COLLAMER ULTRAVIOLET-ABSORBING POSTERIOR CHAMGE SINGLE PIECE FOLDABLE INTRACULAR
Report
- Report Number
- 2023826-2013-00238
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- March 28, 2013
- Date of Event
- February 26, 2013
- Report Date
- March 1, 2013
- Manufacturer
- STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY
- Product Code
- HQL
- PMA / PMN Number
- P990013
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NV, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
(B)(4). EVALUATION METHOD - LENS WORK ORDER SEARCH. RESULTS: A LENS WORK ORDER SEARCH WAS PERFORMED AND NO SIMILAR COMPLAINT WAS FOUND WITHIN THE SAME WORK ORDER. CONCLUSIONS: BASED ON THE COMPLAINT HISTORY AND WORK ORDER SEARCH, A SPECIFIC ROOT CAUSE OF THIS EVENT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. (B)(4).
EVALUATION CODES: METHOD - MEDICAL REVIEW. RESULTS: MEDICAL REVIEW: OD: REPORTEDLY COLLAMER SINGLE-PIECE IOL WAS EXPLANTED/EXCHANGED FOR ANOTHER ONE (SAME MODEL AND DIOPTER) THREE MONTHS POSTOPERATIVELY TO ADDRESS PATIENT SUBJECTIVE VISUAL DISTURBANCES (HALOS AND STREAKS DURING NIGHT DRIVING). ACCORDING TO THE SURGEON THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE OF THE EVENT WAS "CREASE "IN THE EXPLANTED LENS. NO INTRAOPERATIVE OR POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED .THE EXPLANTED LENS WAS NOT RECEIVED FOR THE EVALUATION. THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD, DRAW A CONCLUSION THAT NOTHING IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A "CREASE". GIVEN THE INFORMATION THAT NO DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED UPON OPENING THE PACKAGE, AS INSTRUCTED IN THE DFU, IT IS VERY LIKELY THAT USER ERROR (SURGEON`S TECHNIQUE) DURING LOADING OR/AND IMPLANTATION COULD HAVE CAUSED/CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT. CONCLUSIONS - (NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN): BASED ON THE COMPLAINT HISTORY, WORK ORDER SEARCH, DEVICE HISTORY REVIEW AND MEDICAL REVIEW, A SPECIFIC ROOT CAUSE OF THIS EVENT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. (B)(4).
EVALUATION RESULTS: DEVICE HISTORY REVIEW - THERE WAS NO INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE SURGEON THAT INDICATED IF THE CREASE WAS PRESENT ON THE LENS WHEN IT WAS RECEIVED OR IT OCCURRED ON REMOVAL FROM PACKAGING. THE LENS WAS NOT AVAILABLE, SO AN EVALUATION COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. HENCE, NO EVIDENT CAUSE CAN BE IDENTIFIED. UPON REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD, A CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN THAT NOTHING IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CREASE. AS THE DEFECT WAS NOT NOTICED DURING ELECTION OR PRIOR TO LOADING, THE MOST LIKELY ROOT CAUSE FOR A CREASE ON THE LENS SURFACE IS POOR SURGEON TECHNIQUE OR AN ERROR PRIOR TO OR DURING LOADING IN THE CARTRIDGE. CONCLUSIONS - (NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN); BASED ON THE COMPLAINT HISTORY, WORK ORDER SEARCH AND DEVICE HISTORY REVIEW, A SPECIFIC ROOT CAUSE OF THIS EVENT COULD NO HE DETERMINED.
THE REPORTER STATED THE SURGEON IMPLANTED A CC4204A COLLAMER ASPHERIC SINGLE PIECE LENS. THE IOL WAS EXPLANTED DUE TO A DEFECT/INDENTATION ON THE LENS. FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED BUT NONE HAS BEEN FORTHCOMING. A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE SUBMITTED WHEN ADDITIONAL IS AVAILABLE.
ADD'L INFO: THE SURGEON REPORTED, STREAKS IN PATIENT'S VISION AND HALOS, PATIENT NOT COMFORTABLE DRIVING DUE TO THESE SYMPTOMS CAUSED BY CREASE IN IOL. ANOTHER LENS, SAME MODEL AND SIZE WAS IMPLANTED. PATIENT'S OD EYE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127502 | COLLAMER ULTRAVIOLET-ABSORBING POSTERIOR CHAMGE SINGLE PIECE FOLDABLE INTRACULAR | INTRAOCULAR LENS | HQL | STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY | CC4204A | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 74 YR | Required Intervention | CARTRIDGE MODEL AND LOT NUMBER - UNK| INJECTOR MODEL AND LOT NUMBER - UNK |