FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LAP-BAND ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC BANDING SYSTEM 9.75CM

MDR report key: 1030371 · Received April 16, 2008

Report

Report Number
2024601-2008-00185
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 16, 2008
Date of Event
December 3, 2007
Report Date
March 20, 2008
Manufacturer
BIOENTERICS CORP
Product Code
LTI
PMA / PMN Number
P000008
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
BE
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

STRAIN RELIEF. THE PRODUCT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT HAS NOT YET BEEN RETURNED. BASED UPON THE SERIAL NUMBER AND THE IMPLANT DATE PROVIDED BY THE REPORTER THE CONNECTOR TYPE IS ASSUMED TO BE A STRAIN RELIEF. THE REPORTER OF THE EVENT WAS ASKED TO RETURN THE PRODUCT ANALYSIS. VISUAL EXAMINATION MAY CONFIRM OR DETERMINE ANOTHER CONNECTOR TYPE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT. ALLERGAN HAS NOT RECEIVED THE PRODUCT AT THIS TIME. THEREFORE, NO ANALYSIS OR TESTING HAS BEEN DONE. DEVICE LABELING ADDRESSES THE POSSIBLE OUTCOME OF LEAKAGE AS FOLLOWS: "DEFLATION OF THE BAND MAY OCCUR DUE TO LEAKAGE FROM THE BAND, THE PORT OR THE CONNECTOR TUBING."

Description of Event or Problem · 1

REPORTED AS "PT WITH BAND FROM 10 YRS AGO SHOWED UP WITH WEIGHT GAIN. X-RAY SHOWED LEAKAGE AT THE BAND."

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LAP-BAND ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC BANDING SYSTEM 9.75CM DEVICE FOR TREATMENT OF MORBID OBESITY LTI BIOENTERICS CORP NA S97LB021

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1