MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANT
Report
- Report Number
- 1645337-2019-21930
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- October 17, 2019
- Date of Event
- January 1, 2017
- Report Date
- September 23, 2019
- Manufacturer
- MENTOR TEXAS
- Product Code
- FTR
- PMA / PMN Number
- P030053
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
ON (B)(6) 2020, MENTOR RECEIVED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT. DETAILS ABOUT THE PRODUCT WERE RECEIVED, ALONG WITH INFORMATION THAT THE DATE OF EXPLANT WAS MOVED FROM (B)(6) 2020 TO (B)(6) 2020. THE APPROPRIATE FIELDS IN SECTION D HAVE BEEN UPDATED. THE GRADE OF CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE WAS II. ADDITIONALLY, THE PATIENT REPORTS SYMPTOMS OF BREAST IMPLANT ILLNESS, INCLUDING PAIN, MAST CELL ACTIVATION SYNDROME AND SWOLLEN LYMPH NODES. H6 HEALTH EFFECT ¿ CLINICAL CODES HAVE BEEN UPDATED. FURTHERMORE, MENTOR LEARNED THAT THE PATIENT HAD A REVISION FOR RIGHT-SIDED CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE ON (B)(6) 2011, AND THAT THE DEVICE WAS EXPLANTED AND SUBSEQUENTLY REINTRODUCED AT THIS TIME. MENTOR BREAST IMPLANTS ARE SINGLE-USE ONLY, INDICATING THAT THIS DEVICE WAS USED OFF-LABEL. HEALTH EFFECT ¿ IMPACT CODE F19 AND MEDICAL DEVICE PROBLEM CODE A2304 WERE ADDED. H6 HEALTH EFFECT - CLINICAL CODE E2402: GENERALIZED ILLNESS 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. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT IS FOR THE PATIENT¿S RIGHT-SIDED DEVICE. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
ON (B)(6) 2021, MENTOR BECAME AWARE THAT THE DEVICES ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. HENCE, FIELD H6 FOR TYPE OF INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN UPDATED TO "DEVICE DISCARDED" THIS SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT IS FOR THE PATIENT¿S RIGHT-SIDED DEVICE. 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. SINCE NO LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED, NO MANUFACTURING RECORD EVALUATION COULD BE PERFORMED. REASON FOR DEVICE EXPLANT AND/OR REOPERATION: CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE; BAKER GRADE UNKNOWN, PAINFUL UNDERARM LYMPH NODES, AND HYPERSENSITIVITY. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A (B)(6) FEMALE PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION BREAST AUGMENTATION WITH UNKNOWN GEL IMPLANTS ON BOTH SIDES AND WAS PRESENTED WITH BILATERAL CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE; BAKER GRADE UNKNOWN, PAINFUL UNDERARM LYMPH NODES, AND HYPERSENSITIVITY POSTOPERATIVELY. AS A RESULT, THE DEVICES WILL BE EXPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2019. THIS REPORT IS FOR THE PATIENT¿S RIGHT-SIDED DEVICE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 995173 | MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANT | PROSTHESIS, BREAST, NONINFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SILICONE GEL-FILLED | FTR | MENTOR TEXAS | 5913927 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 YR | Required Intervention |