MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE
Report
- Report Number
- 1645337-2018-03712
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- June 15, 2018
- Date of Event
- May 25, 2018
- Report Date
- May 29, 2018
- Manufacturer
- MENTOR TEXAS
- Product Code
- FWM
- PMA / PMN Number
- P990075
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NY, US
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
ON 7/5/2018, MENTOR RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT IDENTIFIED THE INITIALLY REPORTED UNKNOWN DEVICE: BRAND NAME: MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE, PROCODE: FWM, COMMON DEVICE NAME: PROSTHESIS, BREAST, INFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SALINE, CATALOG: 3501650, LOT: 5677551, SERIAL: (B)(4), UNIQUE IDENTIFIER (UDI): (B)(4), EXPLANTATION DATE: (B)(6) 2018, PMA/ 510(K): P990075. A DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW IS IN PROGRESS. ONCE COMPLETED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) WAS REVIEWED ON 7/31/2018, 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).
THE MENTOR FAILURE ANALYSIS LAB RECEIVED THE DEVICE FOR EVALUATION ON (B)(6) 2018. ALSO ON (B)(6) 2018, MENTOR RECEIVED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: EXPLANTATION DATE: (B)(6) 2018. DEVICE EVALUATION SUMMARY: THE DEVICE WAS RECEIVED AT MENTOR WITHOUT FLUID. WHITE MATERIAL WAS OBSERVED WITHIN THE DEVICE. NO FOREIGN MATERIAL WAS OBSERVED ON THE SHELL SURFACE. DURING VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE DEVICE, THE PRODUCT EVALUATION TEAM OBSERVED A CREASE ON THE ANTERIOR VIEW EXTENDING TO THE POSTERIOR. A RENT WAS DISCOVERED WITHIN THE CREASE ON THE ANTERIOR VIEW MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 0.2 CM. NO OTHER ANOMALIES WERE FOUND. MENTOR PRODUCTS ARE 100% VISUALLY INSPECTED PRIOR TO RELEASE IN ADDITION TO THOROUGH IN-PROCESS TESTING DURING SEVERAL STAGES OF THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. THE PRODUCT EVALUATION TEAM CONCLUDED THAT THE RENT AND CREASE OCCURRED SOMETIME SUBSEQUENT TO THE REMOVAL OF THE DEVICE FROM ITS PROTECTIVE PACKAGING. THE COMPLAINT OF DEFLATION 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 OR THE ORIGIN OF THE WHITE MATERIAL OBSERVED. ALL THE IMPLANTS ARE 100% VISUALLY INSPECTED PRIOR TO RELEASE IN ADDITION TO THOROUGH IN-PROCESS TESTING DURING SEVERAL STAGES OF THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT THE ISSUE IS RELATED WITH MANUFACTURING. THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) OF LOT NUMBER 5677551 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. THESE FINDINGS ARE CONSISTENT WITH A CREASE/FOLD FAILURE WHICH IS A KNOWN INHERENT RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF SALINE-FILLED MAMMARY PROSTHESES AND MAY BE THE RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: UNDERINFLATION OR OVERINFLATION OF THE DEVICE, CONTINUOUS AND SUSTAINED STRESSES TO THE DEVICE - SUCH AS CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE OR TOO SMALL A BREAST POCKET, AND FOLDING OR WRINKLING OF THE SHELL IN THE BREAST POCKET. BREAST IMPLANTS ARE NOT CONSIDERED LIFETIME DEVICES AND DEFLATION IS A KNOWN COMPLICATION ASSOCIATED WITH THESE DEVICES. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, MENTOR HAS RECEIVED NO INFORMATION REGARDING EXPLANTATION OR AN EXPECTED EXPLANTATION DATE. IT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME IF THE DEVICE WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR RETURN. AS A RESULT, 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 DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) REVIEW COULD BE PERFORMED. (B)(4)
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A (B)(6) YEAR-OLD CAUCASIAN FEMALE PATIENT UNDERWENT PRIMARY BREAST AUGMENTATION WITH AN UNKNOWN MENTOR SALINE PROSTHESIS. DEFLATION ON THE RIGHT BREAST PROSTHESIS WAS DIAGNOSED POST PROCEDURE THROUGH A PHYSICAL EXAMINATION. AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, MENTOR HAS RECEIVED NO INFORMATION REGARDING EXPLANT DATE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 449369 | MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE | PROSTHESIS, BREAST, INFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SALINE | FWM | MENTOR TEXAS | 5677551 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 YR | Required Intervention |