IMPLANTABLE COLLAMER LENS (ICL)
Report
- Report Number
- 2023826-2024-03500
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- August 12, 2024
- Date of Event
- July 18, 2024
- Report Date
- July 19, 2024
- Manufacturer
- STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY
- Product Code
- QCB
- UDI-DI
- 00840311327096
- PMA / PMN Number
- P030016
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NZ
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
H6 - INVESTIGATION TYPE 4110: LENS WORK ORDER SEARCH - NO SIMILAR COMPLAINT EVENT(S) WITHIN ASSOCIATED LOTS WERE FOUND. H6 - METHOD CODE 3331: DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) REVIEW: BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION, ALL RELEASED DEVICES FROM THE ASSOCIATED WORK ORDERS(S), INCLUDING THE SUSPECTED DEVICE, HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITHIN ESTABLISHED PARAMETERS; AND THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THE MANUFACTURING AND PROCESSING OF THE DEVICE CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMPLAINT ISSUE. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE LABELING WAS COMPLETED. IRITIS AND INTRAOCULAR INFECTION ARE IDENTIFIED IN THE LABELING AS KNOWN POTENTIAL ADVERSE EVENTS FOLLOWING ICL IMPLANTATION. THE DFU PROVIDES THE SURGEON INSTRUCTION FOR COMPLETE OVD REMOVAL. WARNINGS: (4) COMPLETE REMOVAL OF VISCOELASTIC FROM THE EYE AFTER COMPLETION OF THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE IS ESSENTIAL. STAAR SURGICAL RECOMMENDS A LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT 2% HYDROXYPROPYL METHYLCELLULOSE (HPMC) OR DISPERSIVE, LOW VISCOSITY OPHTHALMIC VISCOSURGICAL DEVICE. TOXIC ANTERIOR SEGMENT SYNDROME (TASS) IS AN ACUTE STERILE POSTOPERATIVE INFLAMMATION THAT CAN OCCUR AFTER UNCOMPLICATED OR COMPLICATED INTRAOCULAR SURGERY. WHILE IMPROPER STERILIZATION AND CONTAMINATION OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS REMAINS THE MOST COMMON RISK FACTOR ASSOCIATED WITH TASS, OCULAR VISCOELASTIC, AND IMPROPER PREPARATION OF ANTIBIOTICS FOR INTRACAMERAL INJECTION MAY ALSO LEAD TO TASS. IT SHOULD BE NOTED, INCREASE TO THE IOP COULD BE RELATED TO STEROIDAL RESPONSE. AN EXACT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED AS THE EVENT COULD BE MULTIFACTORIAL IN NATURE INCLUDING PATIENT AND/OR PROCEDURE RELATED FACTORS. CLAIM# (B)(4).
CLAIM# (B)(4).
A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING A 13.2MM VTICMO IMPLANTABLE COLLAMER LENS (ICL) IMPLANTATION PROCEDURE, TASS WAS DIAGNOSED DAY 1 IN THE PATIENT'S LEFT EYE (OS). THE MSI DELIVERY SYSTEM AND OCUCOAT OVD WERE USED. NO DIAGNOSTIC TESTS WERE PERFORMED. BY DAY 4, PATIENT UCVA WAS 20/25, AN IOP OF 23MMHG WAS NOTED, WITH HYPOPYON, KPS AND AC CELLS RESOLVING. THE PATIENT WAS RESPONDING WELL TO TREATMENT WITH STEROIDS AND NO EXPLANT WAS NEEDED AS THE ISSUE WAS IMPROVING. THE LENS REMAINS IMPLANTED. IN THE REPORTER OPINION CAUSE OF EVENT WAS UNKNOWN.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2252775 | IMPLANTABLE COLLAMER LENS (ICL) | PHAKIC TORIC INTRAOCULAR LENS | QCB | STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY | VTICMO 13.2 | 00840311327096 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 43 YR | Male | Other | FOAM TIP PLUNGER, LOT# UNK.| MSI-PF, LOT# UNK.| SFC-45, LOT# UNK. |