UNKNOWN SALINE IMPLANTS
Report
- Report Number
- 1645337-2018-06067
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- October 9, 2018
- Date of Event
- May 9, 2018
- Report Date
- October 8, 2018
- Manufacturer
- MENTOR TEXAS
- Product Code
- FWM
- PMA / PMN Number
- UNK
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
ON (B)(6) 2018, IT WAS REPORTED TO MENTOR THAT THE ADDITIONAL PTOSIS CODE WAS REPORTED INCORRECTLY. NO PTOSIS CODE WAS REQUIRED. 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. SINCE NO LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED, NO DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) REVIEW COULD BE PERFORMED. CONCOMITANT PRODUCTS: A SALINE MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PLUS PROFILE 750CC, CATALOG NUMBER 3502750, LOT NUMBER 6813524. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A (B)(6) OLD CAUCASIAN FEMALE PATIENT UNDERWENT A BREAST AUGMENTATION PRIMARY WITH A SALINE MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PLUS PROFILE 750CC AND SALINE MENTOR BREAST IMPLANT OF UNKNOWN TYPE AND EXPERIENCED DEFLATION ON THE RIGHT BREAST IMPLANT. THE DEFLATION WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE SURGERY. THE RIGHT BREAST IMPLANT HAD A TINY PUNCTUATE WHERE THE SALINE WAS LEAKING. THE PATIENT ALSO EXPERIENCED BILATERAL BREAST PTOSIS AND BILATERAL BREAST IMPLANT MALPOSITION. AS A RESULT, THE PATIENT HAD UNDERGONE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT WITH SALINE NATRELLE ALLERGAN 750CC BREAST IMPLANTS ON (B)(6) 2018. THERE WERE NO COMPLICATIONS. THE PATIENT TOLERATED THE PROCEDURE WELL. THE PATIENT UNDERGONE FULL MASTOPEXY. THE PATIENT HAD UNDERGONE FOCAL LIPOSUCTION AND FAT GRAFTING TO THE ANTERIOR ABDOMEN.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 787614 | UNKNOWN SALINE IMPLANTS | PROSTHESIS, BREAST, INFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SALINE | FWM | MENTOR TEXAS |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 YR | Other| R |