FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
CONSTELLATION LXT, SN VITRECTOMY
MDR report key: 8658494
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Received May 30, 2019
Report
- Report Number
- MW5087037
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- May 30, 2019
- Date of Event
- May 20, 2019
- Report Date
- May 23, 2019
- Manufacturer
- ALCON LABORATORIES, INC.
- Product Code
- HQC
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NURSE
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE PT UNDERWENT LEFT EYE VITRECTOMY, MEMBRANE PEEL (GAS OR SILICONE OIL). TOWARDS THE END OF THE PROCEDURE, THE ALCON CONSTELLATION VITRECTOMY MACHINE MALFUNCTIONED AND CEASED, WHEREBY A YELLOW ERROR 2251 MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE SCREEN. APPROX 1-2 MINS LATER, FUNCTIONALITY OF THE VITRECTOMY UNIT RETURNED, AND THE RETINA HAD REDETACHED AS A RESULT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 447174 | CONSTELLATION LXT, SN VITRECTOMY | UNIT, PHACOFRAGMENTATION | HQC | ALCON LABORATORIES, INC. |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 66 YR |