SENSAR
Report
- Report Number
- 2648035-2018-00741
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- May 21, 2018
- Report Date
- June 22, 2018
- Manufacturer
- ABBOTT MEDICAL OPTICS
- Product Code
- HQL
- PMA / PMN Number
- P980040
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
DATE OF BIRTH: UNKNOWN, NOT PROVIDED. SEX/GENDER: UNKNOWN, NOT PROVIDED. DATE OF EVENT: UNKNOWN, NOT PROVIDED. SERIAL #: UNKNOWN/NOT PROVIDED. CATALOG #: COMPLETE CATALOG NUMBER UNKNOWN SINCE SERIAL NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. EXPIRATION DATE: UNKNOWN SINCE SERIAL NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. UDI #: UNKNOWN SINCE SERIAL NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. IF IMPLANTED, GIVE DATE: UNKNOWN, AN EXACT DATE WAS NOT PROVIDED (AROUND 10 YEARS AGO). (B)(6). MANUFACTURING DATE: UNKNOWN SINCE SERIAL NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. (B)(4). ALL PERTINENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO JOHNSON AND JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC. HAS BEEN SUBMITTED.
DEVICE EVALUATION: THE INTRAOCULAR LENS (IOL) WAS RETURNED AT THE MANUFACTURING SITE FOR EVALUATION. VISUAL INSPECTION UNDER THE MICROSCOPE SHOWED THAT THE LENS HAD NO SIGN OF CLOUDINESS OR WHITE CLOUDY SPOTS. SMALL DARK SPOTS WERE OBSERVED ON THE LENS SURFACE. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST THAT THE RETURNED COMPLAINT LENS WAS NEGATIVELY AFFECTED BY THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. THE LENS WAS ALSO ANALYSED USING A SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE (SEM) EQUIPPED WITH AN ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY (EDX) - SEM/EDX. THE RESULTS REVEALED THAT THE INCLUSIONS (DARK SPOTS ON THE LENS) WERE POROUS STRUCTURES EMBEDDED IN THE LENS. THE ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION WAS SIMILAR TO THE BACKGROUND ACRYLIC. THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT IT WAS ACRYLIC, MERELY A SIMILAR ORGANIC CARBON BASED COMPOUND OR MIXTURE. TRACE AMOUNTS OF SILICON (SI) WERE OBSERVED BUT THE LOW LEVELS DETECTED COULD BE FROM SAMPLE HANDLING. MANUFACTURING RECORDS REVIEW: THE SERIAL NUMBER IS UNKNOWN, THEREFORE THE MANUFACTURING RECORDS COULD NOT BE REVIEWED. LABELING REVIEW: THE DIRECTIONS FOR USE (DFU) ADEQUATELY PROVIDES INSTRUCTIONS AND PRECAUTIONS ALONG WITH WARNINGS FOR THE PROPER USE AND HANDLING OF THE DEVICE. THE DFU 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. ALL PERTINENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO JOHNSON AND JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC. HAS BEEN SUBMITTED.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE INTRAOCULAR LENS (MODEL AR40E) WAS IMPLANTED IN THE PATIENT'S OPERATIVE EYE ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO. A VITREOUS OPERATION WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2017, AND THE VISUAL ACUITY GOT WORSE AS 20/16 ON (B)(6) 2017, 20/25 ON (B)(6) 2017, 20/200 ON (B)(6) 2018, 20/400 ON (B)(6) 2018. REPORTEDLY, THE LENS WAS WHITE AND CLOUDY WHEN SEEN UNDER THE SLIT LUMP, SO IT WAS EXPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2018. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 372467 | SENSAR | MONOFOCAL IOLS | HQL | ABBOTT MEDICAL OPTICS | AR40E |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |