MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANT
Report
- Report Number
- 1645337-2025-10862
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- September 30, 2025
- Date of Event
- August 28, 2025
- Manufacturer
- MENTOR TEXAS
- Product Code
- FTR
- PMA / PMN Number
- P030053
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- KS
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
- Health Professional
- N
Narratives
ON DECEMBER 01, 2025, THE MENTOR FAILURE ANALYSIS LAB HAS RECEIVED THE DEVICE FOR EVALUATION. ON DECEMBER 05, 2025, THE EVALUATION FOR THE DEVICE WAS COMPLETED. DEVICE EVALUATION SUMMARY: DURING VISUAL EVALUATION NO APPARENT DAMAGE OR VISUAL ANOMALIES WERE OBSERVED ON THE RETURNED DEVICE. ASYMMETRY MAY BE ATTRIBUTED TO ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: CONTRACTURE OF THE FIBROUS CAPSULE, SEROMA OR HEMATOMA, DEVELOPMENT OF POSTOPERATIVE BREAST DYSPLASIA, UNILATERAL DISCREPANCY IN MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT, DEFLATION OF THE IMPLANT, INCORRECT CHOICE OF IMPLANT SHAPE OR SIZE, AND SURGICAL TECHNIQUE. ASYMMETRY 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. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2025, A PHOTO EVALUATION FOR THE DEVICE WAS COMPLETED. PHOTO EVALUATION SUMMARY: UPON VISUAL EVALUATION OF THE IMAGE PROVIDED IN THE COMPLAINT NO APPARENT DAMAGE OR VISUAL ANOMALIES WERE OBSERVED. AS THE PRODUCT INVOLVED IN THIS COMPLAINT WAS NOT RECEIVED, THE DEVICE COULD NOT BE ANALYZED ACCORDING TO OUR PROCEDURES. ASYMMETRY MAY BE ATTRIBUTED TO ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: CONTRACTURE OF THE FIBROUS CAPSULE, SEROMA OR HEMATOMA, DEVELOPMENT OF POSTOPERATIVE BREAST DYSPLASIA, UNILATERAL DISCREPANCY IN MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT, DEFLATION OF THE IMPLANT, INCORRECT CHOICE OF IMPLANT SHAPE OR SIZE, AND SURGICAL TECHNIQUE. ASYMMETRY 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. 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: ASYMMETRY. 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. 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 FEMALE PATIENT UNDERWENT A BREAST AUGMENTATION REVISION WITH A 130CC MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANT AND EXPERIENCED BREAST ASYMMETRY ON THE LEFT SIDE POST-OPERATIVELY. AS A RESULT, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT EXPLANTATION ON (B)(6) 2025 AND REPLACED WITH A 310CC MENTOR MEMORYGEL BOOST BREAST IMPLANT (CATALOG NUMBER SMHB310) WITH LOT NUMBER 2060251. A DISCREPANCY WAS OBSERVED WHEN THE INFORMATION REPORTED INCLUDED A DATE OF IMPLANTATION THAT OCCURRED PRIOR TO THE MANUFACTURING DATE OF THE BREAST IMPLANT. IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE, MENTOR WILL SUBMIT A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2216020 | MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANT | PROSTHESIS, BREAST, NONINFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SILICONE GEL-FILLED | FTR | MENTOR TEXAS | 9994047 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Female | Required Intervention |