MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE
Report
- Report Number
- 1645337-2019-19730
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- September 19, 2019
- Date of Event
- April 1, 2019
- Report Date
- August 22, 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 Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: ON 9/23/3019, THE MENTOR FAILURE ANALYSIS LAB RECEIVED THE DEVICE FOR EVALUATION. ON 10/3/2019, THE PRODUCT INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETED. DEVICE INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: DURING EVALUATION OF THE DEVICE SOME CREASES WERE OBSERVED ON POSTERIOR ASPECT AND ONE OF THEM EXTENDING TO ANTERIOR ASPECT, WITHIN A CREASE A TEAR WAS OBSERVE ON POSTERIOR ASPECT, MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 0.1 CM. NO OTHER ANOMALIES WERE OBSERVED. THE MANUFACTURING RECORDS WERE REVIEWED, AND THE MANUFACTURING CRITERIA WERE MET PRIOR TO THE RELEASE OF THIS LOT. 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 A 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. MANUFACTURER'S REFERENCE NUMBER: (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 325CC, CATALOG # 3501650, LOT # 6913380, SERIAL # (B)(4). MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A (B)(6) YEAR-OLD HISPANIC FEMALE UNDERWENT A PRIMARY BREAST AUGMENTATION WITH A SALINE MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE 325CC BREAST IMPLANT AND EXPERIENCED DEFLATION ON THE LEFT SIDE POST-OPERATIONAL. AS A RESULT, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT BILATERAL DEVICE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT WITH SALINE MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE 375CC BREAST IMPLANTS, CATALOG NUMBER: 3501660, SERIAL NUMBERS: (B)(4) ON THE LEFT SIDE AND (B)(4) ON THE RIGHT SIDE ON (B)(6) 2019.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 879889 | MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE | PROSTHESIS, BREAST, INFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SALINE | FWM | MENTOR TEXAS | 6913380 | 00081317001256 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 YR | Required Intervention |