MENTOR SILTEX ROUND MODERATE PROFILE
Report
- Report Number
- 1645337-2019-24827
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- December 2, 2019
- Date of Event
- October 17, 2019
- Report Date
- November 5, 2019
- Manufacturer
- MENTOR TEXAS
- Product Code
- FWM
- UDI-DI
- 00081317001799
- PMA / PMN Number
- P990075
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- WI, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
ON 01/14/2020, THE MENTOR FAILURE ANALYSIS LAB RECEIVED THE DEVICE FOR EVALUATION. ON 01/17/2020, MENTOR COMPLETED EVALUATION OF THE DEVICE. DEVICE EVALUATION SUMMARY: THE DEVICE WAS VISUALLY INSPECTED AND IT WAS FOUND WITH NO APPARENT DAMAGE. LEAK TESTING REVEALED THERE WAS LEAKAGE FROM THE VALVE. NO ADDITIONAL ANOMALIES WERE OBSERVED. THE SECOND PRODUCT RECEIVED IS A CONCOMITANT DEVICE, NO FURTHER ANALYSIS IS REQUIRED. THE ANALYSIS WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE FOR THE LEAKING VALVE. EXCESSIVE MANIPULATION MAY HAVE CAUSED THE VALVE LEAK. THE IFU STATES ¿NOT TO MANIPULATE (I.E., SQUEEZE) THE VALVE EXCESSIVELY, WHICH MAY CAUSE VALVE LEAKAGE¿. HOWEVER, THIS CANNOT BE CONCLUSIVELY DETERMINED. 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).
ON (B)(6) 2020, A MANUFACTURING RECORD EVALUATION (MRE) WAS COMPLETED, 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. 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 IS IN PROGRESS. ONCE COMPLETED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. REASON FOR DEVICE EXPLANT AND/OR REOPERATION: DEFLATION. CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: MENTOR SILTEX ROUND MODERATE PROFILE 325CC, CATALOG# 3542650, LOT# 151883. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A (B)(6) CAUCASIAN FEMALE PATIENT UNDERWENT A PRIMARY BREAST AUGMENTATION WITH MENTOR SILTEX ROUND MODERATE PROFILE 325CC AND EXPERIENCED A DEFLATION ON THE LEFT SIDE POST-OPERATIVELY, WHICH WAS CONFIRMED BY A PHYSICIAN. AS A RESULT, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT EXPLANTATION ON (B)(6) 2019.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1189484 | MENTOR SILTEX ROUND MODERATE PROFILE | PROSTHESIS, BREAST, INFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SALINE | FWM | MENTOR TEXAS | 3542650 | 151883 | 00081317001799 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 57 YR | Required Intervention |