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MENTOR TEXAS MENTOR MEMORYGEL BREAST IMPLANT; PROSTHESIS, BREAST, NONINFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SILICONE GEL-FILLED
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| Catalog Number |
3507320MC |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Material Rupture (1546)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Granuloma (1876); Deformity/ Disfigurement (2360); No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
12/09/2025
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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.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: rupture.Section d6b, date of explant: (b)(6) 2026.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 implanted with two mentor memorygel breast implants experienced bilateral ruptures post-operatively.As a result, the patient underwent explantation on (b)(6) 2026.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Mentor became aware the patient experienced a granuloma and fluid collection around the implant site post-operatively.Coding has been updated.H6 health effect - clinical code e2403: implant site fluid collection.Device evaluation summary: the product was returned to mentor for evaluation.Mentor conducted visual inspection.Visual analysis of the returned device revealed that the breast implant was 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.Granulomas are noncancerous nodules that are a common tissue reaction to the presence of a variety of foreign materials, such as silicone.As part of mentor's quality process, all devices are manufactured, inspected, and released according to approved specifications.Based on the results of this investigation, it was determined that the product met the manufacturing release criteria: no corrective and preventive action (capa) is required now.Additional complaint information monitoring for potential safety signals will be conducted through complaint trending as part of post market surveillance.Manufacturer¿s reference number: (b)(4).
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