FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

SILICONE ULTRAVIOLET-ABSORBING POSTERIOR CHAMBER SINGLE PIECE FOLDABLE INTRAOCUL

MDR report key: 1321342 · Received February 11, 2009

Report

Report Number
2023826-2009-00115
Event Type
Other
Date Received
February 11, 2009
Date of Event
January 13, 2009
Report Date
January 16, 2009
Manufacturer
STAAR SURGICAL CO.
Product Code
HQL
PMA / PMN Number
P880091
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
VT, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVALUATION RESULTS - (OTHER): VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RETURNED PRODUCT FOUND THE LENS OPTIC AND BOTH HAPTICS TORN. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF CLEAR SURGICAL RESIDUE. A LENS WORK ORDER SEARCH WAS PERFORMED AND NO SIMILAR COMPLAINT WAS FOUND WITHIN THE WORK ORDER. CONCLUSIONS - (OTHER): BASED ON THE COMPLAINT HISTORY, WORK ORDER SEARCH AND THE EVALUATION OF THE RETURNED PRODUCT, THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE EVENT HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE DUE TO USER ERROR. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE INJECTOR AND CARTRIDGE WERE NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE REPORTER STATED THE SURGEON INSERTED AN AA4204VL SILICONE SINGLE PIECE LENS AND THE PLUNGER OVERRODE AND SCRATCHED THE LENS. THE LENS WAS REMOVED WITH NO PT INJURY, NO ENLARGED INCISION OR SUTURES. ANOTHER SAME MODEL LENS WAS IMPLANTED. THE REPORTER STATED THE LENS DAMAGE WAS POSSIBLE, DUE TO A LOADING ERROR.

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 CO. AA4204VL NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 INJECTOR: MODEL MSI-TR - LOT NUMBER UNK| CARTRIDGE: MODEL MTC-60C FP - LOT NUMBER UNK