FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

CONSTELLATION VISION SYSTEM

MDR report key: 3994063 · Received July 24, 2014

Report

Report Number
2028159-2014-01366
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 24, 2014
Date of Event
June 27, 2014
Report Date
June 27, 2014
Manufacturer
ALCON - IRVINE TECHNOLOGY CTR
Product Code
HQC
PMA / PMN Number
K101285
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE INVESTIGATION IS IN PROGRESS. A SAMPLE HAS BEEN RECEIVED, BUT HAS NOT YET BEEN EVALUATED. THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS (DHR) FOR THE LOTS WERE REVIEWED. NO ABNORMALITIES THAT COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINT ISSUE WERE FOUND DURING THE DHR REVIEW AND THE PRODUCT WAS RELEASED ACCORDING TO THE MFR'S ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA. A ROOT CAUSE HAS NOT YET BEEN IDENTIFIED. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

AN OPHTHALMIC SURGEON REPORTED THAT THE BLADE OF THE CUTTER WAS DULL SOON AFTER USAGE EVEN THOUGH PRIMING HAD BEEN PERFORMED WITHOUT PROBLEMS. THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED AFTER REPLACING THE CUTTER WITH ANOTHER ONE. THERE WAS NO HARM TO THE PT. NO FURTHER INFO IS EXPECTED FOR THIS CASE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
435297 CONSTELLATION VISION SYSTEM UNIT, PHACOFRAGMENTATION HQC ALCON - IRVINE TECHNOLOGY CTR LXT-JAPAN NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 TOTAL PLUS PAK 25+ 5.0 CPM VALVED STD J