FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

LASER INSTRUMENT, SURGICAL, POWERED, PRODUCT CODE: HQF

MDR report key: 12677628 · Received October 21, 2021

Report

Report Number
2939653-2021-00018
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 21, 2021
Date of Event
September 21, 2021
Report Date
October 15, 2021
Product Code
HQF
UDI-DI
00813125016555
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IRIDEX BECAME AWARE OF A COMPLAINT REPORTING A CASE OF MYDRIASIS FOLLOWED BY BLURRY VISION POST TREATMENT USING A CYCLO G6 CONSOLE WITH A MICROPULSE P3 PROBE. MYDRIASIS IS A CONDITION WHERE THE PUPIL OF THE EYE IS FIXED AND DILATED. THE DOCTOR WAS A NEW IRIDEX DEVICE USER. THE PROCEDURE WAS INTENDED BY AN IRIDEX REPRESENTATIVE WHO CONFIRMED THAT TREATMENT SETTINGS WERE WITHIN SPECIFICATION AND THE DOCTOR USED A GOOD TECHNIQUE. IN THIS CASE THE PATIENT WAS HIGHLY MYOPIC. IN CASES WHERE THE PATIENT IS HIGHLY MYOPIC IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO DISTINGUISH THE REGION OF THE LIMBUS. THIS MAY RESULT IN THE PROBE BEING POSITIONED INCORRECTLY (E.G. POSITIONED TOO ANTERIOR). IF TREATMENT WAS PERFORMED IN THE INCORRECT LOCATION, THIS COULD BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE OBSERVED RESULT. THIS COMPLAINT DID NOT INVOLVE ANY REPORT OF MALFUNCTION OF THE LASER CONSOLE AND PROBE. A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1567842 LASER INSTRUMENT, SURGICAL, POWERED, PRODUCT CODE: HQF HQF 66245 00813125016555

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other