INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE LOWERING IMPLANT
Report
- Report Number
- 2032546-2019-00095
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- June 20, 2019
- Report Date
- August 1, 2019
- Manufacturer
- GLAUKOS CORPORATION
- Product Code
- OGO
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: B5, G3. MFR# REFERENCE: (B)(4).
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: B5 CORRECTION D1: XEN GLAUCOMA TREATMENT SYSTEM, D2: KYF/IMPLANT, EYE VALVE, D3: ALLERGAN BASED ON INFORMATION RECEIVED, GLAUKOS CORPORATION IS NO LONGER ASSOCIATING THIS REPORTED EVENT WITH TRABECULAR MICRO BYPASS STENT. MFR# REFERENCE: (B)(4).
THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA MONITORING, THE PATIENT REPORTED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. REPORTEDLY, THE PRESSURE STILL ¿HIGH¿ DUE TO SCAR TISSUES. NO FURTHER DETAILS WERE PROVIDED.
THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM PATIENT ON 07/13/2019 IN FOLLOW-UP TO SOCIAL MEDIA POSTING. THE PATIENT REPORTED THEY HAD A GEL STENT INSERTED INTO THE RIGHT EYE A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. REPORTEDLY, THE PATIENT HAD SCAR TISSUE REMOVAL AND CONTINUES TO HAVE HIGH PRESSURE SECONDARY TO SCARRING AND THAT THE SURGEON WANTS TO IMPLANT ANOTHER STENT.
THE DEVICE WAS NOT AVAILABLE; THEREFORE, PRODUCT TESTING ON THE ACTUAL DEVICE COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. THE DEVICE IDENTIFIERS WERE NOT PROVIDED; THEREFORE, THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS AND COMPLAINT HISTORY RECORDS FOR THIS DEVICE LOT NUMBER COULD NOT BE REVIEWED. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE LABELING WAS COMPLETED. ELEVATED IOP IS IDENTIFIED IN THE LABELING AS A KNOWN INHERENT RISK OF TRABECULAR MICRO-BYPASS STENT/CATARACT PROCEDURE. THE IFU ADEQUATELY PROVIDES INSTRUCTIONS FOR STENT IMPLANTATION, PRECAUTIONS, AND WARNINGS FOR THE PROPER USE AND HANDLING OF THE DEVICE. THE DECISION TO REPORT WAS BASED ON LACK OF SUFFICIENT INFORMATION. MFR REFERENCE #: (B)(4).
THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA MONITORING, A TRABECULAR MICRO BYPASS STENT PATIENT REPORTED THAT "THE PRESSURE KEEPS GOING UP" FOLLOWING CATARACT PLUS STENT PROCEDURE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE PATIENT AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 512219 | INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE LOWERING IMPLANT | OGO | GLAUKOS CORPORATION |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other |