FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LAP-BAND ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC BANDING SYSTEM 9.75 CM NON US

MDR report key: 1211293 · Received October 21, 2008

Report

Report Number
2024601-2008-00812
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 21, 2008
Date of Event
July 31, 2007
Report Date
September 22, 2008
Manufacturer
COTA RICA
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

TAPER I. VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE DETERMINED THE ACCESS PORT TUBING CONNECTOR TO BE A TAPER I. ALLERGAN HAS RECEIVED THE PRODUCT, HOWEVER, THE ANALYSIS HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED AT THIS TIME. FURTHER INFO FROM THE REPORTER REGARDING THE SERIAL NUMBERS 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: PORT LEAKAGE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LAP-BAND ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC BANDING SYSTEM 9.75 CM NON US DEVICE FOR TREATMENT OF MORBID OBESITY LTI COTA RICA NA NI

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NI