FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ALLEGRETTO WAVE EYE-Q

MDR report key: 4083448 · Received August 19, 2014

Report

Report Number
3003288808-2014-01291
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 19, 2014
Date of Event
February 28, 2014
Report Date
July 22, 2014
Manufacturer
WAVELIGHT GMVH
Product Code
LZS
PMA / PMN Number
P030008
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVALUATION SUMMARY: THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS (DHR) FOR THE DEVICE WAS REVIEWED. NO ABNORMALITIES THAT COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS EVENT WERE FOUND. THE ASSOCIATED DEVICE WAS RELEASED BASED ON COMPANY ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA. INVESTIGATION, INCLUDING ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS, IS IN PROGRESS. A SUPPLEMENTAL MDR WILL BE FILED AS NECESSARY IN ACCORDANCE WITH 21 CFR 803.56 WHEN ADDITIONAL REPORTABLE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

AN OPTOMETRIST REPORTED THAT FIVE MONTHS FOLLOWING BILATERAL LASIK SURGERY, THE PATIENT REPORTED BEING UNHAPPY WITH HIS NIGHT VISION. THE PATIENT REPORTED HIS VISION WAS 'STARRY' AT NIGHT. IN A FOLLOW UP, THE OPTOMETRIST REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD RESIDUAL ASTIGMATISM, WITH GOOD VISUAL ACUITY. THE PATIENT REPORTED THAT THE 'STARRY VISION' WAS PRESENT AT DAYTIME, BUT WAS WORSE AT NIGHT, AS IT MADE LIGHTS LOOK FUZZY. PER THE OPTOMETRIST,THE PATIENT WAS INFORMED THAT IN SPITE OF THE RESIDUAL ASTIGMATISM, AN ENHANCEMENT WAS NOT INDICATED, AS HIS VISION WAS GOOD. THE PATIENT WAS NOT SATISFIED AND SAID HE WOULD SEEK A SECOND OPINION, FROM A DIFFERENT SURGEON, REGARDING A POSSIBLE ENHANCEMENT. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS EXPECTED. THERE ARE TOW MEDICAL DEVICE REPORTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT. THIS REPORT IS FOR THE LEFT EYE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
497064 ALLEGRETTO WAVE EYE-Q OPHTHALMIC EXCIMER LASER SYSTEM LZS WAVELIGHT GMVH 8065990601 N

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 22 YR Other INTRALASE