TECNIS OPTIBLUE 1-PIECE
Report
- Report Number
- 2648035-2017-00507
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- March 17, 2017
- Date of Event
- February 15, 2017
- Report Date
- May 3, 2017
- Manufacturer
- ABBOTT MEDICAL OPTICS
- Product Code
- HQL
- UDI-DI
- 05050474546684
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
DEVICE AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION? YES. RETURNED TO MANUFACTURER ON: 03/28/2017. DEVICE RETURNED TO MANUFACTURER? YES. THE INTRAOCULAR LENS (IOL) WAS RETURNED AT THE MANUFACTURING SITE INSIDE THE LENS CASE. VISUAL INSPECTION AT 10X MICROSCOPE MAGNIFICATION SHOWED A FOREIGN MATERIAL, LIKE A HAIR, INSIDE THE LENS CASE. THE CUSTOMER'S REPORTED COMPLAINT WAS VERIFIED. THE MATERIAL AND THE LENS WERE SENT TO THE LAB FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS BUT THE HAIR-LIKE MATERIAL WAS NOT FOUND. A FRAGMENT OF DEBRIS THAT LOOKED LIKE A SHAVING WAS OBSERVED ON THE LENS. THE PARTICLE WAS ANALYSED USING THE FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED (FTIR) SPECTROSCOPY. THE RESULTS REVEALED THAT THE PARTICLE WAS CONSISTENT WITH POLYCARBONATE. POLYCARBONATE IS PART OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE DAISY WHEEL LENS CASE; HOWEVER, THIS COULD BE A PARTICLE FROM THE ENVIRONMENT, SINCE THE LENS WAS OPENED. MOREOVER THE LENS CASE WAS EVALUATED AND NO DAMAGES WERE OBSERVED. THE MANUFACTURING RECORDS FOR THE INTRAOCULAR LENS WERE REVIEWED. THE PRODUCT WAS MANUFACTURED AND RELEASED ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATION. A SEARCH REVEALED THAT NO ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ORDER NUMBER HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. THE DIRECTIONS FOR USE (DFU) ADEQUATELY PROVIDES INSTRUCTIONS AND PRECAUTIONS ALONG WITH WARNINGS FOR THE PROPER USE AND HANDLING OF THE DEVICE. THE DGU STATES TO EXAMINE THE LENS THOROUGHLY TO ENSURE PARTICLES HAVE NOT BECOME ATTACHED TO IT, AND EXAMINE THE LENS OPTICAL SURFACES FOR OTHER DEFECTS. AS A RESULT OF THE INVESTIGATION THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A PRODUCT QUALITY DEFICIENCY AND THE REPORTED ISSUE COULD NOT BE VERIFIED. ALL PERTINENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO ABBOTT MEDICAL OPTICS HAS BEEN SUBMITTED.
(B)(6). THIS REPORT IS BEING FILED ON AN INTERNATIONAL DEVICE; TECNIS OPTIBLUE 1-PIECE IOL, THAT HAS A SIMILAR DEVICE, TECNIS 1-PIECE IOL MODEL ZCB00 WHICH IS DISTRIBUTED IN THE UNITED STATES UNDER PMA P980040. ALL PERTINENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO ABBOTT MEDICAL OPTICS HAS BEEN SUBMITTED.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A FOREIGN SUBSTANCE, LIKE A HAIR, WAS FOUND ON AN INTRAOCULAR LENS (IOL) UPON OPENING THE LENS CASE. REPORTEDLY, THE SURGEON DID NOT USE THE LENS. NO PATIENT CONTACT OR INJURY WAS REPORTED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 195672 | TECNIS OPTIBLUE 1-PIECE | MONOFOCAL IOLS | HQL | ABBOTT MEDICAL OPTICS | ZCB00V | 05050474546684 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |