EVO/EVO+VISIAN IMPLANTABLE COLLAMER LENS
Report
- Report Number
- 2023826-2025-01360
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- September 19, 2025
- Date of Event
- August 20, 2025
- Report Date
- October 29, 2025
- Manufacturer
- STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY
- Product Code
- MTA
- UDI-DI
- 00840311302314
- PMA / PMN Number
- P030016
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CH
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
H6: WORK ORDER SEARCH: NO SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITHIN ASSOCIATED LOTS WERE FOUND. MANUFACTURER NARRATIVE: -IRITIS IS AN INFLAMMATORY CONDITION WHICH IS COMMON AFTER INTRA-OCULAR SURGERY, HOWEVER THIS IS USUALLY MILD AND DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL INTERVENTIONS BEYOND THE STANDARD POST-OP REGIMEN. IN SOME CASES, THE DEGREE OF INFLAMMATION MAY BE MORE SEVERE AND REQUIRE EXTENDED STEROID TREATMENT. PROCEDURAL FACTORS INCLUDING EXCESSIVE SURGICAL MANIPULATION AND THE USE OF PRO-INFLAMMATORY SUBSTANCES IN THE EYE MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT. MECHANICAL INSULT TO THE IRIS CAN RESULT IN A PROLONGED OR STRONGER INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE. AN EXACT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED AS THE EVENT COULD BE MULTIFACTORIAL IN NATURE INCLUDING PATIENT AND/OR PROCEDURE RELATED FACTORS. -TOXIC ANTERIOR SEGMENT SYNDROME (TASS) IS AN ACUTE STERILE POSTOPERATIVE INFLAMMATION THAT CAN OCCUR AFTER UNCOMPLICATED OR COMPLICATED INTRAOCULAR SURGERY. WHILE IMPROPER STERILIZATION AND CONTAMINATION OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS REMAINS THE MOST COMMON RISK FACTOR ASSOCIATED WITH TASS, OCULAR VISCOELASTIC, AND IMPROPER PREPARATION OF ANTIBIOTICS FOR INTRACAMERAL INJECTION MAY ALSO LEAD TO TASS. AN EXACT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED AS THE EVENT COULD BE MULTIFACTORIAL IN NATURE INCLUDING PATIENT AND/OR PROCEDURE RELATED FACTORS. (B)(4).
H6: 3331 - DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW INDICATES THAT THE PRODUCT HAS BEEN MANUFACTURED WITHIN THE ESTABLISHED PROCESS PARAMETERS AND THAT THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THE MANUFACTURING AND/OR PROCESSING OF THE DEVICE CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMPLAINT ISSUE. CLAIM: (B)(4).
A FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING AN IMPLANTABLE COLLAMER LENS (ICL) IMPLANTATION PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED TOXIC ANTERIOR SEGMENT SYNDROME AND UVEITIS/IRITIS. DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT WERE PERFORMED. A BACTERIAL AND CANDIDAL CULTURE FOUND THE RESULTS AS NEGATIVE. MEDICATION WAS ADMINISTERED, BUT NOT BEYOND THE STANDARD POST-OPERATIVE TREATMENT PROTOCOL. REPORTEDLY, "OCULAR SWELLING AND PAIN OCCURRED 44 HOURS AFTER ICL SURGERY, DECREASED AT 54 HOURS, AND CILIARY HYPEREMIA, CORNEAL EDEMA, DUSTY KP ON THE POSTERIOR SURFACE WERE VISIBLE AT 60 HOURS AFTER ADMISSION TO THE HOSPITAL. LOCAL ANTI-INFECTIVE AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY TREATMENT SLIGHTLY IMPROVED THE ABOVE PHENOMENA. THREE DAYS AFTER SURGERY, THE LENS WAS SURGICALLY REMOVED, THE ANTERIOR CHAMBER WAS IRRIGATED WITH ANTIBIOTICS, AND THE VITREOUS CAVITY WAS INJECTED. FIVE DAYS AFTER SURGERY, THE VITREOUS CAVITY WAS INJECTED AGAIN." THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. CAUSE OF THE EVENT IS UNKNOWN.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1696809 | EVO/EVO+VISIAN IMPLANTABLE COLLAMER LENS | PHAKIC INTRAOCULAR LENS | MTA | STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY | VICMO_13.2(-5.0) | N/A | 00840311302314 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 YR | Male | Other | UNKNOWN. |