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MENTOR MEDICAL SYSTEM B.V. CPG 333; PROSTHESIS, BREAST, NONINFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SILICONE GEL-FILLED
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| Catalog Number |
334-1204 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Material Rupture (1546)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Deformity/ Disfigurement (2360)
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| Date of Event |
02/18/2025
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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.Since no lot number was provided, no manufacturing record evaluation review could be performed.Reason for device explant and/or reoperation: unknown.D4: udi: as the lot number for the device involved in the event was not provided, the full udi is currently not available.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.If certain information is unknown, not available or does not apply, the section/field of the form is left blank.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 breast augmentation revision with an unknown mentor gel implant (right) and a 430cc mentor memoryshape breast implant (left) experienced bilateral rupture post procedure.The ruptures were discovered during explant.As a result, replacement with mentor gel implants was performed on (b)(6) 2025.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Additional information was received on april 10, 2025.The devices were manufactured by mentor medical systems b.V, located in leiden, the netherlands.Mentor medical systems b.V, located in leiden, the netherlands is a foreign manufacturer of medical devices that are not cleared or approved for sale in the us.It is a separate legal entity from mentor texas.Per 21 cfr 803.58 and "medical device reporting for manufacturers" (fda guidance document issued on november 8, 2016), we are ¿[not] required to submit mdr reports for events occurring in other countries for a device that is manufactured in a foreign country and that is not cleared or approved for marketing in the us.However, if [mentor becomes] aware of information that reasonably suggests a device has malfunctioned and that a similar device that [is] marketed in the us would be likely to cause or contribute to a death or serious injury if the malfunction were to recur, then [mentor] should report the device malfunction that occurred outside the us." since mentor medical systems b.V.Do not market any devices in the us, manufacture & market all their devices outside the us, and have never held fda approval nor clearance for any of their products, their devices do not meet the criteria for mdr reportability.Therefore, no further reporting will be performed on this event.Manufacturer¿s reference number: (b)(4).
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