FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

LADARVISION 4000

MDR report key: 798721 · Received December 22, 2006

Report

Report Number
1061857-2006-00227
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 22, 2006
Date of Event
November 27, 2006
Report Date
November 27, 2006
Manufacturer
ALCON LABORATORIES IRELAND LTD, ALCON ORLANDO TECH CTR
Product Code
LZS
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A SURGERY DATABASE PERFORMANCE VERIFICATION WAS CONDUCTED ON THIS SYSTEM AND DETERMINED THE LASER PERFORMANCE FACTORS ANALYZED WERE OPERATING WITHIN SPECIFICATION. ASSESSMENT: THE CONCLUSION OF THE DEVICE INVESTIGATION INDICATES THE SYSTEM PERFORMED WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS DURING THIS PATIENT'S SURGERY. NON-PRODUCT FACTORS INCLUDING PATIENT RESPONSE TO THE LASER ABLATION, PATIENT HEALING CHARACTERISTICS AND PREOPERATIVE PATIENT SELECTION COULD NOT BE REVIEWED AS THE SURGEON DECLINED TO PROVIDE ANY PATIENT INFORMATION. CONCLUSION: BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION OF PRODUCT AND NON-PRODUCT FACTORS, THE DEVICE WAS NOT FOUND TO BE A CONTRIBUTOR TO THE REPORTED OVERCORRECTION. HOWEVER, THE NON-PRODUCT RELATED FACTORS MENTIONED ABOVE COULD NOT BE RULED OUT AND MAY HAVE BEEN CONTRIBUTORS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A SYSTEMS OPERATOR REPORTS 5 PATIENTS WITH OVERCORRECTIONS FOLLOWING LASIK SURGERY. THE SURGEON DECLINED TO PROVIDE ANY PATIENT INFORMATION, SO THE AMOUNT OF THE OVERCORRECTIONS IS NOT KNOWN. THIS PATIENT IS BEING REPORTED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S REPORT #1061857-2006-00227. THE OTHER 4 PATIENTS ARE BEING REPORTED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S REPORT#: 1061857-2006-00228, 1061857-2006-00229, 1061857-2006-00230, 1061857-2006-00231.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LADARVISION 4000 OPHTHALMIC EXCIMER LASER SYSTEM LZS ALCON LABORATORIES IRELAND LTD, ALCON ORLANDO TECH CTR NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Other