FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SILICONE ULTRAVIOLET-ABSORBING POSTERIOR CHAMBER THREE PIECE FOLDABLE INTRAOCULA

MDR report key: 1340829 · Received January 20, 2009

Report

Report Number
2023826-2009-00054
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
January 20, 2009
Date of Event
December 22, 2008
Report Date
December 22, 2008
Manufacturer
STAAR SURGICAL CO.
Product Code
HQL
PMA / PMN Number
P900048
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
KY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVALUATION: VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RETURNED PRODUCT FOUND THE LENS STUCK IN THE RETURNED CARTRIDGE. THE CARTRIDGE TIP WAS DAMAGED. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF REDDISH RESIDUE. A LENS WORK ORDER SEARCH WAS PERFORMED AND NO SIMILAR COMPLAINT WAS FOUND IN THE WORK ORDER. BASED ON THE COMPLAINT HISTORY, WORK ORDER SEARCH, AND THE EVAL OF THE RETURNED PRODUCT, A LIKELY ROOT CAUSE OF THE EVENT HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE DUE OF THE OFF-LABEL USE OF THE CARTRIDGE WITH THIS MODEL LENS. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE INJECTOR AND CARTRIDGE WERE NOT RETURNED FOR EVAL.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE REPORTER STATED THE SURGEON ATTEMPTED TO INSERT AN AQ2015A SILICONE THREE PIECE LENS, BUT THE PLUNGER OVERRODE AND TORE THE LENS. THERE WAS PT CONTACT WITH THE CARTRIDGE, BUT NO CONTACT WITH THE LENS. THERE WAS NO PT INJURY. THIS IS ONE OF THREE LENSES USED FOR THIS PT - SEE MFR REPORT#: 2023826-2009-00052 AND 0203826-2009-00053. THE CARTRIDGE USED HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED BY THE MFR FOR USE WITH THIS MODEL LENS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SILICONE ULTRAVIOLET-ABSORBING POSTERIOR CHAMBER THREE PIECE FOLDABLE INTRAOCULA INTRAOCULAR LENS HQL STAAR SURGICAL CO. AQ2015A NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 59 YR CARTRIDGE: MODEL CQ CARTRIDGE-FP| INJECTOR: MODEL MSI-TM