MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE
Report
- Report Number
- 1645337-2020-01212
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- January 23, 2020
- Date of Event
- December 29, 2019
- Report Date
- January 3, 2020
- Manufacturer
- MENTOR TEXAS
- Product Code
- FWM
- UDI-DI
- 00081317001263
- PMA / PMN Number
- P990075
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
ON 3/13/2020, THE MENTOR FAILURE ANALYSIS LAB HAS 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 2/27/2020, 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).
THE INVESTIGATION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE WAS COMPLETED BY THE FAILURE ANALYSIS LAB ON 4/28/2020. DEVICE EVALUATION SUMMARY: ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED A DEFLATION ON THE BREAST SALINE IMPLANT. DURING VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE DEVICE, A CREASE WAS NOTED IN THE POSTERIOR VIEW. WITHIN CREASE A TEAR WAS OBSERVED, MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 0.2 CM. LEAK TESTING REVEALED THERE WAS LEAKAGE FROM THE VALVE. THE EVALUATION DETERMINED THAT THE DEFLATION IS CONSISTENT WITH A CREASE FOLD AND VALVE LEAK. THESE KIND OF FINDINGS ARE CONSISTENT WITH A CREASE/FOLD FAILURE WHICH IS A KNOWN INHERENT RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF SALINE-FILLED MAMMARY PROSTHESES AND MAY BE THE RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: UNDERINFLATION OR OVERINFLATION OF THE DEVICE, CONTINUOUS AND SUSTAINED STRESSES TO THE DEVICE - SUCH AS TOO SMALL A BREAST POCKET AND FOLDING OR WRINKLING OF THE SHELL IN THE BREAST POCKET. 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: 375 CC MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE BREAST IMPLANT CATALOG: 3501660, LOT: 6853772, SERIAL NUMBER: (B)(4). (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A (B)(6)-YEAR-OLD CAUCASIAN FEMALE PATIENT WHO UNDERWENT PRIMARY BREAST AUGMENTATION SURGERY WITH A 350 CC MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE BREAST IMPLANT EXPERIENCED RIGHT SIDED DEFLATION POST PROCEDURE. AS A RESULT, PATIENT HAS A PLANNED EXPLANTATION ON (B)(6) 2020.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87907 | MENTOR SMOOTH ROUND MODERATE PROFILE | PROSTHESIS, BREAST, INFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SALINE | FWM | MENTOR TEXAS | 3501655 | 6798949 | 00081317001263 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35 YR | Required Intervention |