FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

LENSX LASER SYSTEM

MDR report key: 6139627 · Received December 1, 2016

Report

Report Number
3008772169-2016-00802
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 1, 2016
Date of Event
November 7, 2016
Report Date
March 30, 2017
Manufacturer
ALCON LENSX, INC.
Product Code
OOE
PMA / PMN Number
K101626
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NJ, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED. 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 INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. (B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

BASED ON ASSESSMENT, THE PRODUCT MET SPECIFICATIONS AT THE TIME OF RELEASE. BASED ON THE INFORMATION OBTAINED, THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT CANNOT BE DETERMINED CONCLUSIVELY. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A SURGEON REPORTED A POSTERIOR CAPSULAR TEAR FOLLOWING LASER ASSISTED CATARACT SURGERY. AFTER LASER TREATMENT WAS COMPLETE, THE SURGEON BEGAN TO REMOVE THE OLD LENS, THERE WAS A POSTERIOR TEAR WHICH REQUIRED A VITRECTOMY. THE SURGEON IS UNSURE IF THE LASER CONTRIBUTED OR IF THERE WERE UNDERLYING ISSUES CAUSING THIS TO OCCUR. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
788851 LENSX LASER SYSTEM OPHTHALMIC FEMTOSECOND LASER OOE ALCON LENSX, INC. 550 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 84 YR Required Intervention