MAUDE Adverse Event Report: ALCON RESEARCH, LLC - IRVINE TECHNOLOGY CENTER CENTURION VISION SYSTEM, ACCESSORY, OZIL TORSIONAL HANDPIECE; UNIT, PHACOFRAGMENTATION

Catalog Number 8065751761

Device Problem Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)

Patient Problems Eye Burn (2523); Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms, Conditions Term / Code Not Available (4581)

Event Date 02/15/2023

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 nurse reported that ophthalmic operating console, handpiece and tip was used during the procedure which caused the thermal injury which require the sutures.Patient current condition was not provided.Additional information has been requested.Additional information received stating that patient had a corneal leak during the cataract surgery which covered with sealant.

Manufacturer Narrative

The product under investigation is not a serviceable device.Therefore, a service record review was not performed.However, there was no product returned for this investigation.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.Corneal burn is an issue that is occasionally reported with cataract surgery.According to the pennsylvania patient safety advisory abstract: preventing corneal burns during phacoemulsification, march 2010, vol.7, no.1: 23-25, most corneal burns can be traced to issues related to surgical technique and not to malfunctioning equipment.The root cause of the reported event is attributed to surgical/clinical factors unrelated to the functionality of the device.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).

• Brand Name: CENTURION VISION SYSTEM, ACCESSORY, OZIL TORSIONAL HANDPIECE
• Type of Device: UNIT, PHACOFRAGMENTATION
• Manufacturer (Section D): ALCON RESEARCH, LLC - IRVINE TECHNOLOGY CENTER; 15800 alton parkway; irvine CA 92618
• Manufacturer (Section G): ALCON RESEARCH, LLC - IRVINE TECHNOLOGY CENTER; 15800 alton parkway; irvine CA 92618
• Manufacturer Contact: jonathan schlech ; 6201 south freeway; mail stop ab2-6; fort worth, TX 76134 ; 8007579780
• MDR Report Key: 16563063
• MDR Text Key: 311474687
• Report Number: 2028159-2023-00314
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: HQC
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00380657517619
• UDI-Public: 00380657517619
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Reporter Country Code: US
• PMA/PMN Number: K121555
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: Health Professional,Company Representative
• Reporter Occupation: Nurse
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date: 05/12/2023

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 03/17/2023
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: No
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Catalogue Number: 8065751761
• Device Lot Number: 13NE73
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Date Manufacturer Received: 05/09/2023
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer?: Device Not Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Device Manufactured: 10/14/2020
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Type of Device Usage: Reuse
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Treatment: CENTURION VISION SYSTEM; LEGACY SURGICAL PROCEDURE PAK
• Patient Outcome(s): Other; Required Intervention