FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

RENU (UNKNOWN TYPE)

MDR report key: 776735 · Received November 3, 2006

Report

Report Number
1313525-2006-00538
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 3, 2006
Report Date
June 6, 2006
Manufacturer
BAUSCH & LOMB, INC.
Product Code
LPN
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
ATTORNEY

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

BAUSCH & LOMB IS UNABLE TO COMPLETE AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS COMPLAINT SINCE NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED AND NO LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED. HOWEVER, THE COMPANY DID INITIATE A BROADER INVESTIGATION OF REPORTED FUSARIUM KERATITIS EVENTS THAT EVALUATED THE MANUFACTURING FACILITY ENVIRONMENTAL RECORDS, A REVIEW OF BATCH RECORDS AND TESTING OF RETAIN SAMPLES FOR NUMEROUS PRODUCED PRODUCT LOTS. ALL OF THE RECORDS INDICATE THERE WERE NO ANOMALIES THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO REPORTED FUSARIUM KERATITIS, THERE WERE NO FUSARIUM RECOVERIES FROM THE FACILITY ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAM OF THE ASEPTIC PROCESSING AREAS, AND ALL PRODUCT EVALUATED MET RELEASE STERILITY CRITERIA. WHERE PRODUCT RETAIN SAMPLE TESTING WAS COMPLETED ALL CHEMICAL AND BIOCIDAL PERFORMANCE CRITERIA WERE EFFECTIVE AGAINST MICROBIAL CHALLENGES AS REQUIRED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A REPORT WAS REC'D FROM AN ATTORNEY STATING THAT A PT SUFFERED INJURIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO FUNGAL KERATITIS, CORNEAL SCARRING, AND LOSS OF VISION WHILE USING RENU SALINE SOLUTION. NO FURTHER INFO WAS PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 RENU (UNKNOWN TYPE) MULTI-PURPOSE SOLUTION FOR SOFT CONTACT LENSES LPN BAUSCH & LOMB, INC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Required Intervention| S