LAP-BAND System Access Port I Kit B-2101Recalls & reported problems
Apollo Endosurgery, Inc. · Access Port Kit · Class 3 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10811955020084), received between Feb 23, 2017 and Jun 26, 2018 — classified as 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fluid/Blood Leak” (2 reports).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Fluid/Blood Leak2
Patient problems
- Adhesion(s)1
- Failure of Implant1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJun 26, 2018Fluid/Blood Leak; Fluid/Blood Leak
REPORTED AS: A PATIENT WITH LAP-BAND SYSTEM COMPLAINED OF NO RESTRICTION. THE PHYSICIAN PERFORMED FLUOROSCOPY WITH CONTRAST WHICH SHOWED A LEAK AT THE PORT. THE PORT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 7638123 ↗MalfunctionFeb 23, 2017Fluid/Blood Leak; Fluid/Blood Leak
REPORTED AS: A PATIENT'S LAP-BAND SYSTEM WAS REPORTED TO HAVE A "PORT REVISION DUE TO TUBING LEAK." PER OP REPORT, "VERIFIED THAT THE BREAK WAS AN EXCESSIVE ANGULATION OF THE TUBING THAT WAS KINKED, THERE WAS SOME SCAR TISSUE AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE TUBING THAT WAS PROBABLY CREATING A KINK AROUND THAT TUBING AREA." THE PORT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED.
Patient problems: Adhesion(s)
MAUDE report 6355269 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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