FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ACRYSOF

MDR report key: 1963347 · Received January 14, 2011

Report

Report Number
9612169-2011-00003
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 14, 2011
Date of Event
December 15, 2010
Report Date
December 15, 2010
Manufacturer
ALCON LABORATORIES IRELAND LTD.
Product Code
HQL
PMA / PMN Number
P930014
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SZ
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PRODUCT EVAL: THE PRODUCT WAS NOT RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS; HOWEVER, TWO PHOTOGRAPHS WERE RETURNED AND ASSESSED. IT APPEARED THAT THE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN UNDER SLIT LAMP EXAMINATION WHILE STILL IMPLANTED IN THE PT'S EYE. THE LENS APPEARED TO HAVE AN OPAQUE REGION ON THE OPTIC SURFACE; HOWEVER, NO DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE FROM THE PHOTOS. WE WERE UNABLE TO CONFIRM PRODUCT DAMAGE WITHOUT EVAL OF THE PHYSICAL SAMPLE. RESULTS FROM THE PRODUCT AND BATCH HISTORY RECORD REVIEW INDICATED THE PRODUCT MET RELEASE CRITERIA. ROOT CAUSE: THE ROOT CAUSE FOR THE REPORTED COMPLAINT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED AS NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. NO DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHS PROVIDED BY THE CUSTOMER. BASED ON THE RESULTS FROM THE PRODUCT AND BATCH HISTORY RECORD, THE PRODUCT MET RELEASE CRITERIA. ACTIONS: THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR THIS LOT. NO FURTHER ACTION IS WARRANTED AT THIS TIME. ADDITIONAL INFO WAS REQUESTED AND RECEIVED. NO FURTHER INFO IS EXPECTED. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A SURGEON REPORTED THAT TWO DAYS FOLLOWING INTRAOCULAR LENS (IOL) IMPLANT SURGERY, UPON LENS EXAMINATION HE OBSERVED CLOUDING/DEPOSITS ON THE IOL. IN A F/U, THE SURGEON REPORTED HE WAS ABLE TO ASPIRATE/WASH OFF THE STICKY COATING ON THE FRONT SURFACE OF THE IOL. THE ETIOLOGY OF THE EVENT IS UNCLEAR (UNK). NO FURTHER INFO IS EXPECTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ACRYSOF INTRAOCULAR LENS HQL ALCON LABORATORIES IRELAND LTD. SN60WF 21017830

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention