UNK_PHACO TIP/NEEDLE
Report
- Report Number
- 3012236936-2024-000323
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- December 2, 2024
- Date of Event
- November 4, 2024
- Report Date
- January 3, 2025
- Manufacturer
- JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC.
- Product Code
- HQC
- PMA / PMN Number
- K121721
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: SECTION A4: 145 POUNDS. SECTION A5: NATIVE HAWAIIAN OR OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER ASIAN, NOT HISPANIC/NOT LATINO. SECTION B3 DATE OF EVENT: NOV 4, 2024. ALL PERTINENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC HAS BEEN SUBMITTED.
D10 - CONCOMITANT - WHITESTAR SN (B)(6), ELLIPS FX HANDPIECE MODEL 690880. SECTION H4. DEVICE MANUFACTURE DATE: UNKNOWN, AS THE LOT NUMBER OF THE DEVICE WAS NOT PROVIDED. SECTION H3: THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. THEREFORE, A FAILURE ANALYSIS OF THE COMPLAINT DEVICE CANNOT BE COMPLETED. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD, COMPLAINT TRENDING, AND RISK DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS DEVICE WILL BE PERFORMED. UPON COMPLETION OF THE REVIEW, IF THERE IS ANY FURTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED. ALL PERTINENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO JOHNSON AND JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC. HAS BEEN SUBMITTED.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SYSTEM PRIMED AND TUNED CORRECTLY PRIOR TO THE CASE BUT DURING PHACO, THE MACHINE WAS GIVING THE OCCLUSION SOUND (DINGING) ALTHOUGH THE MACHINE WAS NOT OCCLUDED. AT THAT POINT, THE DOCTOR APPLIED MORE PHACO POWER THAN NEEDED. HE THOUGHT THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOME LENS MATERIAL OCCLUDING THE TIP (THAT WAS THE SIGNAL FOR HIM TO DEPRESS THE FOOT PEDAL TO APPLY POWER). AS A RESULT OF THIS, A WOUND BURN OCCURRED ON THE PATIENT'S RIGHT EYE. DOCTOR TRIED FLUSHING THE HANDPIECE WITH SALINE, ASSUMING IT WAS OCCLUDED SOMEWHERE, BUT IT FLUSHED NORMALLY. AFTER THIS, THE DOCTOR TRIED USING THE HANDPIECE AGAIN AND HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THEY RERAN THE PRIME AND TUNE WHICH GAVE AN ERROR FOR "LOOSE HANDPIECE." THEY THEN GOT ANOTHER HANDPIECE WHICH PRIMED AND TUNED CORRECTLY AND FINISHED THE PHACO PORTION OF THE PROCEDURE NORMALLY. DOCTOR COULD NOT GET THE MAIN INCISION TO SEAL WITH AGGRESSIVE HYDRATION (DUE TO THE WOUND BURN), SO ULTIMATELY PLACED A SUTURE. THE PATIENT HAS DONE VERY WELL. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED. THIS REPORT IS AGAINST THE TIP. A SEPARATE REPORT WILL BE FILED AGAINST THE HANDPIECE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2290083 | UNK_PHACO TIP/NEEDLE | PHACO TIP | HQC | JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC. | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 69 YR | Female | Required Intervention |