MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND HIGH PROFILE
Report
- Report Number
- 1645337-2018-05121
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- August 22, 2018
- Date of Event
- July 19, 2018
- Report Date
- July 26, 2018
- Manufacturer
- MENTOR TEXAS
- Product Code
- FWM
- UDI-DI
- 00081317001652
- PMA / PMN Number
- P990075
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
DEVICE EVALUATION SUMMARY: UPON RECEIPT BY MENTOR, THE DEVICE RETURNED WITHOUT FLUID. WHITE MATERIAL WAS OBSERVED WITHIN THE DEVICE AND ON THE SHELL SURFACE. PRODUCT EVALUATION TEAM DISCOVERED TWO RENTS. RENT A MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 0.8 CM. MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION OF THE EDGES OF THE RENT A REVEALED PARALLEL STRIATIONS; AND RENT B MEASURING APPROXIMATELY < 0.1 CM WITHIN A CREASE LOCATED BOTH ON THE POSTERIOR ASPECT. NO OTHER ANOMALIES WERE DISCOVERED. THE COMPLAINT WAS CONFIRMED SINCE A RUPTURE WAS FOUND IN THE DEVICE. MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION REVEALED PARALLEL STRIATIONS. THIS TYPE OF STRIATIONS IS MORE CONCLUSIVE TO SHARP INSTRUMENT DAMAGE RATHER THAN SHELL FAILURE DUE TO WEAR. 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. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
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: RIGHT MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND HIGH PROFILE 380CC SALINE BREAST IMPLANT, CATALOG NUMBER 3503380, LOT NUMBER 5921304, SERIAL NUMBER (B)(4). MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A (B)(6) HISPANIC FEMALE PATIENT UNDERWENT A PRIMARY BREAST AUGMENTATION WITH MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND HIGH PROFILE 380CC SALINE BREAST IMPLANTS WHICH THE LEFT SIDE DEFLATED AFTER IMPLANTATION. AS A RESULT, PATIENT UNDERWENT BILATERAL REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT AS FOLLOW: LEFT REPLACED WITH CATALOG NUMBER 3504501BC. SERIAL NUMBER (B)(4), AND RIGHT REPLACED WITH CATALOG NUMBER 3504501BC, SERIAL NUMBER (B)(4) ON (B)(6) 2018.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 646171 | MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND HIGH PROFILE | PROSTHESIS, BREAST, INFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SALINE | FWM | MENTOR TEXAS | 5921304 | 00081317001652 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 47 YR | Required Intervention |