CLAREON IOL WITH THE AUTONOME DELIVERY SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 9612169-2025-01678
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- August 21, 2025
- Date of Event
- August 12, 2025
- Report Date
- November 17, 2025
- Manufacturer
- ALCON LABORATORIES IRELAND LTD.
- Product Code
- HQL
- UDI-DI
- 00380652393805
- PMA / PMN Number
- P190018
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- ME, US
- Reporter Occupation
- 003
Narratives
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. THE MANUFACTURER INTERNAL REFERENCE NUMBER IS: (B)(4).
CORRECTION INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED IN H.6. (FDA PRODUCT CODE A040603 WAS ADDED) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED IN B.3., B.5., D.9., H.3., H.6., AND H.11. THE PRODUCT WAS RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS AND STRAIGHT LEADING HAPTIC WAS OBSERVED. THE DEVICE WAS RECEIVED IN AN OPENED BLISTER TRAY INSIDE THE PRODUCT CARTON. SOLUTION IS DRIED IN THE DEVICE. THE LOCK-OUT ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REMOVED. THE PLUNGER AND THE LENS HAVE BEEN ADVANCED INTO THE MID-NOZZLE. THE PLUNGER POSITION IS ACCEPTABLE. THE TRAILING HAPTIC IS FOLDED ONTO THE OPTIC. THE LEADING HAPTIC IS EXTENDED STRAIGHT. THE PLUNGER, LENS AND HAPTIC POSITIONS ARE ACCEPTABLE. THE PRESENTATION OF STRAIGHT-LEADING HAPTICS IS ADDRESSED IN THE PRODUCT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE (IFU), WHERE IT IS PROVIDED THAT DELIVERY MAY PROCEED WITH CAUTION AND SHOULD BE MANAGED BASED ON THE OUTLINED INSTRUCTIONS. WHILE STRAIGHT LEADING HAPTICS MAY OCCASIONALLY OCCUR, CLOSE ADHERENCE TO THE IFU PROVIDES THE BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR OPTIMAL DELIVERY. POSSIBLE ASSOCIATED FACTORS MAY ALSO INCLUDE: USE OF A NON-QUALIFIED VISCOELASTIC OR BSS IN THE DELIVERY SYSTEM. MATERIAL PROPERTIES OF NON-QUALIFIED OVDS (OPHTHALMIC VISCOSURGICAL DEVICE) MAY CONTRIBUTE TO UNDERFILL, OVERFILL, MISFOLDING OF THE HAPTICS, OR OTHER INCONSISTENT FOLDING OUTCOMES. EXCESSIVE DELAY BETWEEN DEVICE PREPARATION AND SUBSEQUENT DELIVERY RESULTING IN THE POTENTIAL FOR HAPTIC UNFOLDING. USE OF THE DELIVERY SYSTEM AT OPERATING ROOM TEMPERATURES OUTSIDE OF THE RECOMMENDED RANGE OF 18 DEGREE CELSIUS (64-DEGREE FAHRENHEIT) TO 23 °C (73-DEGREE FAHRENHEIT). OVD SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO COME TO OPERATING ROOM TEMPERATURE OVER A 20-MINUTE TIMEFRAME PRIOR TO USE. ANY OF THE ABOVE FACTORS ALONE, OR IN COMBINATION, MAY LEAD TO AN EVENT SUCH AS REPORTED. BASED ON THE RESULTS FROM THE PRODUCT HISTORY RECORD, THE PRODUCTS MET RELEASE CRITERIA. THE MANUFACTURER INTERNAL REFERENCE NUMBER IS: (B)(4).
A NON-HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL REPORTED THAT DURING THE INTRAOCULAR LENS (IOL) IMPLANT PROCEDURE, THERE WAS HAPTIC FAILURE WHILE LOADING THE LENS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED STATING THAT THERE HAD BEEN AN IMPROPER FOLD AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED ON THE SAME DAY.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 443111 | CLAREON IOL WITH THE AUTONOME DELIVERY SYSTEM | INTRAOCULAR LENS | HQL | ALCON LABORATORIES IRELAND LTD. | CNA0T0 | 25981055 | 00380652393805 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown |