FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

INAMED

MDR report key: 1052130 · Received May 22, 2008

Report

Report Number
MW5007011
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 22, 2008
Date of Event
May 14, 2008
Report Date
May 22, 2008
Manufacturer
INAMED
Product Code
LTI
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
MO, US
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IN 2007, THE PATIENT HAD A LAP BAND PROCEDURE. SHE HAD VERY GOOD WEIGHT LOSS APPROXIMATELY 80 POUNDS. SHE BEGAN TO DEVELOP A LEAK IN HER BAND WHICH WOULD NOT HOLD SALINE. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A FILL IN 2008 AT WHICH TIME THERE WAS NO SALINE THAT WAS ABLE TO BE WITHDRAWN PRIOR TO HER FILL. SHE WAS FILLED TO 2.7 AND HAD A GOOD RESTRICTION. WITHIN 3 TO 4 DAYS OF THIS FILL THE PATIENT STATED SHE HAD NO RESTRICTION. ON EIGHT DAYS LATER, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A FLUOROSCOPY. THE SOURCE WAS UNABLE TO BE IDENTIFIED; THEREFORE, SURGERY FOR REPLACEMENT WAS DONE ON APPROX ONE AND A HALF MONTHS LATER.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 INAMED BIOENTERICS ADJUSTABLE LAP BAND LTI INAMED SIZE 10 CM 12706034

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 34 YR Disability