MENTOR SILTEX ROUND MODERATE PROFILE
Report
- Report Number
- 1645337-2018-07565
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- December 26, 2018
- Date of Event
- December 3, 2018
- Report Date
- December 4, 2018
- Manufacturer
- MENTOR TEXAS
- Product Code
- FWM
- UDI-DI
- 00081317001805
- PMA / PMN Number
- P990075
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- TX, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
ON 2/1/2019, IT WAS REPORTED TO MENTOR THAT THE DEVICE EVALUATION AND INVESTIGATION HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. UPON RECEIPT BY MENTOR, THE DEVICE RETURNED WITHOUT FLUID. NO FOREIGN MATERIAL WAS OBSERVED WITHIN THE DEVICE. YELLOW AND BROWN MATERIAL WAS OBSERVED ON THE SHELL SURFACE. MENTOR PRODUCT ANALYSIS LAB DISCOVERED PARALLEL LINES OF SHELL WEAR ON THE ANTERIOR ASPECT, SUGGESTING IN-VIVO FOLDING OR CREASING OF THE DEVICE. LEAK TESTING WAS PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MENTOR PROCEDURES AND NO LEAK SITES WERE DETECTED. NO OTHER ANOMALIES WERE DISCOVERED. THE COMPLAINT WAS NOT CONFIRMED FOR DEFLATION OR DEFECTIVE VALVE. AT THIS POINT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE OF YELLOW AND BROWN MATERIAL FOUND ON THE DEVICE. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT THE ISSUE IS RELATED WITH MANUFACTURING. 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).
ON (B)(6) 2019, IT WAS REPORTED TO MENTOR THAT MOST LIKELY THERE WAS A VALVE FAILURE. THE PATIENT TOLERATED THE PROCEDURE WELL. THE PATIENT WAS TRANSFERRED INTO THE RECOVERY ROOM IN A STABLE CONDITION. THE IMPLANTS WERE REPLACED WITH SILICONE GEL IMPLANTS ALLERGAN BRAND. 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. 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: SALINE MENTOR SILTEX ROUND MODERATE PROFILE 350CC, SERIAL NUMBER (B)(4), LOT NUMBER 6861921. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
ON 12/31/18, IT WAS REPORTED TO MENTOR THAT 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. (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A (B)(6) CAUCASIAN FEMALE PATIENT UNDERWENT A BREAST AUGMENTATION PRIMARY WITH A SALINE MENTOR SILTEX ROUND MODERATE PROFILE 350CC AND EXPERIENCED DEFLATION ON THE LEFT BREAST IMPLANT. AS A RESULT, THE PATIENT HAD UNDERGONE EXPLANTATION ON (B)(6) 2018.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1037261 | MENTOR SILTEX ROUND MODERATE PROFILE | PROSTHESIS, BREAST, INFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SALINE | FWM | MENTOR TEXAS | 7333103 | 00081317001805 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 YR | Required Intervention |