FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

VISIAN ICL (IMPLANTABLE COLLAMER LENS)

MDR report key: 2051245 · Received April 6, 2011

Report

Report Number
2023826-2011-00277
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 6, 2011
Report Date
March 8, 2011
Manufacturer
STAAR SURGICAL CO.
Product Code
MTA
PMA / PMN Number
P030016
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). EVAL METHOD: LENS WORK ORDER SEARCH. MEDICAL REVIEW. RESULTS: A LENS WORK ORDER SEARCH WAS PERFORMED AND NO SIMILAR COMPLAINT WAS FOUND WITHIN THE SAME ORDER. MEDICAL REVIEW - REVIEW OF THIS FILE INDICATES THAT THE ICL EXHIBITED A HIGH VAULT IN THIS PT WITH NARROWING OF THE ANGLE. THE ICL REMAINS IMPLANTED BUT THE PT WILL BE MONITORED CLOSELY. THE ROOT CAUSE OF EXCESSIVE VAULTING HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE RELATED TO THE INACCURACY OF THE WHITE TO WHITE MEASUREMENT OR A MISMATCH BETWEEN WHITE TO WHITE AND THE SULCUS TO SULCUS DIAMETER. SINCE THIS PT HAS NYSTAGMUS, IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MEASURE WTW ACCURATELY. SURGEONS ARE ADVISED TO MEASURE WHITE-TO-WHITE UNDER THE MICROSCOPE WITH A CALIPER, AND CONFIRM THIS WITH A STEEL RULER. CALIPERS MAY BE BENT, AND COULD GIVE A WRONG READING. SEVERAL CONDITIONS MAY ARISE FROM THIS EVENT (I.E. PUPILLARY BLOCK, MALIGNANT GLAUCOMA, INCREASED IOP ETC.) TO PREVENT ANY OF THESE COMPLICATIONS FROM OCCURRING, STAAR RECOMMENDS THAT THE LENS BE EXPLANTED AND/OR EXCHANGED WITH THE RIGHT SIZE ONCE THE SURGEON DETERMINES THAT THIS CONDITION MAY AFFECT OUTCOME OF THE PT'S VISION. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE REPORTER STATED THE SURGEON IMPLANTED A MICL 13.2MM IMPLANTABLE COLLAMER LENS IN PT'S RIGHT EYE ON (B)(6) 2010. THE LENS IS SCHEDULED TO BE REMOVED DUE TO EXCESSIVE VAULTING AND NARROW ANGLE CLOSURE. THE LENS REMAINS IMPLANTED BUT THE PT WILL BE MONITORED CLOSELY. REPORTER STATED THE CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT IS DUE TO WHITE TO WHITE MEASUREMENT NOT MATCHING. THE PT HAS UNUSUAL EYES AND ROTATION NYSTAGMUS. SEE MFR #2023826-2011-00184 FOR THE LEFT EYE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 VISIAN ICL (IMPLANTABLE COLLAMER LENS) INTRAOCULAR LENS MTA STAAR SURGICAL CO. MICL13.2 NA

Patients

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