FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
WAVELIGHT EX500 EXCIMER LASER
MDR report key: 4213057
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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 |