FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

LAP-BAND AP ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC BANDING SYSTEM (STANDARD)

MDR report key: 4162932 · Received October 8, 2014

Report

Report Number
2024601-2014-00589
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 8, 2014
Date of Event
July 18, 2011
Report Date
July 27, 2012
Manufacturer
ALLERGAN
Product Code
LTI
PMA / PMN Number
P000008
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NE, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

TAPER II. MEDWATCH SENT TO FDA ON: (B)(4) 2014. THE REPORTER OF THE COMPLAINT WAS ASKED TO RETURN THE PRODUCT FOR ANALYSIS. ALLERGAN HAS NOT RECEIVED THE PRODUCT AT THIS TIME. THEREFORE NO ANALYSIS OR TESTING HAS BEEN DONE. BASED UPON THE MODEL NUMBER, SERIAL NUMBER AND IMPLANT DATE PROVIDED BY THE REPORTER THE CONNECTOR TYPE IS ASSUMED TO BE A TAPER II. DEVICE LABELING ADDRESSES THE REPORTED EVENT OF BAND SLIPPAGE AND POUCH DILATATION AS FOLLOWS: BAND SLIPPAGE AND/OR POUCH DILATATION CAN OCCUR. GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX, NAUSEA AND/OR VOMITING WITH EARLY OR MINOR SLIPPAGE MAY BE SUCCESSFULLY RESOLVED BY BAND DEFLATION IN SOME CASES. MORE SERIOUS SLIPPAGES MAY REQUIRE BAND REPOSITIONING AND/OR REMOVAL. IMMEDIATE RE-OPERATION TO REMOVE THE BAND IS INDICATED IF THERE IS TOTAL STOMA-OUTLET OBSTRUCTION THAT DOES NOT RESPOND TO BAND DEFLATION OR IF THERE IS ABDOMINAL PAIN.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DOCTOR REPORTED A RECENT EVENT OF GASTRIC PROLAPSE/BAND DUE TO SLIPPAGE IN (B)(6)". DEVICE EXPLANTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
631516 LAP-BAND AP ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC BANDING SYSTEM (STANDARD) LTI ALLERGAN NA 1800147

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 75 YR Hospitalization| R