTHESIS. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
ON MARCH 25, 2024, MENTOR RECEIVED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE PATIENT'S RIGHT PROSTHESIS WAS IDENTIFIED. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS ADDED TO THE DEVICE IDENTITY: LOT: 6870017. SERIAL: (B)(6). THE PATIENT UNDERWENT BILATERAL REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT SURGERY WITH ALLERGAN BREAST IMPLANTS ON (B)(6) 2024. 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: RUPTURE. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, MENTOR HAS RECEIVED NO INFORMATION REGARDING EXPLANTATION OR AN EXPECTED EXPLANTATION DATE. IT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME IF THE DEVICE WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR RETURN. AS A RESULT, 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 REVIEW 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: THE PATIENT HAS NOT UNDERGONE EXPLANTATION OR REOPERATION AT THIS TIME. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A BREAST SURGERY WITH A 680CC MENTOR MEMORYSHAPE BREAST IMPLANT. POST-OPERATIVELY, THE PATIENT WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT. A COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY SCAN WAS PERFORMED AND IDENTIFIED A RUPTURE OF THE PATIENT¿S RIGHT PROSTHESIS. AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, MENTOR HAS NO INFORMATION REGARDING EXPLANTATION OR AN EXPECTED EXPLANTATION DATE. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 927186 | MENTOR MEMORYSHAPE BREAST IMPLANT | PROSTHESIS, BREAST, NONINFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SILICONE GEL-FILLED | FTR | MENTOR TEXAS | 6870017 | 00081317005131 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39 YR | Female | Required Intervention| O |