ISTENT INJECT TRABECULAR MICRO BYPASS SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 2032546-2020-00018
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- February 14, 2020
- Date of Event
- January 27, 2020
- Report Date
- March 20, 2020
- Manufacturer
- GLAUKOS CORPORATION
- Product Code
- OGO
- PMA / PMN Number
- P170043
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NJ, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW OF THE MANUFACTURING LOT WAS PERFORMED AND THERE WERE NON-CONFORMITIES FOUND TO BE RELATED TO THE REPORTED EVENT. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE LABELING WAS COMPLETED. INFLAMMATION IS IDENTIFIED IN THE LABELING AS A KNOWN INHERENT RISK OF TRABECULAR MICRO-BYPASS STENT PROCEDURE. THE IFU ADEQUATELY PROVIDES INSTRUCTIONS FOR STENT IMPLANTATION, PRECAUTIONS, AND WARNINGS FOR THE PROPER USE AND HANDLING OF THE DEVICE. MFR# REFERENCE: (B)(4).
THROUGH FOLLOW-UP, THE SURGEON PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. REPORTEDLY, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNEVENTFUL RIGHT EYE CATARACT PLUS STENT PROCEDURE. PER REPORT, THE PATIENT WAS NOT ON ANTICOAGULANT AT ANY TIME, AND THE HYPHEMA OCCURRED RIGHT AFTER STENT IMPLANTATION. THE HYPHEMA WAS CHARACTERIZED AS GRADE III (>1/2 ANTERIOR CHAMBER VOL.) AND RESULTED IN INFLAMMATION/IRRITATION WHICH REQUIRED LONGER COURSE OF TOPICAL STEROIDS (CYCLOSPORINE). PER REPORT, THE PATIENT WAS STILL ON TWO (2) IOP MEDICATIONS AND THE SURGEON MAYBE ABLE TO ELIMINATE ONE OF THE IOP MEDICATIONS. THE MOST RECENT PROGNOSIS WAS REPORTED AS ¿ADVERSE EVENT ALMOST RESOLVED¿ WITH A FOLLOW-UP SCHEDULED.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 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 FOR THIS DEVICE LOT NUMBER COULD NOT BE REVIEWED. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE LABELING WAS COMPLETED. HYPHEMA AND DECREASED/IMPAIRED VISION ARE IDENTIFIED IN THE LABELING AS KNOWN INHERENT RISKS OF TRABECULAR MICRO-BYPASS STENT PROCEDURE. AN ADVERSE EVENT APPEARS TO HAVE OCCURRED, BUT DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE DEVICE OR THE WAY IT WAS USED. HYPHEMA AND DECREASED/IMPAIRED VISION ARE ESTABLISHED RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH USE OF THE DEVICE, WHICH IS CLEARLY SPECIFIED IN THE PRODUCT'S LABELING. THE IFU ADEQUATELY PROVIDES INSTRUCTIONS FOR STENT IMPLANTATION, PRECAUTIONS, AND WARNINGS FOR THE PROPER USE AND HANDLING OF THE DEVICE. MFR# REFERENCE: (B)(4).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING A CATARACT PLUS TRABECULAR MICRO BYPASS STENT SYSTEM PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT PRESENTED ON POSTOP DAY ONE (1) WITH HYPHEMA ASSOCIATED WITH HAND MOTION VISION. THE SURGEON CONFERRED WITH GLAUKOS MEDICAL MONITOR WHO REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT IS ON THE RIGHT TRACK AND WILL TREAT THE HYPHEMA ACCORDINGLY. IN ADDITION, WAYS TO PREVENT SIMILAR REPORTED EVENT AND TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR THE REPORTED EVENT WERE DISCUSSED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 173487 | ISTENT INJECT TRABECULAR MICRO BYPASS SYSTEM | INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE LOWERING IMPLANT | OGO | GLAUKOS CORPORATION | G2-M-IS | 127150 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 58 YR | Other |