FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ALCON LABORATORIES, INC

MDR report key: 530606 · Received June 17, 2004

Report

Report Number
530606
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 17, 2004
Date of Event
March 10, 2004
Report Date
June 16, 2004
Manufacturer
ALCON LABORATORIES
Product Code
HQL
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THIS IS A PT WHO UNDERWENT A PHACOEMULISIFICATION OF CATARACT; PLACEMENT OF INTRA-OCULAR LENS TO LEFT EYE AND ANTERIOR VITRECTOMY LT EYE. DURING INTRAOCULAR LENS MA6OAC WAS FOLDED AND PLACED IN THE SULCUS. HOWEVER UPON INITIAL INSERTION INTO THE EYE, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE LEADING HAPTIC WAS BROKEN OR KINKED APPROX 1MM FROM ITS INSERTION ONTO THE OPTIC. THE BREAK WAS SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO COMPROMISE THE PROPER UNFOLDING OF THE HAPTIC. THE LENS WAS PROPERLY ROTATED OUT OF THE EYE AND ANOTHER MA6OAC LENS WAS UTILIZED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ALCON LABORATORIES, INC INTRAOCULAR LENS HQL ALCON LABORATORIES MA60AC 21.5D *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 81 YR