MENTOR SILTEX ROUND MODERATE PROFILE
Report
- Report Number
- 1645337-2018-03203
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- May 24, 2018
- Date of Event
- April 24, 2018
- Report Date
- May 1, 2018
- Manufacturer
- MENTOR TEXAS
- Product Code
- FWM
- UDI-DI
- 00081317001805
- PMA / PMN Number
- P990075
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- AZ, US
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
ON 6/26/2018, MENTOR BECAME AWARE THAT THE CORRECT DATE OF IMPLANT WAS (B)(6) 2009. MENTOR ALSO BECAME AWARE THAT THE REPLACEMENT DEVICES WERE: (RIGHT) MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANT 425CC GEL CATALOG: 3504254BC, LOT: 7575159, SN: (B)(4) AND (LEFT) MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANT 425CC GEL CATALOG: 3504254BC, LOT: 7572384, SN: (B)(4). ON 6/27/2018, THE MENTOR FAILURE ANALYSIS LAB HAS RECEIVED THE DEVICE FOR EVALUATION. DEVICE INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: UPON RECEIPT BY MENTOR, THE DEVICE CONTAINED NO FLUID. NO FOREIGN MATERIAL WAS OBSERVED WITHIN THE DEVICE OR ON THE SHELL SURFACE. EVALUATION OF THE DEVICE REVEALED A RENT MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 1.9 CM ON THE POSTERIOR ASPECT. MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION REVEALED PARALLEL STRIATIONS WHICH ARE SIMILAR TO MARKINGS MADE BY A SHARP INSTRUMENT PERFORATING SILICONE MATERIAL. NO OTHER ANOMALIES WERE OBSERVED. THE COMPLAINT OF DEFLATION WAS CONFIRMED. MENTOR PERFORMS 100% INSPECTION AND TESTING OF ALL DEVICES PRIOR TO RELEASE, PRODUCT EVALUATION CONCLUDED THAT THE RENT OCCURRED SOMETIME SUBSEQUENT TO THE REMOVAL OF THE DEVICE FROM ITS PROTECTIVE PACKAGING. A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. 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. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
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 350CC SALINE CATALOG: 3542655 LOT: 5890548 SN: (B)(4). MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A (B)(6) AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE PATIENT UNDERWENT BREAST AUGMENTATION REVISION WITH MENTOR SILTEX ROUND MODERATE PROFILE 350CC SALINE BREAST PROSTHESES. DEFLATION OF THE RIGHT BREAST PROSTHESIS WAS DETERMINED. AS A RESULT, THE PATIENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR BILATERAL REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT WITH UNKNOWN BREAST PROSTHESES ON (B)(6) 2018.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 382539 | MENTOR SILTEX ROUND MODERATE PROFILE | PROSTHESIS, BREAST, INFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SALINE | FWM | MENTOR TEXAS | 5890548 | 00081317001805 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 YR | Required Intervention |