MAUDE Adverse Event Report: ALCON RESEARCH, LLC - HUNTINGTON MONARCH IOL DELIVERY SYSTEM, CARTRIDGE; FOLDERS AND INJECTORS, INTRAOCULAR LENS (IOL)

Model Number ASKU

Device Problem Particulates (1451)

Patient Problem Foreign Body In Patient (2687)

Event Type  malfunction  

Manufacturer Narrative

Complaint history and product history record could not be reviewed because the reporting facility did not provide a valid lot number or any identification traceable to the manufacturing documentation.Root cause has not been identified.The manufacturer internal reference number is: (b)(4).

Event Description

A facility representative reported that for the last two months during intraocular lens (iol) implant procedures, foreign material in the eye immediately after iol injection.The material is noted to be clear and behind the iol near the site where the plunger would engage the iol.The foreign material has to be vacuumed out of the eye which is challenging.Additional information has been requested.

• Brand Name: MONARCH IOL DELIVERY SYSTEM, CARTRIDGE
• Type of Device: FOLDERS AND INJECTORS, INTRAOCULAR LENS (IOL)
• Manufacturer (Section D): ALCON RESEARCH, LLC - HUNTINGTON; 6065 kyle lane; huntington WV 25702
• Manufacturer (Section G): ALCON RESEARCH, LLC - HUNTINGTON; 6065 kyle lane; huntington WV 25702
• Manufacturer Contact: jonathan schlech ; 6201 south freeway; mail stop ab2-6; fort worth, TX 76134 ; 8175514979
• MDR Report Key: 10991325
• MDR Text Key: 221539053
• Report Number: 1119421-2020-01904
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: MSS
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Reporter Country Code: US
• PMA/PMN Number: P063155
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: health professional
• Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date: 12/11/2020

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: ASKU
• Device Catalogue Number: ASKU
• Device Lot Number: ASKU
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Initial Date Manufacturer Received: 11/19/2020
• Initial Date FDA Received: 12/11/2020
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer?: Device Not Returned to Manufacturer
• Is the Device Single Use?: Yes
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Type of Device Usage: Initial
• Patient Sequence Number: 1