FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

GRIESHABER MAXGRIP REVOLUTION DSP FORCEPS

MDR report key: 22479149 · Received July 11, 2025

Report

Report Number
3003398873-2025-00319
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 11, 2025
Report Date
August 20, 2025
Manufacturer
ALCON GRIESHABER AG
Product Code
HNR
PMA / PMN Number
EXEMPT
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

INVESTIGATION INCLUDING ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS IS IN PROGRESS. A SUPPLEMENTAL MDR WILL BE FILED AS NECESSARY IN ACCORDANCE WITH 21 CFR 803.56 WHEN ADDITIONAL REPORTABLE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. LITERATURE ARTICLE: THE TRANSSCLERAL REMOVAL TECHNIQUE FOR SUBRETINAL PROLIFERATIVE TISSUES DURING VITRECTOMY FOR RHEGMATOGENOUS RETINAL DETACHMENT. JAPANESE JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY 23-JAN-2025 (69) 66-73. THE MANUFACTURER INTERNAL REFERENCE NUMBER IS: (B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED IN SECTION H.6 AND H.11. SINCE THE COMPLAINT WAS OPENED BASED ON AN ARTICLE IN SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE, NO SAMPLE IS AVAILABLE TO BE PROVIDED TO THE RESPONSIBLE SITE FOR AN IN-DEPTH INVESTIGATION. NO LOT NUMBER WAS IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE ARTICLE AND THEREFORE WITHIN THIS COMPLAINT, WHICH IS WHY THE ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURING DOCUMENTATION COULD NOT BE REVIEWED. HOWEVER, ALL PRODUCT AND BATCH HISTORY RECORDS ARE QUALITY REVIEWED PRIOR TO PRODUCT RELEASE, ENSURING THAT ALL PRODUCTS ON THE MARKET FULFILL THE RELEVANT REQUIREMENTS. NOT ENOUGH INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED TO PROPERLY COMPLETE AN INVESTIGATION. THEREFORE, THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS COMPLAINT COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. AS THE ROOT CAUSE AND ITS ORIGIN ARE INCONCLUSIVE, FURTHER INVESTIGATIVE OR MANUFACTURING ACTIONS ARE NOT WARRANTED AT THIS TIME. RECEIPT OF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION OR SUPPORTING MATERIALS WILL PROMPT A RE-EVALUATION OF THE COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION. THE MANUFACTURER INTERNAL REFERENCE NUMBER IS: (B)(4). H.10 REFLECTS ALL RELATED REPORT NUMBERS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PRODUCT EVENT THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED AT THIS TIME.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

A PHYSICIAN REPORTED VIA LITERATURE ARTICLE ASSESSMENT OF THE TRANSSCLERAL REMOVAL TECHNIQUE FOR SUBRETINAL PROLIFERATIVE TISSUES DURING VITRECTOMY FOR RHEGMATOGENOUS RETINAL DETACHMENT. AN OPHTHALMIC FORCEPS WAS USED DURING THE VITRECTOMY SURGERY AND THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED SUBRETINAL HEMORRHAGE, RETINAL PUNCTURE AND RECURRENT RETINAL DETACHMENT AND PHOTOCOAGULATION WAS DONE FOR THE TREATMENT OF RETINAL PUNCTURE. THE CURRENT OUTCOME OF THE PATIENT WAS UNKNOWN. THIS COMPLAINT IS PERTAINING THE ONE OF FIVE REPORTS RECEIVED FROM THE INITIAL REPORTER.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
948653 GRIESHABER MAXGRIP REVOLUTION DSP FORCEPS FORCEPS, OPHTHALMIC HNR ALCON GRIESHABER AG NA ASKU

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 24 YR Male Required Intervention| O