EVERPATCH
Report
- Report Number
- 3029772936-2025-00005
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- September 15, 2025
- Date of Event
- February 28, 2024
- Report Date
- September 15, 2025
- Manufacturer
- CORNEAT VISION, LTD.
- Product Code
- QWU
- UDI-DI
- G16010362950
- PMA / PMN Number
- K223074
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- SC, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NURSE
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WERE REVIEWED FOR THIS MANUFACTURING LOT AND THERE WERE NO DISCREPANCIES OR UNUSUAL FINDINGS THAT RELATE TO THE REPORTED EVENT. THE EXTRUDED DEVICE WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE EFFECTIVE AT THE TIME OF USE INCLUDED A CONTRAINDICATION STATING THE "CORNEAT EVERPATCH SHOULD NOT BE USED IN SURGICAL SITES WHERE ACTIVE INFLAMMATION OF ANY CAUSE IS PRESENT, OR SITES WITH POOR PERFUSION." IMPLANTATION OF THE CORNEAT EVERPATCH WAS CONTRAINDICATED IN THIS PATIENT BASED ON THEIR HISTORY OF POOR OCULAR SURFACE WOUND HEALING. THE CURRENT DEVICE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE IDENTIFIES THE FOLLOWING POSSIBLE COMPLICATIONS: "DETACHMENT OF THE DEVICE FROM SURROUNDING TISSUE IN CASE OF TRAUMA OR WHEN CHRONIC INFLAMMATION IS NOT ADDRESSED"; AND "CONJUNCTIVAL RETRACTION OR WOUND DEHISCENCE, WHICH MAY LEAD TO EXPOSURE OF THE DEVICE AND COULD REQUIRE A CORRECTIVE PROCEDURE". MANUFACTURER REFERENCE #: (B)(4).
ON AUGUST 18, 2025, CORNEAT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A CASE OF WOUND DEHISCENCE INVOLVING THE CORNEAT EVERPATCH. A PATIENT WITH A HISTORY OF NEOVASCULAR GLAUCOMA, DIABETES, AND POOR OCULAR SURFACE WOUND HEALING UNDERWENT IMPLANTATION OF AN AHMED GLAUCOMA VALVE (AGV) ON (B)(6) 2023. THE PATIENT SUBSEQUENTLY REQUIRED AGV REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2023. ON (B)(6) 2024, THE AGV WAS EXPLANTED AND REPLACED WITH AN AHMED CLEARPATH GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE DEVICE WHICH WAS COVERED WITH A CORNEAT EVERPATCH. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH FOLLOWING IMPLANTATION OF CORNEAT EVERPATCH, THE CONJUNCTIVAL WOUND DEHISCED, AND THE CORNEAT EVERPATCH SPONTANEOUSLY EXTRUDED FROM THE EYE. THE PATIENT WAS TREATED WITH A TOPICAL ANTIBIOTIC. NO SURGICAL REVISION WAS PERFORMED. NO PERMANENT IMPAIRMENT, INCLUDING VISION LOSS, WAS OBSERVED DURING THE 18-MONTH POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1778608 | EVERPATCH | PROSTHESIS, EYELID SPACER/GRAFT, POLYMER | QWU | CORNEAT VISION, LTD. | 1007691 | 20230713 | G16010362950 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 65 YR | Male | Required Intervention | AHMED CLEARPATH GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE DEVICE |