MENTOR SILTEX ROUND MODERATE PROFILE
Report
- Report Number
- 1645337-2018-01216
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- March 2, 2018
- Date of Event
- February 6, 2018
- Report Date
- February 6, 2018
- Manufacturer
- MENTOR TEXAS
- Product Code
- FWM
- UDI-DI
- 00081317001812
- PMA / PMN Number
- P990075
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
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. THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) WAS REVIEWED, AND NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND RELATED TO THIS COMPLAINT. IN ADDITION, THE DHR REVIEW VERIFIES THAT THE DEVICE WAS MANUFACTURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOCUMENTED SPECIFICATION AND PROCEDURES. CONCOMITANT PRODUCTS: MENTOR SILTEX ROUND MODERATE PROFILE 375CC SALINE PROSTHESIS, CATALOG #3542660, LOT #222799. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
ON 4/6/2018, MENTOR BECAME AWARE THAT AS A RESULT OF THE RIGHT BREAST PROSTHESIS DEFLATION, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT BILATERAL REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT WITH MENTOR SILTEX ROUND MODERATE PROFILE 375CC SALINE CATALOG #3542660 LOT #7394549 SN #(B)(4) AND MENTOR SILTEX ROUND MODERATE PROFILE 375CC SALINE CATALOG #3542660 LOT #7394549 SN # (B)(4) ON (B)(6) 2018. DEVICE INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: UPON RECEIPT TO MENTOR, THE DEVICE CONTAINED NO FLUID. YELLOW MATERIAL WAS OBSERVED WITHIN THE DEVICE. YELLOW FOREIGN MATERIAL WAS OBSERVED ON THE SHELL SURFACE. VISUAL EVALUATION OF THE DEVICE REVEALED A RENT MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 0.4CM WITHIN AN AREA SILTEX CRACKING ON THE POSTERIOR ASPECT. NO OTHER ANOMALIES WERE FOUND. THE COMPLAINT WAS CONFIRMED SINCE A RENT WAS FOUND ON THE DEVICE. HOWEVER, AT THIS POINT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE OF SUCH DAMAGE OF THE MATERIAL OBSERVED WITHIN THE DEVICE. BECAUSE MENTOR PERFORMS 100% INSPECTION AND TESTING OF ALL DEVICES PRIOR TO RELEASE, PE CONCLUDED THAT THE RENT OCCURRED SOMETIME SUBSEQUENT TO THE REMOVAL OF THE DEVICE FROM ITS PROTECTIVE PACKAGING. BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED DEFLATION IN THE BREAST IMPLANT. VISUAL EVALUATION OF THE DEVICE REVEALED A RENT MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 0.4 CM WITHIN AN AREA SILTEX CRACKING ON THE POSTERIOR ASPECT. NO OTHER ANOMALIES WERE FOUND. ALL THE IMPLANTS ARE 100% INSPECTED BEFORE LEAVING THE FACILITY. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT THE ISSUE IS RELATED WITH MANUFACTURING. BREAST IMPLANTS ARE NOT CONSIDERED LIFETIME DEVICES AND DEFLATION IS A KNOWN COMPLICATION ASSOCIATED WITH THESE DEVICES AND IS REFERENCED IN OUR PRODUCT INSERT DATA SHEET. THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) OF LOT NUMBER 222799 WAS REVIEWED AND NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND RELATED TO THIS COMPLAINT. IN ADDITION, THE DHR REVIEW VERIFIES THAT THE DEVICE WAS MANUFACTURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOCUMENTED SPECIFICATION AND PROCEDURES. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A (B)(6) -YEAR-OLD FEMALE UNDERWENT PRIMARY BREAST AUGMENTATION WITH A MENTOR SILTEX ROUND MODERATE PROFILE 375CC SALINE PROSTHESIS ON (B)(6) 2001. DEFLATION WAS DIAGNOSED BY A PHYSICIAN ON (B)(6) 2018. AS A RESULT, REPLACEMENT SURGERY IS PLANNED FOR (B)(6) 2018.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 153042 | MENTOR SILTEX ROUND MODERATE PROFILE | PROSTHESIS, BREAST, INFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SALINE | FWM | MENTOR TEXAS | 222799 | 00081317001812 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 62 YR | Required Intervention |