FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

WAVELIGHT EX500 EXCIMER LASER

MDR report key: 4213057 · Received October 24, 2014

Report

Report Number
3003288808-2014-01574
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 24, 2014
Date of Event
September 25, 2014
Report Date
September 25, 2014
Manufacturer
WAVELIGHT GMBH
Product Code
LZS
PMA / PMN Number
P030008
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
RS
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

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 INFO BECOMES AVAILABLE. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

AN ENGINEER REPORTED THAT THE ENERGY LEVELS OF THE LASER WERE UNSTABLE. AS A RESULT, THERE WAS LOW PRECISION IN THE RETRACTIVE CORRECTION OF TWO UNIDENTIFIED PT. IN A FOLLOW UP, THE SURGEON INDICATED THAT INSTEAD OF ATTAINING EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE EXPECTED CORRECTION, ONLY FIFTY PERCENT OF THE CORRECTION WAS ACHIEVED. ADDITIONAL INFO WAS REQUESTED FROM THE SURGEON; HOWEVER, HE DID NOT PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DETAILS OR IDENTIFIERS ABOUT THE PTS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
680054 WAVELIGHT EX500 EXCIMER LASER OPHTHALMIC EXCIMER LASER SYSTEM LZS WAVELIGHT GMBH 8065990713 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other