FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

XEN 45 GTS

MDR report key: 8786468 · Received July 12, 2019

Report

Report Number
3011299751-2019-00164
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 12, 2019
Date of Event
June 13, 2019
Report Date
July 12, 2019
Manufacturer
ALLERGAN (IRVINE)
Product Code
KYF
PMA / PMN Number
K161457
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

KALINA, A. G., P. H. KALINA, AND M. M. BROWN. "XEN® GEL STENT IN MEDICALLY REFRACTORY OPEN-ANGLE GLAUCOMA: RESULTS AND OBSERVATIONS AFTER ONE YEAR OF USE IN THE UNITED STATES." OPHTHALMOL THER, JUNE 2019, PG. 1-12, DOI.ORG/10.1007/S40123-019-0192-8. (B)(4). THE REPORTED EVENTS OF CHOROIDAL HEMORRHAGE, IRIDO-CORNEAL TOUCH, CHOROIDAL EFFUSION, HYPOTONY, FIBROSIS AND HIGH INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ARE PHYSIOLOGICAL COMPLICATIONS AND ANALYSIS OF THE DEVICE GENERALLY DOES NOT ASSIST ALLERGAN IN DETERMINING A PROBABLE CAUSE FOR THESE EVENTS. MULTIPLE REQUESTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION HAVE BEEN MADE. ALLERGAN HAS RECEIVED NO RESPONSE FROM THE AUTHORS. DEVICE LABELING: THIS IS A KNOWN POTENTIAL ADVERSE EVENT ADDRESSED IN THE PRODUCT LABELING.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

REPORTED EVENTS OF "NON-EXPULSIVE CHOROIDAL HEMORRHAGE, SLIGHTLY SHALLOW ANTERIOR CHAMBER, SHALLOW SEROUS CHOROIDALS, HYPOTONY, NEEDLING PROCEDURE AND TRABECULECTOMY WERE PERFORMED IN THE UNKNOWN EYES" WERE NOTED IN THE ARTICLE: "XEN® GEL STENT IN MEDICALLY REFRACTORY OPEN-ANGLE GLAUCOMA: RESULTS AND OBSERVATIONS AFTER ONE YEAR OF USE IN THE UNITED STATES." AFFECTED SIDES/EYES UNKNOWN.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
578424 XEN 45 GTS IMPLANT, EYE VALVE KYF ALLERGAN (IRVINE) NI

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention