FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANT

MDR report key: 20725925 · Received November 19, 2024

Report

Report Number
1645337-2024-13594
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 19, 2024
Date of Event
June 20, 2023
Manufacturer
MENTOR TEXAS
Product Code
FTR
UDI-DI
00081317003830
PMA / PMN Number
P030053
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER
Health Professional
N

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

A SMOOTH DEVICE WAS RECEIVED, AND ITS DESCRIPTION IN JDE MATCHES A SMOOTH DEVICE WITH THE NUMBER 6830512. THEREFORE, IT IS ASSUMED THAT THE NUMBER OF THE UNKNOWN IMPLANT IS 6830512. THE MANUFACTURING RECORD EVALUATION (MRE) WAS REVIEWED, AND NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND RELATED TO THIS COMPLAINT. IN ADDITION, THE MRE REVIEW VERIFIES THAT THE DEVICE WAS MANUFACTURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOCUMENTED SPECIFICATION AND PROCEDURES. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

DEVICE EVALUATION COMPLETED ON FEBRUARY 07, 2025: THE PRODUCT WAS RETURNED TO MENTOR FOR EVALUATION. MENTOR CONDUCTED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE. VISUAL ANALYSIS OF THE RETURNED DEVICE REVEALED THAT THE BREAST IMPLANT WAS FOUND TO BE RUPTURED AND RECEIVED IN TWO (2) PARTS, THE PATCH OF THE PRODUCT WAS NOT RECEIVED. ADDITIONALLY, SHELL ABRASION WAS OBSERVED ON THE EDGES OF THE RUPTURE. THESE FINDINGS ARE CONSISTENT WITH NORMAL WEAR OF THE DEVICE. SHELL ABRASION SUGGESTS IN-VIVO FOLDING OR CREASING OF THE DEVICE, WHICH MAY BE CAUSED BY CONTINUOUS AND SUSTAINED STRESSES TO THE DEVICE, SUCH AS AN EXCESSIVELY SMALL BREAST POCKET OR THE FOLDING OR WRINKLING OF THE SHELL WITHIN THE BREAST POCKET. IN SOME CASES, BREAST IMPLANTS MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE NORMAL WEAR OVER TIME. THE CONTRALATERAL DEVICE WAS ALSO RECEIVED (LOT NUMBER 6772935). THE PATIENT DID NOT REPORT ANY ISSUES WITH THIS DEVICE. THEREFORE, NO FURTHER ANALYSIS OF THE CONTRALATERAL DEVICE IS REQUIRED. AS PART OF MENTOR'S QUALITY PROCESS, ALL DEVICES ARE MANUFACTURED, INSPECTED, AND RELEASED ACCORDING TO APPROVED SPECIFICATIONS. BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THIS INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PRODUCT MET THE MANUFACTURING RELEASE CRITERIA AND THAT NORMAL WEAR MAY HAVE CAUSED THE OBSERVED DEFECT. NO CORRECTIVE AND PREVENTIVE ACTION (CAPA) IS REQUIRED NOW. DATE OF IMPLANTATION UPDATED TO (B)(6) 2014. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

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: SILENT RUPTURE. 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).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THE MENTOR FAILURE ANALYSIS LAB HAS RECEIVED THE DEVICE FOR EVALUATION. THE ANALYSIS HAS BEGUN BUT IS NOT COMPLETE AT THIS TIME. WHEN THE INVESTIGATIONAL ANALYSIS HAS BEEN COMPLETED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. THE EFFECTED LOT IS 6772935. THE MANUFACTURING RECORD EVALUATION (MRE) WAS REVIEWED, AND NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND RELATED TO THIS COMPLAINT. IN ADDITION, THE MRE REVIEW VERIFIES THAT THE DEVICE WAS MANUFACTURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOCUMENTED SPECIFICATION AND PROCEDURES. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A FEMALE WHO BREAST AUGMENTATION PRIMARY WITH A MENTOR MEMORYGEL, 450CC SILICONE PROSTHESIS EXPERIENCED RIGHT SIDED SILENT RUPTURE POSTOPERATIVE. AS A RESULT, PATIENT UNDERWENT BILATERAL REPLACEMENTS WITH LEFT CATALOG NUMBER SMPB630, SERIAL NUMBER (B)(6), RIGHT CATALOG NUMBER SMPB630, SERIAL NUMBER (B)(6) ON AN UNSPECIFIED DATE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
2314749 MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANT PROSTHESIS, BREAST, NONINFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SILICONE GEL-FILLED FTR MENTOR TEXAS 6830512 00081317003830

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 53 YR Female Required Intervention