FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

REALIZE ADJ GASTRIC BAND STR

MDR report key: 1251759 · Received December 3, 2008

Report

Report Number
3005992282-2008-00230
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 3, 2008
Date of Event
October 29, 2008
Report Date
November 7, 2008
Manufacturer
OBTECH MEDICAL SARL
Product Code
LTI
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
VA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INFO IS UNAVAILABLE; DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVAL.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED BY THE SURGEON THAT POST-OP OF A LAPAROSCOPIC GASTRIC BAND PROCEDURE, IN 2008, THE PT PRESENTED TO THE HOSP WITH ERYTHEMA AND TENDERNESS AT THE PORT SITE. THE PT WAS ADMITTED FOR PORT SITE INFECTION. THE INFECTION WAS TREATED WITH ANTIBIOTICS. THE PORT WAS REPOSITIONED ON THE FOLLOWING MONTH. THE PT IS IMPROVING WITH NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 REALIZE ADJ GASTRIC BAND STR LTI IMPLANTED, INTRAGASTRIC FOR MORBID OBESITY LTI OBTECH MEDICAL SARL NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R