FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CONSTELLATION VISION SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2841975 · Received November 14, 2012

Report

Report Number
2028159-2012-01706
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 14, 2012
Date of Event
October 23, 2012
Report Date
October 23, 2012
Manufacturer
ALCON - IRVINE TECHNOLOGY
Product Code
HQC
PMA / PMN Number
K101285
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
BR
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE COMPANY REP EXAMINED THE SYSTEM AND CONFIRMED THE SYSTEM MESSAGE (SM) [FUNCTION IS NOT ALLOWED WHEN THE FOOTSWITCH TREADLE IS DOWN OR BUTTONS ARE PRESSED]. REPORTED. THE FOOTSWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE SYSTEM WAS THEN TESTED AND MET ALL PRODUCT SPECS. THERE WAS NO SAMPLE RETURNED FOR EVAL AND NO ADD'L INFO PROVIDED RELATED TO THIS EVENT. FOR THIS REASON, STEPS COULD NOT BE TAKEN TO REPLICATE OR CONFIRM THE REPORTED EVENT. A REVIEW OF THE SYSTEM'S EVENT LOG REVEALED THAT SM "FUNCTION IS NOT ALLOWED WHEN THE FOOTSWITCH IS DOWN OR BUTTON ARE PRESSED" OCCURRED ON (B)(6) 2012 AT 11:58:43 AM, AND MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER THAT. A REVIEW OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE LAST 24 MONTHS DID NOT INDICATE ANY ADD'L SIMILAR REPORTS FOR THIS SYSTEM. THE ROOT CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED CONCLUSIVELY. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING A PROCEDURE, A SYSTEM MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND THE SYSTEM LOCKED. THERE WAS NO PT HARM. HOWEVER, THE CASE WAS ABORTED AND RESCHEDULED.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention