MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE
Report
- Report Number
- 1645337-2019-11680
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- May 13, 2019
- Date of Event
- April 15, 2019
- Report Date
- April 16, 2019
- Manufacturer
- MENTOR TEXAS
- Product Code
- FWM
- UDI-DI
- 00081317001256
- PMA / PMN Number
- P990075
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
DEVICE EVALUATION SUMMARY: DURING EVALUATION OF THE SAMPLE SOME CREASES WERE OBSERVED ON THE ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR VIEW. LEAK TESTING REVEALED A TWO (2) TEARS (A& B) WITHIN THE CREASE NOTED IN THE POSTERIOR ASPECT MEASURING APPROXIMATELY BOTH 0.1 CM. NO OTHER ANOMALIES WERE OBSERVED. THESE KIND OF 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. THE MANUFACTURING RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND THE MANUFACTURING CRITERIA WERE MET PRIOR TO THE RELEASE OF THIS LOT. 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. COMPLAINT INFORMATION WILL BE INCLUDED IN COMPLAINT TRENDING THAT IS REVIEWED AND MONITOR BY QUALITY ASSURANCE ON A REGULAR BASIS TO DETERMINE IF FURTHER ACTION IS NECESSARY. 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. A MANUFACTURING RECORD EVALUATION (MRE) WAS PERFORMED, 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. REASON FOR DEVICE EXPLANT AND/OR REOPERATION: DEFLATION. CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: SALINE MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE 325CC, CATALOG NUMBER 3501650, SERIAL NUMBER (B)(4), LOT NUMBER 6901435. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A (B)(6) ASIAN FEMALE PATIENT UNDERWENT A BREAST AUGMENTATION PRIMARY WITH A SALINE MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE 325CC BREAST IMPLANT AND EXPERIENCED DEFLATION ON THE RIGHT SIDE. DEFLATION WAS CONFIRMED BY PHYSICIAN DURING AND EXAM. AS A RESULT, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT WITH SALINE MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE 350CC, CATALOG NUMBER 3501655, LOT NUMBER 7678958, SERIAL NUMBER (B)(6) ON (B)(6) 2019.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 397101 | MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE | PROSTHESIS, BREAST, INFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SALINE | FWM | MENTOR TEXAS | 6901435 | 00081317001256 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 YR | Required Intervention |