FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
LADAR6000
MDR report key: 835148
·
Received March 22, 2007
Report
- Report Number
- 1061857-2007-00111
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- March 22, 2007
- Date of Event
- December 8, 2006
- Report Date
- March 5, 2007
- Manufacturer
- ALCON - ORLANDO TECHNOLOGY CENTER
- Product Code
- LZS
- Removal / Correction Number
- 1061857-02/21/2007-002-C
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- KS, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NURSE
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
INVESTIGATION, INCLUDING ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS, IS IN PROGRESS.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
A NURSE REPORTS ONE CUSTOM PATIENT WITH TOPOGRAPHICALLY-OBSERVED "CENTRAL ISLANDS" (CORNEAL IRREGULARITIES) FOLLOWING A BILATERAL CUSTOM MYOPIA WITH ASTIGMATISM LASER PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY/IMPACT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED. RIGHT EYE: 1061857-2007-00110 MALFUNCTION, LEFT EYE: 1061857-2007-00111 MALFUNCTION. SURFACE IRREGULARITIES ASSOCIATED WITH LASER REFRACTIVE SURGERY CAN INTERFERE WITH VISION. SOME IRREGULARITIES SPONTANEOUSLY RESOLVE AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS. PATIENTS WITH PERSISTING IRREGULARITIES MAY BE TREATED WITH ALTERNATIVE METHODS INCLUDING SPECTACLE CORRECTION, CONTACT LENS CORRECTION OR SURGERY.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LADAR6000 | OPHTHALMIC EXCIMER LASER SYSTEM | LZS | ALCON - ORLANDO TECHNOLOGY CENTER | NA | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA |