MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND HIGH PROFILE
Report
- Report Number
- 1645337-2024-09544
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- August 14, 2024
- Date of Event
- July 24, 2024
- Manufacturer
- MENTOR TEXAS
- Product Code
- FWM
- UDI-DI
- 00081317001676
- PMA / PMN Number
- P990075
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
- Health Professional
- N
Narratives
ON AUGUST 28, 2024, MENTOR RECEIVED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PATIENT AND REPLACEMENT DEVICE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT'S REPLACEMENT DEVICE WAS A 700CC MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANT (CATALOG NUMBER 3507004BC) WITH LOT NUMBER 9992367. THE PATIENT IDENTIFIER WAS UPDATED TO (B)(6). ON SEPTEMBER 04, 2024, MENTOR RECEIVED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE PATIENT'S DIAGNOSIS. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED MILD CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE (BAKER GRADE UNKNOWN) ON THE BREAST. REASON FOR DEVICE EXPLANT AND/OR REOPERATION: DEFLATION AND CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE. 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: DEFLATION. SECTION D6B. EXPLANTATION DATE: (B)(6) 2024. 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. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2024, THE MENTOR FAILURE ANALYSIS LAB HAS RECEIVED THE DEVICE FOR EVALUATION. ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2024, THE EVALUATION FOR THE DEVICE WAS COMPLETED. DEVICE EVALUATION SUMMARY: VISUAL ANALYSIS OF THE RETURNED SAMPLE REVEALED THAT THE SM HPS DV 460CC BREAST IMPLANT HAD A CREASE/FOLD ON THE POSTERIOR VIEW. IN ADDITION, A TEAR WAS NOTICED WITHIN THE CREASE/FOLD, MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 0.1 CM. THE EVALUATION DETERMINED THAT THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE RUPTURE WAS 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. AS PART OF MENTOR¿S QUALITY PROCESS, ALL DEVICES ARE MANUFACTURED, INSPECTED, AND RELEASED TO APPROVED SPECIFICATIONS. NO CORRECTIVE AND PREVENTIVE ACTION (CAPA) IS REQUIRED NOW. ADDITIONAL COMPLAINT INFORMATION MONITORING FOR POTENTIAL SAFETY SIGNALS IS CONDUCTED THROUGH COMPLAINT TRENDING AS PART OF POST-MARKET SURVEILLANCE. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A 40-YEAR-OLD FEMALE PATIENT UNDERWENT A PRIMARY BREAST AUGMENTATION WITH A 460CC MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND HIGH PROFILE SALINE BREAST PROSTHESIS AND EXPERIENCED A DEFLATION ON THE RIGHT SIDE POST-OPERATIVELY, WHICH WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A PHYSICAL EXAM. AS A RESULT, THE PATIENT IS TO UNDERGO DEVICE EXPLANTATION ON (B)(6) 2024.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 233828 | MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND HIGH PROFILE | PROSTHESIS, BREAST, INFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SALINE | FWM | MENTOR TEXAS | 6847788 | 00081317001676 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 YR | Female | Required Intervention |