FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
MST CAPSULE RETRACTOR
MDR report key: 3851286
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Received March 26, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 3019924-2014-00009
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- March 26, 2014
- Report Date
- March 25, 2014
- Manufacturer
- MICROSURGICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Product Code
- HNI
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
DURING THE COURSE OF INVESTIGATING THIS INCIDENT A SIMILAR ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED AND WILL BE SUBMITTED ON REPORT NUMBER 3019924-2014-00010.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
DURING CATARACT SURGERY ON A PATIENT WITH LOOSE ZONULES, AN MST CAPSULE RETRACTOR WAS THREADED ONTO A CAPSULOR TENSION RING AND WAS NOT ABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE EYE. THE SURGEON CUT THE CAPSULE RETRACTOR CLOSE TO THE PERIPHERY AND TUCKED THE END OF THE RETRACTOR UNDER THE IOL AND REMOVED THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE RETRACTOR. POST-OP THE PATIENT WAS DOING WELL AND HEALING NORMALLY WITH THE PIECE OF RETRACTOR STILL BEHIND THE CENTERED IOL.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 176534 | MST CAPSULE RETRACTOR | OPHTHALMIC RETRACTOR | HNI | MICROSURGICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. | MCR-0001 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |