MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE
Report
- Report Number
- 1645337-2019-15615
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- July 18, 2019
- Date of Event
- June 24, 2019
- Report Date
- June 24, 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
- TN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
DEVICE EVALUATION SUMMARY: DURING EVALUATION OF THE SAMPLE, A CREASE WAS NOTICED IN THE POSTERIOR VIEW. WITHIN THE CREASE, A TEAR WAS FOUND MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 0.5 CM. NO OTHER ANOMALIES WERE DISCOVERED. 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: UNDERINFLATED OR OVERINFLATION OF THE DEVICE, CONTINUOUS AND SUSTAINED STRESSES TO THE DEVICE - SUCH AS TOO SMALL A BREAST POCKET AND FOLDING OR WRINKLING OF THE SHELL IN THE BREAST POCKET. 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 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. (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. 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 PRODUCTS: SALINE MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE 350CC, CATALOG NUMBER 3501655, LOT NUMBER 231553. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A (B)(6) YEAR-OLD FEMALE PATIENT UNDERWENT A BREAST AUGMENTATION PRIMARY WITH A SALINE MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE 350CC BREAST IMPLANT AND EXPERIENCED DEFLATION ON THE LEFT SIDE. AS A RESULT, THE PATIENT WILL UNDERGO REMOVAL ON (B)(6) 2019.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 597839 | MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE | PROSTHESIS, BREAST, INFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SALINE | FWM | MENTOR TEXAS | 231553 | 00081317001263 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 YR | Required Intervention |