MAUDE data represents reports of adverse events involving medical devices. This maude entry was filed from a health professional report with the FDA on 2020-03-31 for UNKNOWN TISSUE EXPANDERS UNK_TISSUE EXPANDERS manufactured by Mentor Texas.
[185902064]
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. Since no lot number was provided, no manufacturing record evaluation review could be performed. Reason for device explant and/or reoperation: n/a. Manufacturer? S reference number: (b)(4).
Patient Sequence No: 1, Text Type: N, H10
[185902065]
A health care provider has reported that five patients who underwent breast reconstruction experienced tissue expander deflation over the past three to six months. The physician stated that either the back or port of these expanders blew out. No additional details as to the nature of these deflations were made available. At the time of this report, mentor has received no information regarding explantation or an expected explantation date. These deflations are being reported individually in separate reports. If additional details are made available, then a supplemental report will be submitted.
Patient Sequence No: 1, Text Type: D, B5
| Report Number | 1645337-2020-05082 |
| MDR Report Key | 9904556 |
| Report Source | HEALTH PROFESSIONAL |
| Date Received | 2020-03-31 |
| Date of Event | 2019-09-10 |
| Date Mfgr Received | 2020-03-10 |
| Date Added to Maude | 2020-03-31 |
| Event Key | 0 |
| Report Source Code | Manufacturer report |
| Manufacturer Link | Y |
| Number of Patients in Event | 0 |
| Adverse Event Flag | 3 |
| Product Problem Flag | 3 |
| Reprocessed and Reused Flag | 3 |
| Health Professional | 3 |
| Initial Report to FDA | 3 |
| Report to FDA | 3 |
| Event Location | 3 |
| Manufacturer Contact | MR. GABRIEL ALFAGEME |
| Manufacturer Street | 3041 SKYWAY CIRCLE NORTH |
| Manufacturer City | IRVING TX 75038 |
| Manufacturer Country | US |
| Manufacturer Postal | 75038 |
| Manufacturer Phone | 949789-868 |
| Manufacturer G1 | MENTOR TEXAS |
| Manufacturer Street | 3041 SKYWAY CIRCLE NORTH |
| Manufacturer City | IRVING TX 75038 |
| Manufacturer Country | US |
| Manufacturer Postal Code | 75038 |
| Single Use | 3 |
| Previous Use Code | 3 |
| Event Type | 3 |
| Type of Report | 3 |
| Brand Name | UNKNOWN TISSUE EXPANDERS |
| Generic Name | EXPANDER, SKIN, INFLATABLE |
| Product Code | LCJ |
| Date Received | 2020-03-31 |
| Catalog Number | UNK_TISSUE EXPANDERS |
| Operator | HEALTH PROFESSIONAL |
| Device Availability | N |
| Device Eval'ed by Mfgr | N |
| Device Sequence No | 1 |
| Device Event Key | 0 |
| Manufacturer | MENTOR TEXAS |
| Manufacturer Address | 3041 SKYWAY CIRCLE NORTH IRVING TX 75038 US 75038 |
| Patient Number | Treatment | Outcome | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1. Other | 2020-03-31 |