FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

VISIAN ICL (IMPLANTABLE COLLAMER LENS)

MDR report key: 2443849 · Received February 3, 2012

Report

Report Number
2023826-2012-00083
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 3, 2012
Date of Event
January 11, 2012
Report Date
January 6, 2012
Manufacturer
STAAR SURGICAL CO.
Product Code
MTA
PMA / PMN Number
P030016
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AZ, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). METHOD - LENS WORK OTHER SEARCH, MEDICAL REVIEW. RESULTS - VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RETURNED PRODUCT FOUND PIECES OF PLATE HAPTIC TORN OFF AND MISSING. LENS WAS RETURNED DRY. A LENS WORK ORDER SEARCH WAS PERFORMED AND NO SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WERE FOUND WITHIN THE SAME WORK ORDER. MEDICAL REVIEW - REVIEW OF THIS FILE INDICATES THAT THE PATIENT HAD A 12.6-9.5D ICL IMPLANTED AND 1 DAY POST-OP, THE IOP WAS 60 WHICH DROPPED TO 19 AFTER THE WOUND WAS BURPED. THIS CONDITION IS DUE TO RETAINED VISCOELASTIC, WHICH IS TEMPORARY. THE VAULT AFTER A WEEK WAS ASSESSED TO BE 100UM AND THE SURGEON EXCHANGED THE ICL FOR A 13.2-9.5D 4 MONTHS AFTER INITIAL IMPLANTATION. THE CONDITION RESOLVED AFTER THE EXCHANGE. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THIS COMPLICATION IS RELATED TO INACCURATE WHITE TO WHITE MEASUREMENT OR SECONDARY TO A MISMATCH BETWEEN WHITE TO WHITE AND THE SULCUS DIAMETER. SURGEONS ARE ADVISED TO OBSERVE THE PATIENT FOR ANY SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS OF PROGRESSIVE ANTERIOR SUBCAPSULAR CATARACT FORMATION PRIOR TO EXCHANGING THIS LENS. STARR RECOMMENDS THAT THE LENS BE EXPLANTED ONCE THE SURGEON DETERMINES THAT THIS CONDITION MAY AFFECT OUTCOME OF THE PATIENT'S VISION. IF NO OTHER SYMPTOMS ARE OBSERVED, IT IS RECOMMENDED TO LEAVE THE ICL IMPLANTED. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE REPORTER STATED THE SURGEON IMPLANTED A MICL 12.6MM IMPLANTABLE COLLAMER LENS IN THE PATIENT RIGHT EYE. THE LENS WAS REMOVED AND EXCHANGED DUE TO A LOW VAULT AND ELEVATED IOP. IT WAS EXCHANGED FOR A LONGER LENGTH LENS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 VISIAN ICL (IMPLANTABLE COLLAMER LENS) INTRAOCULAR LENS MTA STAAR SURGICAL CO. MICL12.6 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 41 YR Required Intervention CARTRIDGE MODEL: LOT NUMBER - UNK| INJECTOR MODEL: LOT NUMBER - UNK| FOAM TIP PLUNGER MODEL: LOT NUMBER - UNK