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MENTOR TEXAS MENTOR MEMORYSHAPE BREAST IMPLANT; PROSTHESIS, BREAST, NONINFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SILICONE GEL-FILLED
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| Catalog Number |
3541358 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Material Rupture (1546)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Crushing Injury (1797); Deformity/ Disfigurement (2360)
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| Date of Event |
10/01/2023
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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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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 (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: material rupture.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).
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that a patient underwent primary breast augmentation with two 395cc mentor memoryshape breast implants.Post-operatively, the patient was diagnosed, via mammogram/ultrasound, with left breast implant rupture.The patient also fell prior to the rupture.As a result, the patient underwent breast implant removal surgery on (b)(6) 2023.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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On december 29, 2023, mentor received additional information indicating that the patient was actually diagnosed with bilateral breast implant ruptures during the revision surgery.In addition, the patient's implants were replaced with the following devices: (left) 270cc mentor memorygel xtra breast implant catalog: smpx270 lot: 9955316 sn: (b)(6) and (right) 270cc mentor memorygel xtra breast implant catalog: smpx270 lot: 9964615 sn: (b)(6).On january 3, 2024, the mentor failure analysis lab received the device for evaluation.On january 5, 2024, the product investigation was completed.Device investigation summary: the product was returned to mentor for evaluation.Mentor conducted a visual inspection of the returned device.Visual analysis of the returned sample revealed that the mentor memoryshape¿ mm 395cc breast implant was found to be ruptured.The evaluation determined that the possible cause of the rupture is the trauma experienced.Rupture can occur at any time after implantation, but it is more likely to occur the longer the implant is implanted.Trauma is a known inherent risk of gel-filled mammary prosthesis.As part of mentor¿s quality process, all devices are manufactured, inspected, and released to approved specifications.No corrective and preventive action (capa) is required now.This medwatch form is for the left breast prosthesis.Rupture on the right breast implant will be reported under mrn: 1645337-2024-00543.
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