FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

OPHTEC

MDR report key: 1415189 · Received July 15, 2009

Report

Report Number
MW5012002
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 15, 2009
Date of Event
November 29, 2006
Report Date
July 9, 2009
Manufacturer
OPHTEC USA, INC.
Product Code
HQL
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
IN, US
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PHYSICIAN WAS NEVER AROUND AFTER THE SURGERY. THE ONLY THING HIS GROUP HAD TO OFFER ME WAS, "OH, WE STAY IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH HIM." THIS IS "VISION GROUP", BY THE TIME I FIRED HIM AND WENT TO ANOTHER PHYSICIAN, IT WAS TOO LATE TO SAVE MY SIGHT IN THE LEFT EYE; RETINA WAS BASICALLY GONE. IN CONTACTING THE PRODUCT MANUFACTURER BY PHONE, THEY WERE SHORT WITH ME AND SAID, IF I HAD ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PRODUCT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE PHYSICIAN. THIS TYPE OF LENS SHOULDN'T BE USED, ESPECIALLY ON AN ANIRIDIA PATIENT, BECAUSE IT IS TOO LARGE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 OPHTEC INTRAOCULAR IMPLANT HQL OPHTEC USA, INC. 311

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 60 YR Disability