# K011500: Mentor Contour Profile Tissue Expander

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Mentor Corp.
- Decided: Dec 3, 2001 after 201 days
- Product code: LCJ (Tissue Expander And Accessories)
- Device class: U
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
14 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
1 of 15 devices in its family (counting itself) has a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

## Most influential descendants
- K130813: Mentor CPX 4 Breast Tissue Expanders and Mentor CPX 4 with Suture Tabs Breast Tissue Expanders (2013), 13 descendants of its own
- K142998: CPX Control Breast Tissue Expander (2014), 4 descendants of its own
- K143354: Natrelle 133 Plus Tissue Expander (2015), 3 descendants of its own
- K150777: Artoura Breast Tissue Expander (2015), 3 descendants of its own
- K182335: CPX 4 Breast Tissue Expander with Smooth Surface (2018), 2 descendants of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K011500
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology