MENTOR SILTEX ROUND MODERATE PROFILE
Report
- Report Number
- 1645337-2018-05615
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- September 17, 2018
- Date of Event
- August 23, 2018
- Report Date
- September 4, 2018
- Manufacturer
- MENTOR TEXAS
- Product Code
- FWM
- UDI-DI
- 00081317001744
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- TW
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
ON (B)(6) 2019, 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. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
ON 09/19/2018, IT WAS REPORTED TO MENTOR THAT THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) OF LOT NUMBER 212137 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).
ON 3/21/19, IT WAS REPORTED TO MENTOR THAT THE DEVICE EVALUATION AND INVESTIGATION HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. UPON RECEIPT BY MENTOR, THE DEVICE CONTAINED NO FLUID. BROWN MATERIAL WAS OBSERVED WITHIN THE DEVICE AND YELLOW MATERIAL WAS OBSERVED ON THE SHELL SURFACE. DURING INITIAL EVALUATION THE DEVICE APPEARED INTACT. LEAK TESTING WAS PERFORMED ACCORDING WITH MENTOR PROCEDURES AND IT REVEALED A RENT WAS DISCOVERED ON THE ANTERIOR ASPECT, MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 0.3 CM. MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION WAS PERFORMED. NO EVIDENCE OF INSTRUMENT DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED. NO OTHER ANOMALIES WERE OBSERVED. DEFLATION COMPLAINT WAS CONFIRMED. MENTOR PRODUCTS ARE 100% VISUALLY INSPECTED PRIOR TO RELEASE IN ADDITION TO THOROUGH IN-PROCESS TESTING DURING SEVERAL STAGES OF THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. MENTOR PRODUCT ANALYSIS LAB CONCLUDED THAT THE RENT OCCURRED SOMETIME SUBSEQUENT TO THE REMOVAL OF THE DEVICE FROM ITS PROTECTIVE PACKAGING. THE COMPLAINT WAS CONFIRMED SINCE A RUPTURE WAS FOUND ON THE DEVICE. NONETHELESS, A MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION OF THE EDGES OF THE RENT WAS PERFORMED AND IT DID NOT PROVIDE CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF WHAT COULD BE THE ROOT CAUSE. CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE IS THE RESULT OF THE BODY¿S INDIVIDUAL PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE TO THE IMPLANTATION OF A FOREIGN OBJECT IN SOFT TISSUE. THE MANUFACTURING RECORD EVALUATION (MRE) OF LOT NUMBER 212137 WAS REVIEWED AND NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND RELATED TO THIS COMPLAINT. IN ADDITION, THE MRE REVIEW VERIFIES THAT THE DEVICE WAS MANUFACTURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOCUMENTED SPECIFICATION AND PROCEDURE. THE SEVERITY LEVEL FOR THIS COMPLAINT CODE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A S3, WHICH IS DEFINED AS: NECESSITATES INTRUSIVE MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INTERVENTION. AT THIS TIME IS NOT POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE THE ORIGIN OF THE BROWN AND YELLOW MATERIALS OBSERVED. BECAUSE MENTOR PRODUCT ANALYSIS LAB WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM ANY UNUSUAL FAILURE MODE, NO CORRECTIVE ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AT THIS TIME. 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. A DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW IS IN PROGRESS. ONCE COMPLETED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A (B)(6)-YEAR-OLD PATIENT UNDERWENT A PRIMARY AUGMENTATION WITH A SALINE MENTOR SILTEX ROUND MODERATE PROFILE 200CC AND EXPERIENCED DEFLATION AND A CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE BAKER GRADE II ON THE RIGHT BREAST IMPLANT. AS A RESULT, THE PATIENT HAD UNDERGONE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT WITH GEL MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANT 225CC, CATALOG NUMBER 3502251BC, LOT NUMBER 6917373 ON (B)(6) 2018.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 721914 | MENTOR SILTEX ROUND MODERATE PROFILE | PROSTHESIS, BREAST, INFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SALINE | FWM | MENTOR TEXAS | 212137 | 00081317001744 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 YR | Required Intervention |