FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

INFINITI VISION SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1132620 · Received August 22, 2008

Report

Report Number
2028159-2008-00299
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 22, 2008
Report Date
July 23, 2008
Manufacturer
ALCON - IRVINE TECHNOLOGY CTR.
Product Code
HQC
PMA / PMN Number
K021566
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NJ, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE COMPANY SVC REP EXAMINED THE SYSTEMS AND CONFIRMED THERE WAS DIFFICULTY CONNECTING THE VITRECTOMY PROBE. THE VITRECTOMY CONNECTOR WAS REPLACED. THE SYSTEMS WERE BOTH THEN TESTED AND FOUND TO MEET ALL PROD SPECIFICATIONS. A REVIEW OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE LAST 24 MONTHS DID NOT INDICATE ANY ADD'L REPORTS FOR EITHER SYS REFERENCED IN THIS COMPLAINT NOR DID IT INDICATE ADVERSE TRENDS FOR THE REPORTED EVENT. THERE WERE NO SAMPLES RETURNED FOR EVAL, AND NO ADD'L INFO PROVIDED BY THE CUSTOMER. FOR THIS REASON, THERE IS INSUFFICIENT INFO TO REPLICATE OR CONFIRM THE REPORTED PT EVENT AND THE ROOT CAUSE IS THEREFORE UNK AT THIS TIME.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER CALLED TO REPORT THE ANTERIOR VITRECTOMY PROBE WAS DIFFICULT TO CONNECT TO THE SYS. THE CUSTOMER WOULD NOT CONFIRM OR DENY IF A POSTERIOR CAPSULE TEAR OCCURRED AND OR IF THE ANTERIOR VITRECTOMY WAS PLANNED. THE CUSTOMER DECLINED TO COMPLETE A QUESTIONNAIRE OR TO RELEASE ANY INFO ON THE EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 INFINITI VISION SYSTEM PHACOFRAGMENTATION SYSTEM HQC ALCON - IRVINE TECHNOLOGY CTR. INFINITI NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NI Disability