Reported May 22, 2013 · Terminated

AMS 800¿ Urinary Control System. The AMS 800¿ Urinary Control System is used to treat urinary incontinence due to…

American Medical Systems, Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: American Medical Systems, Inc. · 10700 Bren Rd W · Minnetonka, MN · 55343-9679

Is this the product you have?

  • AMS 800¿ Urinary Control System. The AMS 800¿ Urinary Control System is used to treat urinary incontinence due to reduced outlet resistance (intrinsic sphincter deficiency) following prostate surgery. The AMS 800¿ Urinary Control System is an implantable, fluid filled, solid silicone elastomer device used to treat stress urinary incontinence. It is designed to restore the natural process of urinary control. The device simulates normal sphincter function by opening and closing the urethra at the control of the patient. The AMS 800 system consists
  • of three inter connected componentsa cuff, a pump, and a pressure-regulating balloon. The three components are connected with kink-resistant tubing. The AMS 800 can be implanted at either the bulbous urethra or the bladder neck
Lot codes and dates
  • Model # Lot #

    3,258 of 3,258 codes

    • 720172-01
    • 737875001
    • 720172-01
    • 737875002
    • 720172-01
    • 737875003
    • 720172-01
    • 737875004
    • 72400098
    • 714613001
    • 72400098
    • 714613002
    • 72400098
    • 714613003
    • 72400098
    • 714613004
    • 72400098
    • 714613005
    • 72400098
    • 714613006
    • 72400098
    • 714613007
    • 72400098
    • 714613008
    • 72400098
    • 714613009
    • 72400098
    • 714613010
    • 72400098
    • 714613011
    • 72400098
    • 714613013
    • 72400098
    • 714613014
    • 72400098
    • 714613015
    • 72400098
    • 714631001
    • 72400098
    • 714631002
    • 72400098
    • 714631003
    • 72400098
    • 714631004
    • 72400098
    • 714631005
    • 72400098
    • 714631006
    • 72400098
    • 714631007
    • 72400098
    • 714631008
    • 72400098
    • 714631009
    • 72400098
    • 714631010
    • 72404127
    • 786981017
    • 72400098
    • 714631014
Amount recalled
605

This recall covers 2 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other one is below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

American Medical Systems, Inc. is initiating a recall on two components of the AMS 800¿ Urinary Control System, Control Pump & Pressure-Regulating Balloon. These products were released despite not meeting all final product release criteria.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Apr 24, 2014 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:33 PM UTC

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