MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE
Report
- Report Number
- 1645337-2025-12624
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- November 13, 2025
- Date of Event
- September 18, 2025
- Manufacturer
- MENTOR TEXAS
- Product Code
- FWM
- UDI-DI
- 00081317001256
- PMA / PMN Number
- UNK
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- AL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
- Health Professional
- N
Narratives
D4: UDI: AS THE SERIAL NUMBER FOR THE DEVICE INVOLVED IN THE EVENT WAS NOT PROVIDED, THE FULL UDI IS CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE. ON DECEMBER 2, 2025, THE MENTOR FAILURE ANALYSIS LAB RECEIVED THE DEVICE FOR EVALUATION. PER THE RETURNED DEVICE, MENTOR BECAME AWARE THAT THE SUSPECT MEDICAL DEVICE IS A 325CC MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE SALINE (CATALOG: 3501650 LOT: 5935463). A MANUFACTURING RECORD EVALUATION (MRE) WAS PERFORMED FOR THE COMPLAINT DEVICE. AS A RESULT, THE MANUFACTURING DATE AND EXPIRATION DATE FIELDS HAVE BEEN UPDATED. THE MANUFACTURING RECORD EVALUATION (MRE) WAS REVIEWED, 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 ON DECEMBER 9, 2025, THE PRODUCT INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETED. DEVICE INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: THE PRODUCT WAS RETURNED TO MENTOR FOR EVALUATION. MENTOR CONDUCTED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE. VISUAL ANALYSIS OF THE RETURNED DEVICE REVEALED THAT THE BREAST IMPLANT HAD A CREASE/FOLD ON THE POSTERIOR VIEW. IN ADDITION, A TEAR WAS NOTED WITHIN THE CREASE/FOLD MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 0.3 CM. 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. THE CONTRALATERAL DEVICE WAS ALSO RECEIVED (LOT NUMBER 5931837). 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.
D4: UDI: AS THE CATALOG/MODEL NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED, THE (01) GTIN IS NOT AVAILABLE. 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. SINCE NO LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED, NO MANUFACTURING RECORD EVALUATION COULD BE PERFORMED. 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 PRIMARY BREAST AUGMENTATION WITH TWO UNKNOWN MENTOR SALINE BREAST PROSTHESES. POST-OPERATIVELY, THE PATIENT SUFFERED RIGHT BREAST IMPLANT DEFLATION. AS A RESULT, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT BILATERAL BREAST IMPLANT REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2025. THE REPLACEMENT DEVICES WERE TWO MENTOR SALINE IMPLANTS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882325 | MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE | PROSTHESIS, BREAST, INFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SALINE | FWM | MENTOR TEXAS | 5935463 | 00081317001256 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48 YR | Female | Required Intervention |