MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE
Report
- Report Number
- 1645337-2019-07832
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- January 8, 2019
- Date of Event
- January 27, 2018
- Report Date
- December 12, 2018
- Manufacturer
- MENTOR TEXAS
- Product Code
- FWM
- UDI-DI
- 00081317001287
- PMA / PMN Number
- P990075
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- PA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
ON (B)(6) 2019, THE MENTOR FAILURE ANALYSIS LAB RECEIVED THE DEVICE FOR EVALUATION. DEVICE EVALUATION SUMMARY: THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED TO MENTOR WITHOUT FLUID INSIDE. YELLOW MATERIAL WAS OBSERVED WITHIN THE DEVICE. NO FOREIGN MATERIAL WAS OBSERVED ON THE SHELL SURFACE. MENTOR PRODUCT ANALYSIS LAB DISCOVERED A RENT MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 0.1 CM NEAR THE VALVE. MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION WAS PERFORMED. NO EVIDENCE OF INSTRUMENT DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED. 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, NOR THE ETIOLOGY OF THE YELLOW MATERIAL FOUND ON THE DEVICE. A MANUFACTURING RECORD EVALUATION (MRE) OF LOT NUMBER 202698 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 PROCEDURES. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT THE ISSUE IS RELATED TO MANUFACTURING. BREAST IMPLANTS ARE NOT CONSIDERED LIFETIME DEVICES, AND DEFLATION IS A KNOWN COMPLICATION ASSOCIATED WITH THESE DEVICES AS REFERENCED IN OUR PRODUCT INSERT DATA SHEET. 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 MEDICAL PRODUCTS: MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE 425CC, CATALOG NUMBER 3501670, LOT NUMBER 202698. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A (B)(6) CAUCASIAN FEMALE PATIENT UNDERWENT A BREAST AUGMENTATION PRIMARY WITH A MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE 425CC BREAST IMPLANT AND EXPERIENCED DEFLATION ON THE RIGHT SIDE. AS A RESULT, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REMOVAL ON (B)(6) 2018.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22076 | MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE | PROSTHESIS, BREAST, INFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SALINE | FWM | MENTOR TEXAS | 202698 | 00081317001287 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41 YR | Required Intervention | SEE H10 |