FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

REVITALENS OCUTEC MULTIPURPOSE SOLUTION

MDR report key: 3099562 · Received April 29, 2013

Report

Report Number
3004537773-2013-00008
Event Type
Other
Date Received
April 29, 2013
Report Date
January 7, 2013
Manufacturer
ABBOTT MEDICAL OPTICS INC.
Product Code
LPN
PMA / PMN Number
K093254
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

LOT NUMBER OF SOLUTION USED BY PT IS UNK. IT IS UNK IF THE DEVICE FAILED TO MEET SPECIFICATIONS AS WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE COMPLAINT SAMPLE FOR ANALYSIS NOR HAVE WE RECEIVED AN IDENTIFYING LOT NUMBER TO PERFORM PRODUCT INVESTIGATION. THE DEVICE WAS MOST PROBABLY BEING USED FOR TREATMENT, AS THIS TYPE OF DEVICE IS NOT TYPICALLY USED FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE RELATIONSHIP, IF ANY, OF THE DEVICE TO THE REPORTED INCIDENT / ADVERSE EVENT IS UNK. BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE COMPLAINT SAMPLE FOR ANALYSIS, NOR HAVE WE RECEIVED AN IDENTIFYING LOT NUMBER TO GUIDE OUR TESTING, WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE RELATIONSHIP. ROOT CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED. ALL PERTINENT INFO AVAILABLE TO THE MFR HAS BEEN SUBMITTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A REVIEW OF THE FDA MAUDE DATABASE REVEALED A REPORT FROM A MALE PT WHO EXPERIENCED A CORNEAL ULCER AFTER IN THE LEFT EYE WHILE USING REVITALENS OCUTEC MULTIPURPOSE DISINFECTING SOLUTION TO CARE FOR HIS ACUVUE 2 SOFT CONTACT LENSES. THE PT REPORTED SEEKING TREATMENT AT AN EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CORNEAL ULCER AND 'PRESCRIBED' POLYVINYL ALCOHOL 1.4% AND 'HYPROMELLOSE'. HIS SYMPTOMS DID NOT IMPROVE SO HE SAW HIS FAMILY PHYSICIAN WHO DIAGNOSED A CORNEAL ULCER AND PRESCRIBED TOBRAMYCIN DROPS FOR 3-5 DAYS. THE PT DID NOT RETURN FOR FURTHER CARE. THE PT WAS NEW TO CONTACT LENS WEAR AND REPORTED SLEEPING IN THE CONTACT LENSES ONCE OR TWICE. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO DETERMINE THE LOT NUMBER OF THE BOTTLE THE PT USED, BUT THE REQUESTS WENT UNANSWERED. NO ADDITIONAL INFO IS EXPECTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
184295 REVITALENS OCUTEC MULTIPURPOSE SOLUTION LPN ABBOTT MEDICAL OPTICS INC.

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other ACUVUE 2 SOFT CONTACT LENSES