BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

    LAP-BAND ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC BANDING SYSTEM (UNK SIZE)

    MDR report key: 2240829 · Received August 16, 2011

    Report

    Report Number
    2024601-2011-00640
    Event Type
    Malfunction
    Date Received
    August 16, 2011
    Date of Event
    July 22, 2011
    Report Date
    July 22, 2011
    Manufacturer
    ALLERGAN
    Product Code
    LTI
    PMA / PMN Number
    P000008
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    WA, US
    Reporter Occupation
    OTHER

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    (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 REC'D 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 REC'D THE PRODUCT AT THIS TIME. THEREFORE NO ANALYSIS OR TESTING HAS BEEN DONE. 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

    HEALTH PROFESSIONAL REPORTED AN ALLEGED LEAK WITH A LAP-BAND DEVICE. THE PT "MAY HAVE A LEAK AT THE PORT OR A DISCONNECT OF THE TUBING." THE DEVICE REMAINS IMPLANTED AT THIS TIME.

    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