FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
CONSTELLATION VISION SYSTEM
MDR report key: 3181642
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Received June 14, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 2028159-2013-01161
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- June 14, 2013
- Date of Event
- May 19, 2013
- Report Date
- May 20, 2013
- Manufacturer
- ALCON - IRVINE TECHNOLOGY CTR
- Product Code
- HQC
- PMA / PMN Number
- K101285
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- NURSE
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THE COMPANY REP EXAMINED THE SYSTEM AND THE PROBLEM REPORTED WAS NOT REPLACED. THE COMPANY REP MONITORED THE SYSTEM DURING A SURGERY BUT THE PROBLEM REPORTED WAS NOT OBSERVED. THE SYSTEM WAS THEN TESTED AND MET ALL PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS. THERE WAS NO SAMPLE RETURNED FOR EVAL AND NO ADDITIONAL INFO PROVIDED RELATED TO THIS EVENT. FOR THIS REASON, STEPS COULD NOT BE TAKEN TO REPLICATE OR CONFIRM THE REPORTED EVENT. A REVIEW OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE LAST 24 MONTHS DID NOT INDICATE ANY ADDITIONAL SIMILAR REPORTS FOR THIS SYSTEM. THE ROOT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. (B)(4).
Description of Event or Problem · 1
A NURSE REPORTED THAT THE EQUIPMENT LOCKED DURING A VITRECTOMY PROCEDURE. AN ALTERNATE SYSTEM WAS USED TOP COMPLETE THE CASE WITH NO IMPACT TO THE PT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 271094 | CONSTELLATION VISION SYSTEM | UNIT, PHACOFRAGMENTATION | HQC | ALCON - IRVINE TECHNOLOGY CTR | B | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |