MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PLUS PROFILE
Report
- Report Number
- 1645337-2019-09894
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- April 2, 2019
- Date of Event
- February 2, 2019
- Report Date
- March 5, 2019
- Manufacturer
- MENTOR TEXAS
- Product Code
- FWM
- UDI-DI
- 00081317001393
- PMA / PMN Number
- P990075
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
ON 4/3/2019, MENTOR BECAME AWARE THAT THE PATIENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR IMPLANT EXPLANTATION ON (B)(6) 2019. 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 REASON FOR DEVICE EXPLANT AND/OR REOPERATION: DEFLATION. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
ON 6/18/2019, THE PRODUCT INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETED. DEVICE INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: DURING EVALUATION OF THE SAMPLE A TEAR WAS OBSERVED AT THE UNION BETWEEN VALVE AND SHELL OF THE IMPLANT. MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION WAS PERFORMED AND NO EVIDENCE OF INSTRUMENT DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED. NO OTHER ANOMALIES WERE OBSERVED. THE MANUFACTURING RECORDS WERE REVIEWED, AND THE MANUFACTURING CRITERIA WERE MET PRIOR TO THE RELEASE OF THIS LOT. DEFLATION IS A KNOWN COMPLICATION ASSOCIATED WITH MENTOR MAMMARY PROSTHESES. POSSIBLE CAUSES OF DEFLATION OF SALINE-FILLED IMPLANTS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING EVENTS: EXCESSIVE STRESSES OR MANIPULATIONS AS MAY OCCUR DURING NORMAL, DAILY ROUTINES INCLUDING CUSTOMARY AND PURPOSEFUL TRAUMA TO THE BREAST. THE REPORTED COMPLAINT WAS CONFIRMED. 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. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT AS PART OF OUR QUALITY PROCESS, EACH DEVICE IS VISUALLY INSPECTED AND FUNCTIONALLY TESTED DURING MANUFACTURING TO ENSURE THE DEVICE MEETS THE REQUIRED SPECIFICATIONS PRIOR TO SHIPMENT. BASED ON THE INFORMATION REPORTED AND/OR THE PRODUCT INVESTIGATION, THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT THE ISSUE IS RELATED WITH THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
ON 5/13/2019, 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. ON 5/17/2019, MENTOR BECAME AWARE THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT UNILATERAL REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT WITH A 300CC MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PLUS PROFILE SALINE CATALOG: 3502300 LOT: 7681621 SN: (B)(4). MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, MENTOR HAS RECEIVED NO INFORMATION REGARDING EXPLANTATION OR AN EXPECTED EXPLANTATION DATE. IT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME IF THE DEVICE WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR RETURN. AS A RESULT, 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 MANUFACTURING RECORD EVALUATION (MRE) WAS REVIEWED, AND NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND RELATED TO THIS COMPLAINT. IN ADDITION, THE MRE VERIFIES THAT THE DEVICE WAS MANUFACTURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOCUMENTED SPECIFICATION AND PROCEDURES. CONCOMITANT PRODUCTS: 300CC MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PLUS PROFILE SALINE, CATALOG: 3502300, LOT: 6945664, SN: (B)(4). MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A (B)(6) CAUCASIAN FEMALE PATIENT WHO UNDERWENT PRIMARY BREAST AUGMENTATION WITH TWO 300CC MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PLUS PROFILE SALINE BREAST PROSTHESES, EXPERIENCED LEFT SIDE DEFLATION POST-OPERATIVELY. DEFLATION WAS CONFIRMED VIA MAMMOGRAPHY. AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, MENTOR HAS RECEIVED NO INFORMATION REGARDING EXPLANTATION OR AN EXPECTED EXPLANTATION DATE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 265709 | MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PLUS PROFILE | PROSTHESIS, BREAST, INFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SALINE | FWM | MENTOR TEXAS | 6936940 | 00081317001393 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 53 YR | Other| R | SEE H10 |