BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

    LAP-BAND ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC BANDING SYSTEM (UNK SIZE)

    MDR report key: 1761034 · Received July 14, 2010

    Report

    Report Number
    2024601-2010-00534
    Event Type
    Malfunction
    Date Received
    July 14, 2010
    Date of Event
    June 17, 2010
    Report Date
    June 17, 2010
    Manufacturer
    ALLERGAN
    Product Code
    LTI
    PMA / PMN Number
    P000008
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    NC, US
    Reporter Occupation
    OTHER

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    TAPER UNK. (B)(4). THE RPTR OF THE COMPLAINT WAS ASKED TO RETURN THE PRODUCT FOR ANALYSIS AS WELL AS TO INDICATE THE PRODUCT SERIAL NUMBER, THE DATE OF THE EVENT, AND THE IMPLANT AND EXPLANT DATES. THE INFO 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 DETERMINED THE CONNECTOR TYPE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT. FURTHER INFO FROM THE RPTR 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

    ALLERGAN SALES REP REPORTED ON BEHALF OF A PHYSICIAN THAT A LEAK OCCURRED IN THE TUBING OF A LAP-BAND SYSTEM. FURTHER F/U WILL BE CONDUCTED TO GATHER ADD'L INFO.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    1 LAP-BAND ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC BANDING SYSTEM (UNK SIZE) LTI ALLERGAN NA NI

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 NI