FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

INFINITI VISION SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2930409 · Received January 23, 2013

Report

Report Number
2028159-2013-00100
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 23, 2013
Date of Event
December 20, 2012
Report Date
December 25, 2012
Manufacturer
ALCON - IRVINE TECHNOLOGY CENTER
Product Code
HQC
PMA / PMN Number
K021566
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INVESTIGATION INCLUDING ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS IS IN PROGRESS. A SUPPLEMENTAL MDR WILL BE FILED AS NECESSARY INFO BECOMES AVAILABLE. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER REPORTED A PT EXPERIENCED A POSTERIOR CAPSULE (PC) TEAR DURING THE POLISHING PHASE OF CATARACT SURGERY. THE SURGEON REPORTED THE TEAR WAS CAUSED BY A "BUMP" ON THE I/A (IRRIGATION/ASPIRATION) TIP. ADD'L INFO PROVIDED FROM THE SURGEON INDICATED "THIN POSTERIOR CHAMBER WAS CONSIDERED AS AN OTHER REASON OF PC TEAR. I THOUGHT THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PC TEAR WAS THE SHAPE OF THE I/A TIP, BUT I BELIEVED THE MOVIE OF THE OPERATION; I THOUGHT THE TEAR WAS CAUSED BY THE FORCE PULLING SIDEWAY OF THE POSTERIOR CAPSULE." THERE WAS NO TREATMENT REQUIRED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
32936 INFINITI VISION SYSTEM PHACOGRAGMENTATION SYSTEM HQC ALCON - IRVINE TECHNOLOGY CENTER INFINITI NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 60 YR Other SINGLE USE STRAIGHT I/A TIP