TOPCON
Report
- Report Number
- 3007913988-2019-00001
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 23, 2019
- Report Date
- December 23, 2019
- Manufacturer
- VISIA IMAGING SRL
- Product Code
- HJO
- PMA / PMN Number
- K160327
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- TN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
VISIA IMAGING IS CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION ON THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS MISMATCH OF IOL CONSTANT ON THE PRINTOUT. FOR THE MOMENT, WE ONLY HAVE A REPORT FOR ONE PRINTOUT, WITH ONE UNEXPECTED IOL CONSTANT (WITH THE CORRECT CALCULATION BASED ON THIS CONSTANT) ALTHOUGH VISIA IMAGING MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, BY PHONE AND EMAIL TO INVESTIGATE PROMPTLY THE CONDITION OF THIS DEVICE, THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE COULD NOT MAKE THE INSTRUMENT AVAILABLE YET FOR DETAILED INVESTIGATION, AND AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE HAS POSTPONED THE DEVICE-INVESTIGATION TO THE END OF DECEMBER 2019. AS A CONSEQUENCE, WE CURRENTLY CANNOT ASSUME THE REASONS FOR THIS UNEXPECTED LENS CONSTANT ON THE PRINTOUT. TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THAT FOR THIS TYPE OF DEVICE, THE DOCTOR WILL NOT RELY WITH HIS DECISION ON ONLY THE RESULT OF ONE DEVICE, AND TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THAT HE WILL ALWAYS CONSULT SEVERAL OTHER SOURCES, THE PATIENT'S SAFETY IS NOT AT RISK. AT THE AVAILABILITY OF THE DEVICE FURTHER INVESTIGATION WILL BE PERFORMED. COMPLAINTS WILL BE MONITORED IN THE FUTURE TO DETERMINE IF THIS IS A TREND AND NOT AN ISOLATED OCCURRENCE.
A SURGEON HAS REPORTED A PROBLEM WITH THE PRINTOUT REPORT OF THE ALADDIN DEVICE (REFER TO MW5091263). TOGETHER WITH THE CORRECTLY CALCULATED IOL- RESULT OF THE INVESTIGATED EYE ON THE PRINTOUT, THE DOCTOR ALSO MADE THE OBSERVATION THAT FOR THE OTHER EYE ONE OF IOL S HAD A CONSTANT THAT WAS NOT EXPECTED FOR THAT LENS. BUT, THE IOL CALCULATION IN ALL CASES WAS CORRECT FOR THE INDICATED LENS CONSTANTS. ALTHOUGH THE DOCTOR MADE THIS OBSERVATION OF A MISMATCH OF IOL CONSTANT, THERE WAS NO EFFECT ON THE PATIENT, BECAUSE THE OTHER EYE WITH CORRECTLY CALCULATED IOL WAS USED FOR SURGERY. AS A RESULT THERE WAS NO ADVERSE EVENT. WE HAVE DETERMINED THAT THIS EVENT IS NOT A REPORTABLE ADVERSE EVENT UNDER US REGULATION 21 CFR PART 803.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1308899 | TOPCON | ALADDIN HW3.0 | HJO | VISIA IMAGING SRL |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |