MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE
Report
- Report Number
- 1645337-2025-01495
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- February 13, 2025
- Date of Event
- January 11, 2025
- Manufacturer
- MENTOR TEXAS
- Product Code
- FWM
- UDI-DI
- 00081317001294
- PMA / PMN Number
- P990075
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
- Health Professional
- N
Narratives
ON APRIL 2, 2025, THE MENTOR FAILURE ANALYSIS LAB 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.
ON MAY 15, 2025, MENTOR RECEIVED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT INDICATED THAT THE PATIENT'S IMPLANTS WERE REPLACED BILATERALLY WITH THE FOLLOWING DEVICES: (LEFT) 325CC MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE SALINE CATALOG: 3501650 LOT: 9993983 SN: (B)(6) AND (RIGHT) 325CC MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE SALINE CATALOG: 3501650 LOT: 9994078 SN: (B)(6).
ON MAY 2, 2025, THE PRODUCT INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETED. DEVICE INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: THE PRODUCT WAS RETURNED TO MENTOR FOR EVALUATION. MENTOR CONDUCTED A VISUAL INSPECTION AND MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE. VISUAL ANALYSIS OF THE RETURNED DEVICE REVEALED THAT THE SAL SMOOTH RND DIAP 475CC BREAST IMPLANT HAD A CREASE/FOLD ON THE POSTERIOR VIEW. IN ADDITION, A TEAR WAS NOTED WITHIN THE CREASE MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 0.2 CM. A MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION WAS PERFORMED AND INSTRUMENT DAMAGE WAS NOT FOUND ON THE AREA OF THE TEAR. THE EVALUATION DETERMINED THAT THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE RUPTURE IS 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 A DEFLATION IN 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 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.
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: MATERIAL 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).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT BREAST AUGMENTATION REVISION WITH TWO 475CC MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE SALINE BREAST PROSTHESES. POST-OPERATIVELY, THE PATIENT SUFFERED LEFT BREAST IMPLANT DEFLATION. AS A RESULT, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT BREAST IMPLANT REMOVAL SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2025.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 866808 | MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE | PROSTHESIS, BREAST, INFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SALINE | FWM | MENTOR TEXAS | 9817811 | 00081317001294 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 YR | Female | Required Intervention |