FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANT

MDR report key: 22613049 · Received July 25, 2025

Report

Report Number
1645337-2025-08192
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 25, 2025
Date of Event
April 1, 2025
Manufacturer
MENTOR TEXAS
Product Code
FTR
UDI-DI
81317001072
PMA / PMN Number
P030053
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
BR
Reporter Occupation
OTHER
Health Professional
N

Narratives

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: CAPSULAR CONTRACTURES GRADE III. 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).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

SUSPECT DEVICE RECEIVED ON AUG 15, 2025. DEVICE EVALUATION COMPLETED ON AUG 22, 2025: THE PRODUCT WAS RETURNED TO MENTOR FOR EVALUATION. MENTOR CONDUCTED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE. DURING VISUAL EVALUATION, NO APPARENT DAMAGE OR VISUAL ANOMALIES WERE OBSERVED ON THE 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. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 0

A FEMALE PATIENT WHO UNDERWENT A BREAST AUGMENTATION PRIMARY WITH A MENTOR MEMORYGEL 375CC, SILICONE PROSTHESIS EXPERIENCE BILATERAL CAPSULAR CONTRACTURES GRADE III POST PROCEDURE. AS A RESULT, PATIENT UNDERWENT BILATERAL REPLACEMENTS AS FOLLOWS: L/ REF: 354-5480-EU, LOT/SN: 2010792-003, R/ REF: 354-5480-EU, LOT/SN: (B)(6) ON (B)(6) 2025. THIS REPORT RELATES TO THE LEFT SIDE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
2382099 MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANT PROSTHESIS, BREAST, NONINFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SILICONE GEL-FILLED FTR MENTOR TEXAS 9985798 81317001072

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 38 YR Female Required Intervention