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MENTOR TEXAS MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANT; PROSTHESIS, BREAST, NONINFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SILICONE GEL-FILLED
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| Model Number |
3542757MC |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Migration (4003)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Wound Dehiscence (1154); Wrinkling (2613); No Code Available (3191)
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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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.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.Reason for device explant and/or reoperation: na.Manufacturer¿s reference number: (b)(4).
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that a (b)(6) year-old caucasian female patient underwent a breast reconstruction revision surgery with mentor memorygel, 275cc silicone breast implants which the patient reported the following: having fewer, hair loss, her implant has changed shape and distorted and its moving around just a little bit and she can noticed it sometimes when she sleeps her bra isn't as comfortable as it used to be and it hurts a little bit, and it has gotten lower than before.She indicated red scarring, and that all her symptoms are happening on the left side where she had cancer.Patient also indicated that she had double mastectomy, and had reconstruction done because the implants didn¿t look good, so the surgeon switched the implant and tried to drop the implant lower, but it wasn¿t like the original reconstruction.The issue has not been confirmed by the physician.At the time of this report, mentor has received no information regarding explantation or an expected explantation date.This report is for the left side.
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