MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND SPECTRUM
Report
- Report Number
- 1645337-2018-03982
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- July 10, 2018
- Date of Event
- June 1, 2018
- Report Date
- June 14, 2018
- Manufacturer
- MENTOR TEXAS
- Product Code
- FWM
- UDI-DI
- 00081317002024
- PMA / PMN Number
- P990075
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CO, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
THE MENTOR FAILURE ANALYSIS LAB HAS RECEIVED THE DEVICE FOR EVALUATION. THE ANALYSIS HAS BEGUN, BUT IS NOT COMPLETE AT THIS TIME. WHEN THE INVESTIGATIONAL ANALYSIS HAS BEEN COMPLETED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. 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 SMOOTH ROUND SPECTRUM 475CC SALINE BREAST IMPLANT, CATALOG # 3501480, LOT # 211288. (B)(4)
DEVICE EVALUATION SUMMARY: IT WAS REPORTED THAT A (B)(6) CAUCASIAN FEMALE PATIENT UNDERWENT A BREAST RECONSTRUCTION REVISION WITH A SALINE MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND SPECTRUM 475CC AND EXPERIENCED BILATERAL DEFLATION ON BREAST IMPLANTS. THE BREASTS DEFLATION WAS CONFIRMED BY MAMMOGRAM. AS A RESULT, PATIENT UNDERWENT REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT WITH GEL MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANT 405CC ON (B)(6) 2018. THIS IS FOR THE LEFT SIDE IMPLANT, SEE MANUFACTURER REPORT NUMBER 1645337-2018-03986 FOR CONTRALATERAL PROSTHESIS. THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED TO MENTOR WITHOUT FLUID INSIDE. WHITE MATERIAL WAS OBSERVED WITHIN THE DEVICE. NO FOREIGN MATERIAL WAS OBSERVED ON THE SHELL SURFACE. THE PRODUCT EVALUATION (PE) TEAM DISCOVERED A RENT MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 0.2 CM WITHIN A CREASE ON THE POSTERIOR ASPECT. SEVERAL CREASES WERE NOTICED ON BOTH VIEWS OF THE IMPLANT AS WELL. NO OTHER ANOMALIES WERE DISCOVERED. THE COMPLAINT WAS CONFIRMED SINCE A RUPTURE WAS FOUND ON THE DEVICE. HOWEVER, AT THIS POINT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE OF SUCH DAMAGE OR THE ETIOLOGY OF THE WHITE MATERIAL FOUND ON THE DEVICE. 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).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A (B)(6) YEAR OLD CAUCASIAN FEMALE PATIENT UNDERWENT A BREAST RECONSTRUCTION REVISION WITH A SALINE MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND SPECTRUM 475CC AND EXPERIENCED BILATERAL DEFLATION ON BREAST IMPLANTS. THE BREASTS DEFLATION WAS CONFIRMED BY MAMMOGRAM. AS A RESULT, PATIENT UNDERWENT REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT WITH GEL MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANT 405CC ON (B)(6) 2018. THIS IS FOR THE LEFT SIDE IMPLANT, SEE MANUFACTURER REPORT NUMBER 1645337-2018-03986 FOR CONTRALATERAL PROSTHESIS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 517323 | MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND SPECTRUM | PROSTHESIS, BREAST, INFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SALINE | FWM | MENTOR TEXAS | 211288 | 00081317002024 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 77 YR | Required Intervention |