ICL (IMPLANTABLE COLLAMER LENS)
Report
- Report Number
- 2023826-2013-00077
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- January 22, 2013
- Date of Event
- July 10, 2012
- Report Date
- December 24, 2012
- Manufacturer
- STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY
- Product Code
- MTA
- PMA / PMN Number
- P030016
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- KS
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
(B)(4): LENS NOT RETURNED.
METHOD: WORK ORDER SEARCH, MEDICAL REVIEW. RESULTS: A LENS WORK ORDER SEARCH WAS PERFORMED AND NO SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WERE FOUND WITHIN THE WORK ORDER. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RETURNED PRODUCT FOUND NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE LENS. THE LENS WAS RETURNED DRY. THE LENS WAS REHYDRATED IN BSS FOR RE-MEASUREMENT. THE LENS LENGTH WAS MEASURED AND THE RESULT OF THE MEASUREMENT WAS COMPARED AGAINST THE ORIGINAL VALUE AND THE LENS WAS FOUND TO BE IN SPECIFICATION. MEDICAL REVIEW - ACCORDING TO USE FMEA (FAILURE MODES AND EFFECT ANALYSIS) IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT INADEQUATE VAULTING IS A CONSEQUENCE OF A WRONG LENS USE FAILURE MODE (I.E. IMPROPER WHITE TO WHITE MEASUREMENT, VARIABILITY OF THE WHITE TO WHITE MEASUREMENTS BASED UPON DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES UTILIZED, IMPROPER SULCUS TO SULCUS MEASUREMENT (IF UBM USED), AND PATIENT CONDITION, (POOR CORRELATION OF WHITE TO WHITE MEASUREMENT AND LENGTH OF CILIARY SULCUS IN AN INDIVIDUAL CASE; IRREGULAR SULCUS OR CILIARY SULCUS CYST, ETC). STAAR RECOMMENDS THE ICL TO BE LEFT IMPLANTED IF NO CATARACTS ARE NOTED OR IN CASES WHERE THERE IS A TRACE ANTERIOR SUBCAPSULAR CATARACT WITH NO PROGRESSION. STAAR BELIEVES THAT THE ACTION TO REMOVE AND/OR REPLACE THE ICL INCREASES THE RISK FOR ANTERIOR SUBCAPSULAR CATARACT. CONCLUSIONS: BASED ON THE COMPLAINT HISTORY, WORK ORDER SEARCH, MEDICAL REVIEW AND THE EVALUATION OF THE RETURNED PRODUCT, THE ROOT CAUSE OF INADEQUATE VAULTING HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE RELATED TO THE INACCURACY OF THE WHITE TO WHITE MEASUREMENT OR A MISMATCH BETWEEN WHITE TO WHITE AND THE SULCUS TO SULCUS DIAMETER. (B)(4).
THE REPORTER INDICATED THE SURGEON IMPLANTED A 12.0MM ICM120V4 IMPLANTABLE COLLAMER LENS IN THE PATIENT'S LEFT EYE (OS) ON (B)(6) 2011. THE LENS WAS EXPLANTED ON 10/24/2012 DUE TO LOW VAULTING.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30171 | ICL (IMPLANTABLE COLLAMER LENS) | INTRAOCULAR LENS | MTA | STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY | ICM120V4 | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 YR | Required Intervention | CARTRIDGE MODEL AND LOT NUMBER UNKNOWN| INJECTOR MODEL AND LOT NUMBER UNKNOWN |