ISTENT TRABECULAR MICRO-BYPASS
Report
- Report Number
- 2032546-2016-00069
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- November 11, 2016
- Date of Event
- September 6, 2016
- Report Date
- September 12, 2016
- Manufacturer
- GLAUKOS CORPORATION
- Product Code
- OGO
- UDI-DI
- 00853704002005
- PMA / PMN Number
- P080030
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MD, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
(B)(4). THE DEVICE WAS LOST BY THE CUSTOMER AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION. THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WERE REVIEWED FOR THIS MANUFACTURING LOT AND THERE WERE NO NON-CONFORMITIES BELIEVED TO BE RELATED TO THE REPORTED EVENT. HYPHEMA, IOP ELEVATION, DECREASED VISION, AND INFLAMMATION ARE IDENTIFIED IN THE DEVICE LABELING AS KNOWN INHERENT RISKS OF GLAUCOMA STENT SURGERY. (B)(4). SUBMITTED TO FDA: 11/11/2016.
THE SURGEON INITIALLY REPORTED BEING UNABLE TO IMPLANT THE ISTENT DUE TO PATIENT ANATOMY THAT PRECLUDED IMPLANTATION. CLINICAL FOLLOW-UP WAS REQUESTED AND ON (B)(6) 2016 THE SURGEON PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL EVENT DETAILS. IMPLANTATION WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL DUE TO COMPROMISED VISUALIZATION. DURING SURGERY, THE ISTENT WAS LOST. THE SURGEON THOROUGHLY PERFORMED I AND A AND WAS UNABLE TO VISUALIZE THE ISTENT WITH POSTOPERATIVE IMAGING. AT THE ONE MONTH POST-OPERATION EXAM THE PATIENT COMPLAINED OF IRRITATION LIKELY DUE TO IOP LOWERING DROPS. THE PATIENTS VISION WAS REPORTED TO HAVE IMPROVED AND THE IOP HAD RETURNED TO BASELINE. THE SURGEON PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO GLAUKOS ON 10/31/2016. THE SURGEON REPORTED THAT THEY FELT CONFIDENT THAT THE ISTENT WAS SUCCESSFULLY REMOVED VIA I AND A. THE PATIENT PRESENTED POST-OPERATIVELY WITH HYPHEMA RESULTING IN ELEVATED IOP. AT THE TIME OF IOP RISE THE PATIENT WAS ON MORE GLAUCOMA MEDICATIONS COMPARED TO PRE-OPERATION. DUE TO THE IOP INCREASE, THE SURGEON REPORTED CORNEAL EDEMA, BCVA LOSS GREATER THAN 2 LINES COMPARED TO PREOPERATIVE BCVA (THOUGH BOTH IMPROVED BY THE 1 WEEK POST-OPERATIVE EXAM). THE INFLAMMATION WAS TREATED WITH STEROIDS, MURO, ARTIFICIAL TEARS AND COLD COMPRESSES. THE PATIENT'S IOP IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONTROL AND THEIR VISUAL ACUITY HAS IMPROVED. THE PATIENT CONTINUES TO COMPLAIN OF IRRITATION. THE ADVERSE EVENT WAS REPORTED TO HAVE RESOLVED WITH SEQUELAE AS THE IOP IMPROVED BUT THE CORNEA STILL HAS DIFFUSE PIGMENT ON ENDOTHELIUM.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 748333 | ISTENT TRABECULAR MICRO-BYPASS | INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE LOWERING IMPLANT | OGO | GLAUKOS CORPORATION | GTS100R | 106493 | 00853704002005 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 83 YR | Required Intervention |