MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE
Report
- Report Number
- 1645337-2026-00311
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- January 8, 2026
- Date of Event
- October 15, 2025
- Manufacturer
- MENTOR TEXAS
- Product Code
- FWM
- UDI-DI
- 00081317001263
- PMA / PMN Number
- P990075
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
- Health Professional
- N
Narratives
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 REVIEW COULD BE PERFORMED. D4: UDI: AS ALL OF THE DEVICE CHARACTERISTICS ARE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME, THE UDI IS CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE. REASON FOR DEVICE EXPLANT AND/OR REOPERATION: DEFLATION. 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).
ON FEBRUARY 18, 2026, THE MENTOR ANALYSIS LAB RECEIVED THE SUSPECT MEDICAL DEVICE FOR EVALUATION. WITH THE RETURNED DEVICE, THE PRODUCT IDENTITY WAS DETERMINED AS THE FOLLOWING: SIZE: 350CC. BRAND NAME: MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE. CATALOG: 3501655. LOT: 5952524. D4: UDI: AS THE SERIAL NUMBER FOR THE DEVICE INVOLVED IN THE EVENT WAS NOT PROVIDED, THE FULL UDI IS CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE. ON FEBRUARY 25, 2026, MENTOR COMPLETED AN EVALUATION ON THE RETURNED DEVICE. DEVICE EVALUATION: MENTOR CONDUCTED A VISUAL INSPECTION, LEAK TEST AND MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE. DURING VISUAL EVALUATION NO APPARENT DAMAGE OR VISUAL ANOMALIES WERE OBSERVED ON THE RETURNED DEVICE. LEAK TESTING WAS PERFORMED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH MENTOR PROCEDURES, AND A TEAR WAS OBSERVED ON THE ANTERIOR VIEW, MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 0.3 CM. NO MORE LEAK SITES WERE OBSERVED. MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION WAS PERFORMED, AND THE CAUSE OF THE TEAR COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. AS THE AUTHORIZATION FORM FOR EXAMINATION WAS NOT RECEIVED, THE PRODUCT EVALUATION LAB COULD NOT REACH A CONCLUSION REGARDING THE SPECIFIC NATURE OF THE RUPTURES. THE EVALUATION WAS LIMITED TO NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING. ALTHOUGH NO CONCLUSION COULD BE REACHED ON THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT, THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING CAUTION: CAUSES OF DEFLATION OF SALINE IMPLANTS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING EVENTS: CREASE FOLD FAILURE, INTRAOPERATIVE OR POSTOPERATIVE TRAUMA, EXCESSIVE STRESSES OR MANIPULATIONS AS MAY OCCUR DURING NORMAL, DAILY ROUTINES INCLUDING CUSTOMARY AND PURPOSEFUL TRAUMA SUCH AS THAT WHICH CAN OCCUR DURING VIGOROUS EXERCISE, ATHLETICS, ETC. 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. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A PRIMARY BREAST AUGMENTATION SURGERY WITH IMPLANTATION OF AN UNDISCLOSED MENTOR SALINE IMPLANTS PROSTHESIS. POST-OPERATIVELY, THE PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A DEFLATED LEFT IMPLANT BY A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL. AS A RESULT, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT BILATERAL EXCHANGE WITH MENTOR GEL IMPLANTS ON (B)(6) 2025. FOLLOW-UPS HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED, AND NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED. IF MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE, MENTOR WILL SUBMIT A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT ACCORDINGLY.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63897 | MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE | PROSTHESIS, BREAST, INFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SALINE | FWM | MENTOR TEXAS | 5952524 | 00081317001263 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 53 YR | Female | Required Intervention |