MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANT
Report
- Report Number
- 1645337-2024-12066
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- October 15, 2024
- Date of Event
- February 1, 2024
- Manufacturer
- MENTOR TEXAS
- Product Code
- FTR
- UDI-DI
- 00081317000532
- PMA / PMN Number
- P030053
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
- Health Professional
- N
Narratives
ON (B)(6) 2024, MENTOR WAS PROVIDED WITH THE OPERATIVE REPORT IN RESPONSE TO FOLLOW-UP INQUIRIES REGARDING A DIFFERENT DEVICE THAT WAS RECEIVED FOR EVALUATION FOR THE REPLACEMENT SURGERY FOR THE RIGHT BREAST CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE COMPLICATION. IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT RIGHT-SIDED UNILATERAL REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT. AS ONLY ONE DEVICE WAS REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT, A NEW IDENTITY OF THE SUSPECT MEDICAL DEVICE WAS DETERMINED. THE FOLLOWING WAS UPDATED: LOT: 9923150. SERIAL: (B)(6). D4: UDI: PRODUCT MADE PRIOR TO UDI COMPLIANCE DATE. UDI NOT REQUIRED. ON (B)(6) 2024, MENTOR COMPLETED AN EVALUATION ON THE RETURNED DEVICE. MENTOR CONDUCTED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE DEVICE. DURING VISUAL EVALUATION, NO APPARENT DAMAGE OR VISUAL ANOMALIES WERE OBSERVED ON THE BREAST IMPLANT DEVICE. 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. THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PLASTIC SURGEONS RECOMMENDS AND ENCOURAGES MEMBER SURGEONS TO ALWAYS SUBMIT BREAST IMPLANTS, CAPSULES, AND EFFUSION TO PATHOLOGY FOR EXAMINATION. A MANUFACTURING RECORD EVALUATION (MRE) WAS PERFORMED FOR LOT 9923150, 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. 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. D4: UDI: PRODUCT MADE PRIOR TO UDI COMPLIANCE DATE. UDI NOT REQUIRED. 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: CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A BREAST AUGMENTATION REVISION SURGERY WITH IMPLANTATION OF A 500CC MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANT PROSTHESIS. POST-OPERATIVELY, THE PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH RIGHT BREAST BAKER GRADE III CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE DURING A PHYSICAL EXAM WITH A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL. AS A RESULT, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT UNILATERAL REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT WITH A RIGHT-SIDED 500CC MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANT ON (B)(6) 2024.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32964 | MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANT | PROSTHESIS, BREAST, NONINFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SILICONE GEL-FILLED | FTR | MENTOR TEXAS | 9923150 | 00081317000532 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48 YR | Female | Required Intervention |