MENTOR SILTEX ROUND MODERATE PROFILE
Report
- Report Number
- 1645337-2020-01451
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- January 28, 2020
- Date of Event
- December 16, 2019
- Report Date
- January 7, 2020
- Manufacturer
- MENTOR TEXAS
- Product Code
- FWM
- UDI-DI
- 00081317001775
- PMA / PMN Number
- P990075
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- WA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED ON 2/19/2020, THE MENTOR FAILURE ANALYSIS LAB RECEIVED THE DEVICE FOR EVALUATION. THE INVESTIGATION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE WAS COMPLETED BY THE FAILURE ANALYSIS LAB ON 03/02/2020. DEVICE EVALUATION SUMMARY: ACCORDING TO THE REPORTED INFORMATION, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED A DEFLATION IN THE BREAST IMPLANT. THE ANALYSIS RESULTS SHOW THAT THE DEVICE APPEARED INTACT. LEAK TESTING REVEALED THERE WAS LEAKAGE FROM THE VALVE. 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. 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: DEFLATION. CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: 275CC MENTOR SILTEX ROUND MODERATE PROFILE SALINE BREAST IMPLANT CATALOG: 3542640 LOT:173968 SERIAL NUMBER: UNKNOWN. MANUFACTURER¿S REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A (B)(6) FEMALE PATIENT WHO UNDERWENT PRIMARY BREAST AUGMENTATION SURGERY WITH A 275CC MENTOR SILTEX ROUND MODERATE PROFILE SALINE BREAST IMPLANT EXPERIENCED LEFT SIDED DEFLATION POST PROCEDURE. AS A RESULT, PATIENT HAD AN EXPLANTATION ON (B)(6) 2020.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101129 | MENTOR SILTEX ROUND MODERATE PROFILE | PROSTHESIS, BREAST, INFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SALINE | FWM | MENTOR TEXAS | 3542640 | 192198 | 00081317001775 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 57 YR | Required Intervention |