MAUDE Adverse Event Report: ALCON RESEARCH, LLC - IRVINE TECHNOLOGY CENTER UNITY CS CONSOLE; UNIT, PHACOFRAGMENTATION

Catalog Number	8065000297
Medical Device Problem Code	Improper Flow or Infusion (2954)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	Insufficient Information (4580)
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional 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 or Problem Description
A customer reported that during a surgery an ophthalmic system exhibited chamber instability occasionally.Procedure details and patient impact were not reported.Additional information has been requested but is not available at the time of this report.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Additional information is provided in sections h.6 and h.11.A company representative was present for the procedure.Service history was reviewed for the system.There were no service records (relevant to the reported event), found.However, the system was last serviced prior to the reported event per service record (sr).The system was found to meet all cosmetic and performance standards at that time.Therefore, 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.There were no relevant complaints found as part of this 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.Similar incident/event data was collected for the associated reported events.Quality assurance will continue to perform periodic monitoring for evidence of adverse trending and take further action as appropriate.The manufacturer internal reference number is: (b)(4).

• Brand Name: UNITY CS CONSOLE
• Common Device Name: 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: 24399574
• Report Number: 2028159-2026-00223
• Device Sequence Number: 8300116
• Product Code: HQC
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00380650002976
• UDI-Public: (01)00380650002976(17)351008(11)251010(10)17P9PX
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: AS
• PMA/510(K) Number: K233876
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Foreign,Company Representative
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Non-Healthcare Professional
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 05/21/2026

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
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Catalogue Number: 8065000297
• Device Lot Number: 17P9PX
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): Initial
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 01/28/2026
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 04/29/2026
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 02/20/2026
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 05/21/2026
• Date Device Manufactured: 10/10/2025
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Usage of Device: Reuse
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Sex: Unknown