HEALON 5 PRO
Report
- Report Number
- 3012236936-2022-01320
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- May 19, 2022
- Date of Event
- April 27, 2022
- Report Date
- December 3, 2025
- Manufacturer
- AMO UPPSALA AB
- Product Code
- LZP
- UDI-DI
- 05050474701663
- PMA / PMN Number
- P810031
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
IF EXPLANTED; GIVE DATE: NOT APPLICABLE AS HEALON5 PRO IS NOT AN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE. IF EXPLANTED; GIVE DATE: NOT APPLICABLE AS HEALON5 PRO IS NOT AN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE. INITIAL REPORTER PHONE NUMBER: (B)(6). THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. THEREFORE, A FAILURE ANALYSIS OF THE COMPLAINT DEVICE CANNOT BE COMPLETED. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD, COMPLAINT TRENDING, AND RISK DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS DEVICE WILL BE PERFORMED. UPON COMPLETION OF THE REVIEW, IF THERE IS ANY FURTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED. ALL PERTINENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC. HAS BEEN SUBMITTED.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: SECTION D9: DEVICE AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION: YES. SECTION D9: RETURNED TO MANUFACTURER ON: 18 JUL 2022. SECTION H3: DEVICE EVALUATED BY MANUFACTURER: YES. DEVICE EVALUATION: THE PRODUCT WAS RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURING SITE FOR EVALUATION. RETURNED COMPLAINT SAMPLE CONSISTED OF AN ACTIVATED SYRINGE WITH NO EXPELLABLE HEALON SOLUTION LEFT. THE PLUNGER ROD WAS NOT RETURNED. THE CANNULA WAS ATTACHED AT THE LUER MOUNT ON THE HOLDER. A SEPARATE CUSTOMER CANNULA WITH CANNULA GUARD CONTAINING FOREIGN MATERIAL AT THE TIP OF THE NEEDLE WAS RECEIVED. FURTHER ANALYSIS REVEALED THAT THE MATERIAL WAS SPECTRALLY CLOSE TO A MATERIAL IDENTIFIED AS "BUPIVACAINE", A LOCAL ANESTHETIC COMPOUND USED DURING SURGERIES. THE CLINIC HAS VERIFIED THE USE OF TETRACAINE AND INTRACAMERAL XYLOCAINE 1%, NON-PRESERVED, DURING THE SURGERY. BUPIVACAINE IS STRUCTURALLY SIMILAR TO XYLOCAINE/LIDOCAINE. THE RETURNED SAMPLE MATERIAL IS NOT CHARACTERIZED AS A PARTICLE OF PLASTIC. THE REPORTED ISSUE IS NOT CONFIRMED. BASED ON THE SAMPLE EVALUATION, THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST THAT THE COMPLAINT UNIT HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. CONCLUSION: AS A RESULT OF THE INVESTIGATION THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A PRODUCT QUALITY DEFICIENCY AND THE REPORTED ISSUE COULD NOT BE VERIFIED. ALL PERTINENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC. HAS BEEN SUBMITTED.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER INJECTION OF THE OPHTHALMIC VISCOELASTIC MATERIAL (HEALON5 PRO) A SMALL PARTICLE OF PLASTIC WAS OBSERVE IN THE PATIENT'S OPERATIVE EYE. NO PATIENT INJURY WAS REPORTED. THERE WAS NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION OR SURGICAL INTERVENTION REQUIRED. THE PATIENT HAS REPORTEDLY RECOVERED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 392486 | HEALON 5 PRO | AID, SURGICAL, VISCOELASTIC | LZP | AMO UPPSALA AB | TV60ML | UJ31437 | 05050474701663 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 71 YR | Female |