BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

    MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANT

    MDR report key: 23052446 · Received September 15, 2025

    Report

    Report Number
    1645337-2025-10200
    Event Type
    Injury
    Date Received
    September 15, 2025
    Date of Event
    August 11, 2022
    Manufacturer
    MENTOR TEXAS
    Product Code
    FTR
    UDI-DI
    00081317000570
    PMA / PMN Number
    P030053
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    IN, US
    Reporter Occupation
    OTHER
    Health Professional
    N

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    ON FEBRUARY 17, 2026, THE MENTOR FAILURE ANALYSIS LAB RECEIVED THE DEVICE FOR EVALUATION. ON MARCH 10, 2026, THE PRODUCT INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETED. DEVICE INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: THE PRODUCT WAS RETURNED TO MENTOR FOR EVALUATION. MENTOR CONDUCTED VISUAL INSPECTION AND LEAK TESTING OF THE RETURNED DEVICE. VISUAL ANALYSIS OF THE RETURNED DEVICE REVEALED THAT THE BREAST IMPLANT WAS FOUND TO BE RUPTURED FROM BOTH ASPECTS, AND RECEIVED IN TWO SEGMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, IT HAD SHELL ABRASION ON THE EDGE 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 6872506). THE PATIENT DID NOT REPORT ANY ISSUE 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.

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    ON JANUARY 20, 2026, MENTOR RECEIVED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT INDICATED THAT THE PATIENT HAS UNDERGONE BREAST IMPLANT REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2026. THE REPLACEMENT DEVICES WERE TWO MENTOR GEL IMPLANTS. 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. REASON FOR DEVICE EXPLANT AND/OR REOPERATION: MATERIAL RUPTURE.

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, MENTOR HAS RECEIVED NO INFORMATION REGARDING EXPLANTATION OR AN EXPECTED EXPLANTATION DATE. IT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME IF THE DEVICE WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR RETURN. AS A RESULT, 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: N/A. 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).

    Description of Event or Problem · 0

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT PRIMARY BREAST RECONSTRUCTION WITH TWO 700CC MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANTS. POST-OPERATIVELY, THE PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED, VIA MRI AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION, WITH RIGHT BREAST IMPLANT RUPTURE. AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, MENTOR HAS RECEIVED NO INFORMATION REGARDING EXPLANTATION OR AN EXPECTED EXPLANTATION DATE.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    91565 MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANT PROSTHESIS, BREAST, NONINFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SILICONE GEL-FILLED FTR MENTOR TEXAS 6896227 00081317000570

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1