FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LAP-BAND AP ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC BANDING SYSTEM (LARGE)

MDR report key: 3140049 · Received May 29, 2013

Report

Report Number
2024601-2013-00445
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 29, 2013
Date of Event
January 8, 2013
Report Date
February 18, 2013
Manufacturer
ALLERGAN
Product Code
LTI
PMA / PMN Number
P000008
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UK
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE DETERMINED THE ACCESS PORT TUBING CONNECTOR TO BE A TAPER II. ALLERGAN HAS RECEIVED THE PRODUCT HOWEVER THE ANALYSIS HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED AT THIS TIME. NO ADDITIONAL INFO HAS BEEN REPORTED TO ALLERGAN REGARDING THE SERIAL NUMBER, THE EVENT DATE, DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR ADDITIONAL PT DATA. 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

NO INFO REGARDING THIS EVENT: FOLLOW-UP FINDINGS: DEVICE RECEIVED AT THE DEVICE ANALYSIS LAB WITH THIS NOTATION "PT ADMITTED... FOR REPLACEMENT AND REPORT TUBING." AND A NOTATION WAS WRITTEN, "FRACTURE OF TUBE AT INTERCONNECTION."

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
234445 LAP-BAND AP ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC BANDING SYSTEM (LARGE) LTI ALLERGAN NA NI

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 28 YR