MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE
Report
- Report Number
- 1645337-2020-00366
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- January 7, 2020
- Date of Event
- October 4, 2019
- Report Date
- December 18, 2019
- Manufacturer
- MENTOR TEXAS
- Product Code
- FWM
- UDI-DI
- 00081317001287
- PMA / PMN Number
- P990075
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- VA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
ON (B)(6) 2020, THE MENTOR FAILURE ANALYSIS LAB RECEIVED THE DEVICE FOR EVALUATION. THE ANALYSIS HAS BEGUN, BUT IS NOT COMPLETE AT THIS TIME. WHEN THE INVESTIGATIONAL ANALYSIS HAS BEEN COMPLETED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
ON (B)(6) 2020, DEVICE EVALUATION WAS COMPLETED. DEVICE EVALUATION SUMMARY: DURING VISUAL EVALUATION OF THE SAMPLE IT WAS NOTICED AN AREA OF MISSED MATERIAL IN THE ANTERIOR VIEW, MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 0.2 CM X 0.4 CM. MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION OF THE EDGES OF THE RUPTURE REVEALED PARALLEL STRIATIONS. NO OTHER ANOMALIES WERE OBSERVED. 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. THE STRIATIONS ARE CONSISTENT WITH MARKINGS MADE BY A SHARP INSTRUMENT PERFORATING SILICONE MATERIAL. AS STATED IN THE PRODUCT INSERT DATA SHEET, DO NOT ALLOW CAUTERY DEVICES OR SHARP INSTRUMENTS, SUCH AS SCALPELS, SUTURE NEEDLES, HYPODERMIC NEEDLES, HEMOSTATS, ADSON FORCEPS OR SCISSORS TO CONTACT THE DEVICE DURING THE IMPLANTATION OR OTHER SURGICAL PROCEDURES AS THIS CAN RESULT IN RUPTURE. 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 IS IN PROGRESS. ONCE COMPLETED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. REASON FOR DEVICE EXPLANT AND/OR REOPERATION: LEFT DEFLATION. CONCOMITANT PRODUCTS: RIGHT SIDE; 425CC MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE; CATALOG NUMBER: 3501670; LOT NUMBER: 243957. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A (B)(6) YEAR-OLD CAUCASIAN FEMALE PATIENT UNDERWENT PRIMARY BREAST AUGMENTATION WITH A 425CC MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE AND WAS PRESENTED WITH BREAST IMPLANT DEFLATION ON HER LEFT SIDE POSTOPERATIVELY. AS A RESULT, THE DEVICE WAS EXPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2020.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24573 | MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE | PROSTHESIS, BREAST, INFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SALINE | FWM | MENTOR TEXAS | 3501670 | 243957 | 00081317001287 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41 YR | Required Intervention |