BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

    LAP-BAND ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC BANDING SYSTEM 9.75CM

    MDR report key: 1123801 · Received August 14, 2008

    Report

    Report Number
    2024601-2008-00432
    Event Type
    Malfunction
    Date Received
    August 14, 2008
    Date of Event
    July 1, 2008
    Report Date
    July 16, 2008
    Manufacturer
    COSTA RICA
    Product Code
    LTI
    PMA / PMN Number
    P000008
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    BE
    Reporter Occupation
    PHYSICIAN

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    TAPER UNKNOWN. MEDWATCH SENT TO FDA ON: 08/14/2008. THE REPORTER OF THE COMPLAINT WAS ASKED TO RETURN THE PRODUCT FOR ANALYSIS AS WELL AS TO INDICATE THE PRODUCT SERIAL NUMBER, DATE OF EVENT AND IMPLANT DATE. THE INFORMATION HAS NOT YET BEEN RECEIVED BY ALLERGAN. THE CONNECTOR TYPE CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED NOR AN ASSUMPTION BE MADE AS TO THE TYPE OF CONNECTOR ASSOCIATED WITH THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE NO SERIAL NUMBER OR IMPLANT DATE WAS GIVEN. VISUAL EXAMINATION MAY DETERMINE THE CONNECTOR TYPE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT. ALLERGAN HAS NOT RECEIVED THE PRODUCT AT THIS TIME. THEREFORE NO ANALYSIS OR TESTING HAS BEEN DONE. FURTHER INFORMATION FROM THE REPORTER REGARDING THE SERIAL NUMBER AND THE IMPLANT DATE HAS BEEN REQUESTED. 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: "LEAKAGE"

    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 COSTA RICA NA NI

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 35 YR