ACRYSOF IQ ASPHERIC IOL WITH THE ULTRASERT PRE-LOADED DELIVERY SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 9612169-2021-00111
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- May 5, 2021
- Date of Event
- October 14, 2020
- Report Date
- August 18, 2021
- Manufacturer
- ALCON LABORATORIES IRELAND LTD.
- Product Code
- HQL
- UDI-DI
- 00380652394819
- PMA / PMN Number
- P930014
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- UK
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
THE PRODUCT WAS RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS AND THE REPORTED COMPLAINT WAS OBSERVED. THERE HAS BEEN ONE OTHER COMPLAINT REPORTED IN THE LOT NUMBER. ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS WERE IDENTIFIED AS DEVICE IS RETURNED LOOSE IN THE CARTON. THE LENS STOP AND THE PLUNGER STOP HAS BEEN REMOVED. THE CORRECT NOZZLE CONFIRMED ON THE DEVICE. VISCOELASTIC IS OBSERVED IN THE DEVICE. THE PLUNGER AND THE LENS ARE ADVANCED INTO THE MID NOZZLE AND THE PLUNGER IS ADVANCED UNDER THE LENS. THE TRAILING HAPTIC IS ADVANCED UNDER THE LENS. WE ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE FOR THE REPORTED COMPLAINT ""INJECTOR RIDING OVER THE IOL". PLUNGER UNDERRIDE OBSERVED. PLUNGER UNDERRIDE MAY OCCUR: ¿ IF THE LENS HAS BECOME MISALIGNED IN THE LENS BAY DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. ¿ DUE TO THE USE OF A NON-QUALIFIED VISCOELASTIC. MATERIAL PROPERTIES OF NON-QUALIFIED OVDS MAY CONTRIBUTE TO UNDERFILL, OVERFILL, MISFOLDING OF THE HAPTICS, OR OTHER INCONSISTENT FOLDING OUTCOMES. ¿ IF INADEQUATE VISCOELASTIC IS PLACED IN THE DEVICE THIS WILL CAUSE INADEQUATE COVERAGE OF THE LENS FOLD PATH WHICH MAY CAUSE THE LENS TO ADVANCE INCORRECTLY OR BECOME ¿STUCK¿ IN THE DEVICE ALLOWING THE PLUNGER TO UNDERRIDE THE LENS. ¿ IF THE DEVICE IS OVERFILLED WITH OVD, THIS CAN PREVENT THE TRAILING HAPTIC FROM BEING PLACED PROPERLY OR MOVE THE LENS OUT OF POSITION RESULTING IN MISFOLDING. ¿ IF THE OPERATING ROOM TEMPERATURE IS TOO HIGH (> 23°C / 73° F) LENS FOLDING CONSISTENCY IS NEGATIVELY AFFECTED, THE LENS IS MORE ADHERENT AND THIS MAY INHIBIT LENS ADVANCEMENT. ANY OF THE ABOVE LISTED CAUSES ALONE, OR IN COMBINATION, MAY CREATE THE REPORTED EVENT. ALL PRODUCT AND BATCH HISTORY RECORDS ARE QUALITY REVIEWED PRIOR TO PRODUCT RELEASE.
PRODUCT EVALUATION: COMPLAINT HISTORY AND PRODUCT HISTORY RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND DOCUMENTATION INDICATED THE PRODUCT MET RELEASE CRITERIA. ROOT CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED. NO OTHER COMPLAINTS REPORTED IN THE LOT. THE MANUFACTURER INTERNAL REFERENCE NUMBER IS: (B)(4).
THE REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED THAT THEY EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH THE INJECTORS RIDING OVER THE IOL.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 671404 | ACRYSOF IQ ASPHERIC IOL WITH THE ULTRASERT PRE-LOADED DELIVERY SYSTEM | INTRAOCULAR LENS | HQL | ALCON LABORATORIES IRELAND LTD. | AU00T0 | 21259384 | 00380652394819 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PROVISC| PROVISC OPHTHALMIC |