MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE
Report
- Report Number
- 1645337-2019-26169
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- December 26, 2019
- Date of Event
- November 1, 2019
- Report Date
- December 10, 2019
- Manufacturer
- MENTOR TEXAS
- Product Code
- FWM
- UDI-DI
- 00081317001317
- PMA / PMN Number
- P990075
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
MENTOR BECAME AWARE OF EVENT DETAILS THAT WERE MISTAKENLY OMITTED FROM THE PREVIOUS REPORTS. THE PATIENT'S DATE OF BIRTH HAS BEEN UPDATED TO (B)(6) 1976. THE PROCEDURE TYPE WAS A BREAST AUGMENTATION REVISION. 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. MANUFACTURER'S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
ON 5/4/2020, THE MENTOR FAILURE ANALYSIS LAB HAS RECEIVED THE DEVICE FOR EVALUATION. THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED ON (B)(6) 2020. ON 5/12/2020, DURING VISUAL EVALUATION, AN ANOMALY WAS OBSERVED ON THE POSTERIOR VIEW OF THE DEVICE CONSISTENT WITH A CREASE/FOLD. A TEAR WAS ALSO OBSERVED WITHIN THE CREASE/FOLD, MEASURING 0.3 CM. THE EVALUATION DETERMINED THAT THE LOSS OF SHELL INTEGRITY IS CONSISTENT WITH A CREASE FOLD DEFLATION OF THE IMPLANT SHELL, WHICH IS A KNOWN INHERENT RISK OF SALINE-FILLED MAMMARY PROSTHESIS. DEFLATION CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME AFTER IMPLANTATION, BUT IT IS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR THE LONGER THE IMPLANT IS IMPLANTED. CREATING WRINKLES OR FOLDS SHOULD BE AVOIDED DURING IMPLANTATION OR OTHER PROCEDURES AS IT CAN RESULT IN A DEFLATION IN A LATER TIME. BREAST IMPLANTS MAY ALSO SIMPLY WEAR OUT OVER TIME. A SKIN REACTION IS A NOTICEABLE CHANGE IN THE TEXTURE AND/ OR COLOR OF THE SKIN. THIS CAN INCLUDE BUMPS, SCALES, PUSTULES OR REDNESS THAT CAN BE INFLAMED, IRRITATED, PAINFUL, OR ITCHY. THIS CAN BE DUE TO A VARIETY OF FACTORS SUCH AS INFECTIONS, HEAT, ALLERGENS OR IMMUNE SYSTEM DISORDERS. AS PART OF OUR QUALITY PROCESS, THE MANUFACTURING RECORDS OF LOT 5821010 WERE REVIEWED AND THE MANUFACTURING STANDARDS WERE MET PRIOR TO THE RELEASE OF THIS LOT. EACH DEVICE IS VISUALLY INSPECTED DURING MANUFACTURING TO ENSURE THE DEVICE MEETS THE REQUIRED SPECIFICATIONS PRIOR TO SHIPMENT. DEFLATION AND SKIN REACTION COMPLAINT INFORMATION IS CONSISTENTLY ANALYZED AND MONITORED BY QUALITY ASSURANCE TO DETERMINE WHEN FURTHER ACTION IS NECESSARY. MENTOR IS SUBMITTING THIS REPORT PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF 21 CFR, PART 803. THIS REPORT MAY BE BASED ON INFORMATION WHICH MENTOR HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO INVESTIGATE OR VERIFY PRIOR TO THE REQUIRED REPORTING DATE. THIS REPORT DOES NOT REFLECT A CONCLUSION BY FDA, MENTOR, OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE REPORT CONSTITUTES AN ADMISSION THAT THE DEVICE, MENTOR, OR ITS EMPLOYEES CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE POTENTIAL EVENT DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
MENTOR RECEIVED AN UPDATE TO THE EVENTS SUBMITTED IN THE INITIAL REPORT. 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. 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: NOT APPLICABLE. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A FEMALE PATIENT UNDERWENT A BREAST SURGERY WITH A 575CC MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE SALINE BREAST IMPLANT AND EXPERIENCED POSTOPERATIVE LEFT-SIDED DEFLATION AND RIGHT-SIDED CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE (BAKER GRADE III-IV). THE DIAGNOSES WERE CONFIRMED BY A PHYSICIAN UPON EXAMINATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE PATIENT HAD DEVELOPED ITCHY RASHES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HER NECK, LEFT ARMPIT, LEFT WRIST, AND BOTH OF HER HANDS. AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, MENTOR HAS RECEIVED NO INFORMATION REGARDING EXPLANTATION OR AN EXPECTED EXPLANTATION DATE. THIS REPORT IS FOR THE PATIENT'S LEFT-SIDED DEVICE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1313655 | MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE | PROSTHESIS, BREAST, INFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SALINE | FWM | MENTOR TEXAS | 3501690 | 5821010 | 00081317001317 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 YR | Other |