ICL (IMPLANTABLE COLLAMER LENS)
Report
- Report Number
- 2023826-2013-00229
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- March 25, 2013
- Date of Event
- October 2, 2009
- Report Date
- March 5, 2013
- Manufacturer
- STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY
- Product Code
- MTA
- PMA / PMN Number
- P030016
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- SP
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
(B)(4): DEVICE EVALUATED BY MANUFACTURER? NO - 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 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 (IE, 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). 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, A SPECIFIC ROOT CAUSE OF THE EVENT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. (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) 2007. THE LENS WAS EXPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2013 DUE TO LOW VAULTING. A NUCLEAR SCLEROSIS OPACITY WAS NOTED ON (B)(6) 2012. THE LENS WAS EXCHANGED FOR A LONGER LENS WHICH RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. THE PATIENT'S BCVA WAS 20/20.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122708 | ICL (IMPLANTABLE COLLAMER LENS) | INTRAOCULAR LENS | MTA | STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY | ICM120V4 | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 YR | Required Intervention | CARTRIDGE MODEL AND LOT NUMBER UNK| INJECTOR MODEL AND LOT NUMBER UNK |