FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SERIES 20000 LEGACY

MDR report key: 2894757 · Received December 20, 2012

Report

Report Number
2028159-2012-02039
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 20, 2012
Report Date
November 26, 2012
Manufacturer
ALCON - IRVINE TECHNOLOLGY CENTER
Product Code
HQC
PMA / PMN Number
K911808
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UK
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE CUSTOMER DID NOT REQUEST SERVICE FOR THE SYSTEM. THERE WAS NO SAMPLE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION AND NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED RELATED TO THIS EVENT. FOR THIS REASON, STEPS COULD NOT BE TAKEN TO REPLICATE OR CONFIRM THE REPORTED EVENT. A REVIEW OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE LAST 24 MONTHS DID NOT INDICATE ANY ADDITIONAL SIMILAR REPORTS FOR THIS SYSTEM. THE ROOT CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED CONCLUSIVELY. POSTERIOR CAPSULE TEAR IS AN ISSUE THAT IS OCCASIONALLY REPORTED WITH CATARACT SURGERY. HOWEVER, A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT TRENDS SHOWS THAT THE FREQUENCY REPORTED IS WITHIN KNOWN LEVELS FOR THIS EVENT. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A SURGEON REPORTED EXPERIENCING "DROPPED DUCLEI" IN SOME PATIENT'S WHEN USING THE SYSTEM DURING CATARACT SURGERY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SERIES 20000 LEGACY PHACOFRAGMENTATION SYSTEM HQC ALCON - IRVINE TECHNOLOLGY CENTER STTL NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Other