MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE
Report
- Report Number
- 1645337-2019-08292
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- February 5, 2019
- Date of Event
- October 22, 2018
- Report Date
- March 7, 2019
- Manufacturer
- MENTOR TEXAS
- Product Code
- FWM
- UDI-DI
- 00081317001263
- PMA / PMN Number
- P990075
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NH, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
DEVICE EVALUATION SUMMARY UPON RECEIPT BY MENTOR, THE DEVICE CONTAINED NO FLUID. YELLOW MATERIAL WAS OBSERVED WITHIN THE DEVICE AND NO FOREIGN MATERIAL WAS OBSERVED ON THE SHELL SURFACE. DURING EVALUATION THE DEVICE A RENT WITHIN CREASE WERE OBSERVED ON THE ANTERIOR ASPECT, MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 0.3 CM. 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 RENT WITHIN A CREASE WAS FOUND ON THE DEVICE. THESE FINDINGS ARE CONSISTENT WITH A CREASE/FOLD FAILURE WHICH IS A KNOWN INHERENT RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF SALINE-FILLED MAMMARY PROSTHESES AND MAY BE THE RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: UNDERINFLATION OR OVERINFLATION OF THE DEVICE, CONTINUOUS AND SUSTAINED STRESSES TO THE DEVICE - SUCH AS CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE OR TOO SMALL A BREAST POCKET AND FOLDING OR WRINKLING OF THE SHELL IN THE BREAST POCKET. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT THE ISSUE IS RELATED WITH MANUFACTURING. 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 MODERATE PROFILE 350 CC SALINE BREAST IMPLANT, CATALOG NUMBER 3501655, LOT NUMBER 5822381. (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A (B)(6)-YEAR-OLD FEMALE PATIENT UNDERWENT A BREAST AUGMENTATION REVISION WITH MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE 350 CC SALINE BREAST IMPLANTS WHICH THE LEFT SIDE DEFLATED AFTER IMPLANTATION. THE ISSUE WAS CONFIRMED BY THE DOCTOR. AS A RESULT PATIENT UNDERWENT BILATERAL REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT AS FOLLOW: LEFT REPLACED WITH CATALOG NUMBER 3504001BC, SERIAL NUMBER (B)(4), AND RIGHT REPLACED WITH CATALOG NUMBER 3504001BC, SERIAL NUMBER (B)(4) ON (B)(6) 2019.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97019 | MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE | PROSTHESIS, BREAST, INFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SALINE | FWM | MENTOR TEXAS | 5819849 | 00081317001263 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 YR | Required Intervention |