MENTOR MEMORYGEL XTRA BREAST IMPLANT
Report
- Report Number
- 1645337-2024-15189
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- December 31, 2024
- Date of Event
- December 12, 2024
- Manufacturer
- MENTOR TEXAS
- Product Code
- FTR
- UDI-DI
- 00081317025009
- PMA / PMN Number
- P030053
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- VM
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
- Health Professional
- N
Narratives
ON JANUARY 20, 2025, THE MENTOR FAILURE ANALYSIS LAB RECEIVED THE DEVICE FOR EVALUATION. THE CATALOG NUMBER FOR THE REPLACEMENT DEVICES WAS 3502001BC; LOT NUMBER 9989878 ON THE RIGHT SIDE, AND CATALOG NUMBER 3502251BC; LOT NUMBER 9990584 ON THE LEFT SIDE. ON FEBRUARY 2, 2025, DEVICE EVALUATION WAS COMPLETED AS FOLLOWS: MENTOR CONDUCTED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE. DURING THE VISUAL EVALUATION, NO APPARENT DAMAGE OR VISUAL ANOMALIES WERE OBSERVED ON THE SMOOTH MOD + PROF XTRA 240CC RETURNED DEVICE. REGARDING THE REPORTED CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE CONDITION, THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH DETAILS TO DETERMINE THE FACTORS THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THIS CONDITION. CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE IN THE PATIENT¿S BREAST MIGHT BE THE RESULT OF THE BODY¿S INDIVIDUAL PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE TO THE IMPLANTATION OF A FOREIGN OBJECT IN SOFT TISSUE. FURTHER, CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE IS A KNOWN COMPLICATION ASSOCIATED WITH THESE DEVICES AND IS REFERENCED IN OUR CURRENT PRODUCT INSERT DATA SHEET. 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: SINCE NO MALFUNCTION WAS OBSERVED DURING THE INVESTIGATION. 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. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH REPORT IS FOR THE PATIENT¿S LEFT-SIDED DEVICE. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
ON FEBRUARY 21, 2025, MENTOR BECAME AWARE THAT THE BILATERAL BAKER GRADE EXPERIENCED BY THE PATIENT WAS IV. REASON FOR DEVICE EXPLANT AND/OR REOPERATION: LEFT CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE; BAKER GRADE IV. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH REPORT IS FOR THE PATIENT¿S LEFT-SIDED DEVICE. 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: LEFT CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE; BAKER GRADE UNKNOWN D4: UDI: AS THE SERIAL NUMBER FOR THE DEVICE INVOLVED IN THE EVENT WAS NOT PROVIDED, THE FULL UDI IS CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE. 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. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A 34-YEAR-OLD FEMALE PATIENT UNDERWENT BREAST AUGMENTATION PROCEDURE WITH 240CC MENTOR MEMORYGEL XTRA BREAST IMPLANT ON THE LEFT SIDE, AND WITH 215CC MENTOR MEMORYGEL XTRA BREAST IMPLANT ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND EXPERIENCED BILATERAL CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE; BAKER GRADE UNKNOWN; POSTOPERATIVELY. AS A RESULT, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT BILATERAL REPLACEMENT SURGERY WITH LOT NUMBER 9990584 ON THE LEFT SIDE, AND WITH LOT NUMBER 9989878 ON THE RIGHT SIDE ON (B)(6) 2024. THIS MEDWATCH REPORT IS FOR THE PATIENT¿S LEFT-SIDED DEVICE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1116343 | MENTOR MEMORYGEL XTRA BREAST IMPLANT | PROSTHESIS, BREAST, NONINFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SILICONE GEL-FILLED | FTR | MENTOR TEXAS | 9973514 | 00081317025009 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34 YR | Female | Required Intervention |