FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

AP LG, ACCESS PORT KIT RAPIDPORT EZ

MDR report key: 2810030 · Received October 23, 2012

Report

Report Number
2024601-2012-01089
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 23, 2012
Date of Event
August 18, 2012
Report Date
September 26, 2012
Manufacturer
ALLERGAN
Product Code
LTI
PMA / PMN Number
P000008
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). BASED UPON THE MODEL NUMBER, SERIAL NUMBER AND IMPLANT DATE PROVIDED BY THE REPORTER THE CONNECTOR TYPE IS ASSUMED TO BE A TAPER II. THE REPORTER DISCARDED THE DEVICE WHEN IT WAS EXPLANTED AND IT IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR RETURN. THEREFORE, ALLERGAN WILL NOT RECEIVE IT AND NO ANALYSIS OR TESTING WILL BE DONE. DYSPHAGIA IS A SURGICAL/PHYSIOLOGICAL COMPLICATION AND ANALYSIS OF THE DEVICE GENERALLY DOES NOT ASSIST ALLERGAN IN DETERMINING A PROBABLE CAUSE FOR THIS EVENT. DEVICE LABELING ADDRESSES THE POSSIBLE OUTCOME OF DYSPHAGIA AS FOLLOWS: "ULCERATION, GASTRITIS, GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX, HEARTBURN, GAS BLOAT, DYSPHAGIA, DEHYDRATION, CONSTIPATION AND WEIGHT REGAIN HAVE BEEN REPORTED AFTER GASTRIC RESTRICTION PROCEDURES."

Description of Event or Problem · 1

HEALTH PROFESSIONAL REPORTED A LAP-BAND PORT EXPLANT WITHOUT REPLACEMENT. THE PT PRESENTED TO THE HOSPITAL REPORTING NOT BEING ABLE TO "TAKE DOWN LIQUIDS." THE EXPLANTED BAND ASSOCIATED WITH THIS RECORD IS BEING DOCUMENTED IN MEDWATCH REPORT # 2024601-2012-01087.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 AP LG, ACCESS PORT KIT RAPIDPORT EZ LTI ALLERGAN NA 2185429

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 55 YR Required Intervention PRILOSEC| XANAX| XANTAC| AXERT| LORTAB