FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SILICONE ULTRAVIOLET-ABSORBING POSTERIOR CHAMBER THREE PIECE FOLDABLE INTRAOCULA

MDR report key: 1052663 · Received May 22, 2008

Report

Report Number
2023826-2008-00718
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 22, 2008
Date of Event
April 23, 2008
Report Date
April 30, 2008
Manufacturer
STAAR SURGICAL CO.
Product Code
HQL
PMA / PMN Number
P900048
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVALUATION: RESULTS: VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RETURNED PRODUCT FOUND A PIECE OF THE LENS OPTIC AND ONE HAPTIC TORN OFF. A CARTRIDGE WAS RETURNED WITH NO VISIBLE DAMAGE. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF CLEAR SURGICAL RESIDUE. CONCLUSIONS: BASED ON THE COMPLAINT HISTORY AND THE EVALUATION OF THE RETURNED PRODUCT, THE LIKELY ROOT CAUSE OF THE EVENT HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE DUE TO A LOADING ERROR. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE INJECTOR WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE REPORTER STATED THE SURGEON INSERTED AND REMOVED AN AQ2003V SILICONE THREE PIECE LENS DUE TO THE HAPTIC BREAKING WHILE LOADING INTO THE CARTRIDGE. THE INCISION WAS ENLARGED TO REMOVE THE LENS AND ANOTHER SAME TYPE LENS WAS IMPLANTED. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE INCISION. THE REPORTER STATED THE CAUSE OF THE DAMAGED IOL WAS DUE TO LOADING OF THE LENS INTO THE CARTRIDGE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SILICONE ULTRAVIOLET-ABSORBING POSTERIOR CHAMBER THREE PIECE FOLDABLE INTRAOCULA INTRAOCULAR LENS HQL STAAR SURGICAL CO. AQ2003V NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention INJECTOR MODEL MSI-TM - LOT#UNK| CARTRIDGE MODEL AQ CARTRIDGE-FP LOT#1235073