MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PLUS PROFILE
Report
- Report Number
- 1645337-2019-16457
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- August 5, 2019
- Date of Event
- March 1, 2019
- Report Date
- July 9, 2019
- Manufacturer
- MENTOR TEXAS
- Product Code
- FWM
- UDI-DI
- 00081317001423
- PMA / PMN Number
- P990075
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
ON (B)(6) 2020, 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. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
ON 2/6/2020, THE PRODUCT INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETED. DEVICE INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: DURING VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE DEVICE A TEAR WAS OBSERVED IN THE ANTERIOR VIEW. MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION WAS PERFORMED AND THE CAUSE OF THE RUPTURE COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. 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 MANUFACTURING RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND THE MANUFACTURING CRITERIA WERE MET PRIOR TO THE RELEASE OF THIS LOT. THE SECOND PRODUCT RECEIVED IS A CONCOMITANT DEVICE, NO FURTHER ANALYSIS IS REQUIRED. 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. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
ON 1/7/2020, MENTOR BECAME AWARE THAT THE PATIENT HAS UNDERGONE BILATERAL REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT ON 12/20/2019 WITH THE FOLLOWING DEVICES: (RIGHT) 590CC MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANT CATALOG: 3505590BC LOT: 7748082 SN: (B)(6) AND (LEFT) 590CC MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANT CATALOG: 3505590BC LOT: 7737001 SN: (B)(6). 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).
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. 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: N/A. CONCOMITANT PRODUCTS: (LEFT) 375CC MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PLUS PROFILE SALINE CATALOG: 3502375, LOT: 6655608, SN: (B)(4). MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A (B)(6) YEAR OLD CAUCASIAN FEMALE PATIENT WHO UNDERWENT PRIMARY BREAST AUGMENTATION WITH TWO 375CC MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PLUS PROFILE SALINE BREAST PROSTHESES, SUFFERED RIGHT SIDE DEFLATION, RIPPLES AND BURNING SENSATION ON THE BREAST POST-OPERATIVELY. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 653318 | MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PLUS PROFILE | PROSTHESIS, BREAST, INFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SALINE | FWM | MENTOR TEXAS | 3502375 | 6655608 | 00081317001423 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 YR | Other| R |