BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

    LAP-BAND ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC BANDING SYSTEM (UNK SIZE)

    MDR report key: 1895330 · Received November 2, 2010

    Report

    Report Number
    2024601-2010-00931
    Event Type
    Injury
    Date Received
    November 2, 2010
    Date of Event
    September 18, 2009
    Report Date
    October 5, 2010
    Manufacturer
    ALLERGAN
    Product Code
    LTI
    PMA / PMN Number
    P000008
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    CI
    Reporter Occupation
    NO INFORMATION

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    TAPER UNK. (B)(4). THE REPORTER OF THE COMPLAINT WAS ASKED TO RETURN THE PRODUCT FOR ANALYSIS AS WELL AS INDICATE THE PRODUCT SERIAL NUMBER, DATE OF EVENT, IMPLANT DATE AND EXPLANT DATE. SINCE ALLERGAN HAS NOT YET RECEIVED THIS INFORMATION THE CONNECTOR TYPE CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED NOR AN ASSUMPTION MADE AS TO THE TYPE OF CONNECTOR ASSOCIATED WITH THIS COMPLAINT. VISUAL EXAMINATION MAY DETERMINE THE CONNECTOR TYPE. ALLERGAN HAS NOT RECEIVED THE PRODUCT AT THIS TIME. THEREFORE NO ANALYSIS OR TESTING HAS BEEN DONE. OBSTRUCTION IS A SURGICAL/PHYSIOLOGICAL COMPLICATION AND ANALYSIS OF DEVICE GENERALLY DOES NOT ASSIST ALLERGAN IN DETERMINING A PROBABLE CAUSE FOR THIS EVENT. DEVICE LABELING ADDRESSES THE REPORTED EVENT OF OBSTRUCTION AS FOLLOWS: "OBSTRUCTION OF STOMAS HAS BEEN REPORTED AS BOTH AN EARLY AND A LATE COMPLICATION OF THIS PROCEDURE. THIS CAN BE CAUSED BY EDEMA, FOOD, IMPROPER INITIAL CALIBRATION, BAND SLIPPAGE, POUCH TORSION, OR PATIENT NON-COMPLIANCE REGARDING CHOICE AND CHEWING OF FOOD. "CAUTION: IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SURGEON TO ADVISE THE PATIENT OF THE DIETARY RESTRICTIONS WHICH FOLLOW THIS PROCEDURE AND TO PROVIDE DIET AND BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION SUPPORT. FAILURE TO ADHERE TO THE DIETARY RESTRICTIONS MAY RESULT IN OBSTRUCTION AND/OR FAILURE TO LOSE WEIGHT." "CAUTION: PATIENTS MUST BE CAUTIONED TO CHEW THEIR FOOD THOROUGHLY. PATIENTS WITH DENTURES MUST BE CAUTIONED TO BE PARTICULARLY CAREFUL TO CUT THEIR FOOD INTO SMALL PIECES. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE PRECAUTIONS MAY RESULT IN VOMITING, STOMAL IRRITATION AND EDEMA, POSSIBLY EVEN OBSTRUCTION."

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    DOCTOR REPORTED EVENTS OF "FOOD INTOLERANCE" FROM JOURNAL ARTICLE: "LAPAROSCOPIC ROUX-EN-Y GASTRIC BYPASS VERSUS LAPAROSCOPIC ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC BANDING: FIVE YEARS OF FOLLOW-UP", SURGERY FOR OBESITY AND RELATED DISEASES 6 (2010) 470-476. THIS MEDWATCH REPRESENTS THE 2 PATIENTS LISTED IN TABLE 3 ON PAGE 472 OF THIS ARTICLE WHO WERE DIAGNOSED WITH FOOD INTOLERANCE. ALLERGAN'S APPROACH TO COMPLIANCE IS TO RESOLVE ALL DOUBT IN FAVOR OF REPORTING.

    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 Required Intervention