FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

VISIAN ICL (IMPLANTABLE COLLAMER LENS)

MDR report key: 2063723 · Received April 14, 2011

Report

Report Number
2023826-2011-00326
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 14, 2011
Date of Event
February 14, 2011
Report Date
March 18, 2011
Manufacturer
STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY
Product Code
MTA
PMA / PMN Number
P030016
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4) - SECONDARY, ENLARGEMENT OF PI, YAG, BLURRING, PIGMENT DISPERSION, EXCESSIVE. EVAL CONCLUSION: NO DEVICE FAILURE. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION OPENED FOR THE ISSUE OF ICL VAULTING (BOTH INADEQUATE AND EXCESSIVE), IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE MOST LIKELY ROOT CAUSE FOR BOTH INADEQUATE AND EXCESSIVE VAULT IS DIFFICULTY IN CLINICAL SIZING. IN NO CASE HAS A RETURNED LENS EXHIBITED A LENGTH MEASUREMENT OUTSIDE THE EXPECTED RANGE ACCORDING TO THE LABELED LENGTH. PRE-OPERATIVE MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE TO CLINICIANS IN THE PAST DID NOT PROVIDE A DIRECT MEASUREMENT OF THE SULCUS, TO WHICH THE ICL SHOULD BE SIZED. THE CURRENT PRACTICE IN SELECTING AN APPROPRIATE ICL FOR A PT IS TO MEASURE WHITE-TO-WHITE AND ANTERIOR CHAMBER DEPT AND, THROUGH CORRELATIVE ALGORITHMS, PREDICT THE LENGTH OF THE ICL THAT WILL BRIDGE THE SULCUS. THIS METHOD OF SIZING BASED UPON WHITE-TO-WHITE AND ANTERIOR CHAMBER DEPTH MEASUREMENTS WAS USED IN THE FDA CLINICAL TRIAL AND IS RECOMMENDED IN THE CURRENT LABELING OF THE ICL. IF THE PREDICTED LENGTH IS TOO SHORT, THE RESULT MAY BE AN INADEQUATE VAULT. IF THE PREDICTED LENGTH IS TOO LONG, THE RESULT MAY BE AN EXCESSIVE VAULT. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SURGEON INSERTED A VICM13.7MM IMPLANTABLE COLLAMER LENS ON (B)(6) 2011 AND THE LENS WAS REMOVED ON (B)(6) 2011 DUE TO EXCESSIVE VAULT. SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION OF IRIDO-CORNEAL ANGLES, PIGMENT DISPERSION, BLURRED VISION AND INFLAMMATION WAS NOTED. ENLARGEMENT OF PERIPHERAL IRIDECTOMY AND A YAG WAS PERFORMED. THE LENS WAS REPLACED WITH A SHORTER ONE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 VISIAN ICL (IMPLANTABLE COLLAMER LENS) INTAOCULAR LENS MTA STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY VICM13.7 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 1 MO Required Intervention