ALCON RESEARCH, LLC - IRVINE TECHNOLOGY CENTER CONSTELLATION VISION SYSTEM, ACCESSORY, OZIL TORSIONAL HANDPIECE; UNIT, PHACOFRAGMENTATION
|
Back to Search Results |
|
Catalog Number 8065750469 |
Device Problem
Suction Failure (4039)
|
Patient Problem
Visual Impairment (2138)
|
Event Date 04/04/2022 |
Event Type
Injury
|
Manufacturer Narrative
|
Investigation including root cause analysis is in progress.A supplemental mdr will be filed as necessary in accordance with 21 cfr 803.56 when additional reportable information becomes available.The manufacturer internal reference number is: (b)(4).
|
|
Event Description
|
A other health care professional reported that during an intraocular lens implantation surgery on the eighty-year-old male patient, an ophthalmic handpiece did not exhibit aspiration function.The handpiece was replaced, lens fragments were manually removed, and sutured.The patient was not completely healed, experienced severe reduction in visual acuity.The patient was hospitalized and had to be operated twice after three days and seventy-seven days from initial surgery.This complaint is pertaining the two of four reports received from the initial reporter.
|
|
Manufacturer Narrative
|
The product under investigation is not a serviceable device.Therefore, a service record review was not performed.There was no product returned for this investigation.Based on the information obtained, the root cause of the reported event is inconclusive.A non-conformance based review of the serial number was performed and did not reveal any potential contributing factors to the reported complaint.A manufacturing device history record (dhr) review was performed prior to product release to ensure that the product was manufactured in compliance with the device master record.Based on the assessment, the product met release criteria.A review for complaints reported against this serial number was performed.No similar complaints were reported for the product serial under investigation.Based on the information obtained, the root cause of the reported event is inconclusive.Manufacturer will continue to monitor data for evidence of adverse trending and take further action, as appropriate.The manufacturer internal reference number is: (b)(4).
|
|
Search Alerts/Recalls
|
|
|