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TMICL13.2 |
| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Off-Label Use (1494); Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size (1583)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Pain (1994); No Code Available (3191)
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| Date of Event |
08/09/2019
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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(b)(4).No similar complaint was reported for units within the same lot.(b)(4).
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Event or Problem Description
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The reporter indicated the surgeon implanted a 13.2mm tmicl13.2 implantable collamer lens, -9.00/+2.5/094 (sphere/cylinder/axis), in the patients left eye (os) in 2019.The reporter has indicated the surgeon plans to explant and exchange the lens for a shorter lens due to the lens has vaulted forward and possibly rubbing against the iris.Additional information has been requested but none has been forthcoming.If additional information is received, a supplemental medwatch will be submitted.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Additional data: b5:the lens was implanted on (b)(6) 2019.The lens was explanted on (b)(6) 2020 due to excessive vaulting, significant reduction of irido-corneal angles, pigment dispersion and intermittent pain in the dark.The lens was exchanged for a shorter lens and the problem was resolved.The cause of the event was unknown.H3 - device evaluation: the lens was returned in liquid in a lens vial.Visual inspection found no visible damage to the lens.H6 - patient code: 3191 - secondary surgical intervention, lens exchange.H6 - patient code: 3191 - significant reduction of irido-corneal angles; pigment dispersion.H6 - device code: 1494 - this lens model is contraindicated for patients with age less than that of 21 years.(b)(4).
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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