FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

CONSTELLATION VISION SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2801411 · Received October 18, 2012

Report

Report Number
2028159-2012-01620
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 18, 2012
Date of Event
September 18, 2012
Report Date
September 18, 2012
Manufacturer
ALCON - IRVINE TECHNOLOGY CENTER
Product Code
HQC
PMA / PMN Number
K101285
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE COMPANY REP EXAMINED THE SYS AND REPLACED THE PNEUMATIC MODULE. THE COMPANY REP ALSO ADJUSTED THE TRAY ARM LOCKS. THE SYS WAS THEN TESTED AND MET ALL PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS. THE REPLACED PNEUMATIC MODULE WAS RETURNED FOR EVAL. VISUAL ASSESSMENT OF THE RETURNED SAMPLE DID NOT REVEAL ANY NONCONFORMITY. THE RETURNED PNEUMATICS MODULE WAS INSTALLED INTO A CALIBRATED SYS AND TESTED. THE PNEUMATICS MODULE WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE SYS AND NO SYS MESSAGES WERE OBSERVED DURING OR AFTER BOOT UP. ADDITIONAL TESTING WAS PERFORMED AND THE PNEUMATICS MAIN PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY (PCBA) FAILED TO START UP FIVE TIMES DURING THE COLD TEST. A REVIEW OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE LAST 24 MONTHS DID NOT INDICATE ANY ADDITIONAL SIMILAR REPORTS FOR THIS SYS. THE ROOT CAUSE IS A NONCONFORMING PNEUMATICS MAIN PCBA. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING A PROCEDURE, THE SYSTEM SHUT DOWN. THE SYSTEM WAS SWITCHED OUT TO COMPLETE THE CASE RESULTING IN A DELAY (LENGTH UNK). THERE WAS NO HARM TO THE PT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CONSTELLATION VISION SYSTEM UNIT, PHACOFRAGMENTATION HQC ALCON - IRVINE TECHNOLOGY CENTER LXT NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK