FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

INFINITI VISION SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1260043 · Received December 10, 2008

Report

Report Number
2028159-2008-00445
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 10, 2008
Date of Event
November 10, 2008
Report Date
November 10, 2008
Manufacturer
ALCON - IRVINE TECHNOLOGY CENTER
Product Code
HQC
PMA / PMN Number
K021566
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OH, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE COMPANY SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE EXAMINED THE SYSTEM AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE REPORTED PROBLEM. PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED. THE SYSTEM WAS THEN TESTED AND MET ALL PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PATIENT EVENT CANNOT BE DETERMINED IN THIS INVESTIGATION. POSTERIOR CAPSULE TEAR IS AN ISSUE THAT IS OCCASIONALLY REPORTED WITH CATARACT SURGERY. HOWEVER, A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT TRENDS SHOWS THAT THE FREQUENCY REPORTED IS WITHIN KNOWN LEVELS FOR THIS EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE INITIAL INFORMATION RECEIVED STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE LAST CASE OF THE DAY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED IN 2008 STATED THAT AN UNPLANNED VITRECTOMY WAS PERFORMED, AND THE PATIENT WAS DOING WELL. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED ON 11/13/2008 STATED THAT CASE #9 WAS SCHEDULED AS PKE WITH IOL AND TRABECTULECTOMY WITH MITOMYCIN. THE SURGEON SAID HE FELT A SURGE AND A POSTERIOR CAPSULE TEAR OCCURRED; ANTERIOR VITRECTOMY PERFORMED. THE PATIENT WAS NOTED AS HAVING NO INJURIES. THE SURGEON DECLINED TO RELEASE FURTHER INFORMATION.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 81 YR Required Intervention| S