FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SILICONE ULTRAVIOLET-ABSORBING POSTERIOR CHAMBER SINGLE PIECE FOLDABLE INTRAOCUL

MDR report key: 1222072 · Received November 6, 2008

Report

Report Number
2023826-2008-01349
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 6, 2008
Date of Event
October 1, 2008
Report Date
October 9, 2008
Manufacturer
STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY
Product Code
HQL
PMA / PMN Number
P880091
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVALUATION: RESULTS: VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RETURNED PRODUCT SHOWED A REDDISH RESIDUE ON THE LENS AND A PIECE OF A HAPTIC PLATE WAS TORN OFF AND MISSING. BOTH SIDES OF THE OPTIC/HAPTIC WERE CHECKED FOR SHARP/ROUGH EDGES AND FOUND TO BE ACCEPTABLE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SURGEON INSERTED AN AA4204VL SILICONE PLATE LENS AND THE PATIENT'S CAPSULE TORE UPON INSERTION. THE LENS WAS REMOVED, A VITRECTOMY WAS PERFORMED AND AN ACL WAS IMPLANTED. THE REPORTER STATED THE PATIENT WAS TAKING FLOMAX WHICH MAKES THE IRIS FLOPPY AND DIFFICULT TO PERFORM CATARACT SURGERY. THIS INFORMATION WAS NOT DISCLOSED PRIOR TO SURGERY. CONSEQUENTLY, THE REPORTER STATED THE INCIDENT WAS DUE TO THE CONDITION OF THE PATIENT'S EYE AND NOT RELATED TO ANY OF STAAR'S PRODUCTS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SILICONE ULTRAVIOLET-ABSORBING POSTERIOR CHAMBER SINGLE PIECE FOLDABLE INTRAOCUL INTRAOCULAR LENS HQL STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY AA4204VL NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention CARTRIDGE: MODEL MTC-60CFP| STAARVISC II| INJECTOR: MODEL MSI-TR