FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

650CC MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANT

MDR report key: 9139678 · Received October 1, 2019

Report

Report Number
1645337-2019-20338
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 1, 2019
Date of Event
August 1, 2017
Report Date
April 12, 2019
Manufacturer
MENTOR TEXAS
Product Code
FTR
UDI-DI
00081317000563
PMA / PMN Number
P030053
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
RI, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS DEVICE REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED LATE AS A RESULT OF THE EXEMPTION TRANSITION PERIOD FOLLOWING THE REVOCATION OF MENTOR¿S PSR EXEMPTION # E2007003. INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: DURING EVALUATION OF THE SAMPLE A TEAR WAS OBSERVED WITHIN A FOLD OR WRINKLE RUNNING FROM THE ANTERIOR TO THE POSTERIOR ASPECT OF THE IMPLANT, MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 15.5 CM. A MANUFACTURING RECORD EVALUATION (MRE) WAS PERFORMED FOR THE FINISHED DEVICE NUMBER 6863808, AND NO NON-CONFORMANCE RELATED TO THE REPORTED COMPLAINT WERE IDENTIFIED. A FOLD OR WRINKLE RUPTURE IS A KNOWN INHERENT RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF MAMMARY PROSTHESES. AS STATED IN THE PRODUCT INSERT DATA SHEET, CREATING WRINKLES OR FOLDS SHOULD BE AVOIDED DURING IMPLANTATION OR OTHER PROCEDURES AS IT CAN RESULT IN RUPTURE IN A LATER TIME. BASED ON THE INFORMATION REPORTED AND THE PRODUCT INVESTIGATION, NO CORRECTIVE ACTION IS WARRANTED AT THIS TIME. AS A RESULT, WE ARE CLOSING THIS INVESTIGATION. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED IN THE FUTURE, WE WILL REOPEN THE COMPLAINT AND PERFORM THE INVESTIGATION AS APPROPRIATE. REASON FOR DEVICE EXPLANT AND/OR REOPERATION: RUPTURE. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THIS REPORT CONTAINS THE SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FOR MENTOR PSR REFERENCE NUMBER (B)(4). IT WAS REPORTED THAT A (B)(6) YEAR-OLD FEMALE PATIENT UNDERWENT A PRIMARY BREAST RECONSTRUCTION WITH TWO 650CC MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANTS AND EXPERIENCED POSTOPERATIVE BILATERAL RUPTURE. LEFT-SIDED RUPTURE WAS CONFIRMED VIA MRI IN (B)(6) 2017. AS A RESULT OF THE LEFT-SIDED RUPTURE, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT ON (B)(6) 2019. THE REPLACEMENT DEVICES ARE NON-MENTOR BREAST IMPLANTS, AND RIGHT-SIDED RUPTURE WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE REVISION SURGERY. THIS REPORT IS FOR THE RIGHT PROSTHESIS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
932972 650CC MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANT PROSTHESIS, BREAST, NONINFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SILICONE GEL-FILLED FTR MENTOR TEXAS 6863808 00081317000563

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 43 YR Required Intervention