FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

VISCOJECT 1.8 DELIVERY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2971093 · Received February 14, 2013

Report

Report Number
1119279-2013-00045
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 14, 2013
Date of Event
January 14, 2013
Report Date
January 15, 2013
Manufacturer
MEDICEL AG
Product Code
MSS
PMA / PMN Number
K092023
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DELIVERY DEVICE WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO B+L FOR EVAL. INVESTIGATION OF THIS EVENT IS IN PROGRESS. A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED UPON COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE LENS WAS REMOVED INTRAOPERATIVELY DUE TO A PRE-EXISTING HOLE IN THE POSTERIOR CAPSULE THAT WAS DEEMED "TOO LARGE AFTER LENS INSERTION TO THE CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE FOR THIS TYPE OF LENS." THE INCISION WAS ENLARGED TO REMOVE THE LENS AND A THREE-PIECE IOL WAS IMPLANTED. PT'S VISUAL ACUITY IS THE SAME AS BEFORE SURGERY (COUNT FINGERS AT FOUR FEET) DUE TO SEVERE PRE-EXISTING AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION (ARMD). PLEASE REFERENCE MDR#: 1119279-2013-00044 FOR THE DELIVERY DEVICE USED DURING THE EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
66173 VISCOJECT 1.8 DELIVERY SYSTEM MSS/IOL INSERTER/INJECTOR MSS MEDICEL AG LP604350

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 78 YR Other AKREOS AO INTRAOCULAR LENS (B+L)