FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

INFINITI VISION SYSTEM OZIL

MDR report key: 1990876 · Received February 10, 2011

Report

Report Number
2028159-2011-00085
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 10, 2011
Date of Event
January 7, 2011
Report Date
January 10, 2011
Manufacturer
ALCON - IRVINE TECHNOLOGY CENTER
Product Code
HQC
PMA / PMN Number
K082845
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UK
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

NO FIELD SERVICE WAS REQUESTED AND NO SAMPLES ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN FOR IN-HOUSE EVALUATION. A ROOT CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED. CORNEAL BURN IS AN ISSUE THAT IS OCCASIONALLY REPORTED WITH CATARACT SURGERY. ACCORDING TO THE (B)(6) PT SAFETY ADVISORY ABSTRACT: PREVENTING CORNEAL BURNS DURING PHACOEMULSIFICATION, MARCH 2010, VOL. 7, NO. 1: 23-25, MOST CORNEAL BURNS CAN BE TRACED TO ISSUES RELATED TO SURGICAL TECHNIQUE AND NOT TO MALFUNCTIONING EQUIPMENT. A LETTER AND COPY OF THIS INDUSTRY ARTICLE WAS PROVIDED TO THE CUSTOMER. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A SURGEON REPORTED A CORNEAL BURN OCCURRED AT THE END OF THE PHACOEMULSIFICATION PHASE OF A MODEST NUCLEUS EXTRACTION PROCEDURE. A SMALL WHITE PATCH WAS OBSERVED AT THE PROXIMAL SIDE OF THE INCISION THAT MADE CLOSURE VERY DIFFICULT. TWO SUTURES WERE REQUIRED. IN A FOLLOW UP, THE SURGEON REPORTED THE PHACO TIME WAS NOT LONG AND THE CHOP PROCEDURE WAS USED. THE PT IS DOING WELL. ADDITIONAL INFO HAS BEEN REQUESTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 INFINITI VISION SYSTEM OZIL PHACOFRAGMENTATION SYSTEM HQC ALCON - IRVINE TECHNOLOGY CENTER INFINITI OZIL NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention PROVISC