FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

22G CURVED ASPIRATOR, .3 MM PORT

MDR report key: 4193813 · Received October 9, 2014

Report

Report Number
3019924-2014-00045
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 9, 2014
Report Date
October 9, 2014
Manufacturer
MICROSURGICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Product Code
CAZ
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MY
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE RETURNED DEVICE WAS NOT "DIAMOND DUSTED". MST DOES NOT MANUFACTURE DIAMOND DUSTED TIPS. THE RETURNED TIP WAS A CAPSULE POLISHED BI-MANUAL ASPIRATION TIP THAT SHOWED NORMAL SIGNS OF USE; HOWEVER, DID NOT HAVE ANY LOOSE PARTICULATE OR RESIDUE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED INTO THE EYE. IT IS MOST LIKELY THAT THE DEBRIS WAS SURGICAL RESIDUE FROM PREVIOUS USE THAT WAS NOT THOROUGHLY CLEANED FROM THE TIP.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE FACILITY REPORTED THAT "DIAMOND PARTICLES WERE VISIBLE IN THE ANTERIOR CHAMBER AFTER USING THE DIAMOND DUSTED ASPIRATION TIP". THIS WAS ALLEGED TO HAVE CAUSED PROLONGED INFLAMMATION IN THE PATIENT'S EYE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
636842 22G CURVED ASPIRATOR, .3 MM PORT BIMANUAL ASPIRATION TIP CAZ MICROSURGICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. DU-02355

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1