FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

VISIAN ICL (IMPLANTABLE COLLAMER LENS)

MDR report key: 1912268 · Received November 23, 2010

Report

Report Number
2023826-2010-01191
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 23, 2010
Date of Event
October 20, 2010
Report Date
October 27, 2010
Manufacturer
STAAR SURGICAL CO.
Product Code
MTA
PMA / PMN Number
P030016
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4) (LENS WOULD NOT UNFOLD) -UNLABELED. EVAL: METHOD: LENS WORK ORDER SEARCH. RESULTS: VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RETURNED PRODUCT FOUND A PIECE OF ONE HAPTIC TORN OFF AND MISSING. THE LENS WAS RETURNED IN LIQUID. A LENS WORK ORDER SEARCH WAS PERFORMED AND NO SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WERE FOUND WITHIN THE WORK ORDER. CONCLUSIONS: BASED ON THE COMPLAINT HISTORY, WORK ORDER SEARCH AND THE EVAL OF THE RETURNED PRODUCT, A SPECIFIC ROOT CAUSE OF THE EVENT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE REPORTER INDICATED THE SURGEON INSERTED A 12.6 MM MICL 12.6 IMPLANTABLE COLLAMER LENS BUT THE LENS WOULD NOT UNFOLD IN THE PT'S EYE. THE SURGEON EJECTED MORE VISCOELASTIC TO TRY AND OPEN THE LENS, THEN USED A SINSKY HOOK TO TRY AND BREAK THE LENS EDGE ADHERENCE, WITH NO SUCCESS. THE LENS WAS THEN PULLED OUT OF THE EYE WITH FORCEPS, AND IN DOING SO, A PIECE OF THE ICL WAS TORN. THE BACKUP ICL WAS IMPLANTED WITH NO PROBLEM. ADD'L INFO WAS REQUESTED BUT NONE HAS BEEN FORTHCOMING. IF ADD'L INFO IS RECEIVED, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 VISIAN ICL (IMPLANTABLE COLLAMER LENS) INTRAOCULAR LENS MTA STAAR SURGICAL CO. MICL 12.6 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 CARTRIDGE: MODEL SFC-45 FP -LOT # UNK| FOAM TIP PLUNGER MODEL FOAM TIP PLUNGER -LOT # UNK| INJECTOR: MODEL MSI-PF -LOT # UNK