Age/date of birth: unknown/ not provided.Sex/gender: unknown/ not provided.Expiration date: unknown as lot number was not provided.If implanted; give date: n/a (not applicable).The healon gv pro is not an implantable device.If explanted; give date: n/a (not applicable).The healon gv pro is not an implantable device.Lot number: unknown.Unique identifier (udi#): unknown.Catalog: unknown.(b)(6).Device manufacture date: unknown, as the lot number was not provided.This complaint is part of the recall report number 2020664-12/02/19-001-r: johnson & johnson surgical vision (jjsv) issued a voluntary recall on november 22, 2019.It has been reported customers have described healon gv pro as behaving differently than the legacy healon gv, especially in regard to the techniques required to remove the product from the eye.An increase of intra-ocular pressure (iop) is reported if there are small amounts of healon gv pro remaining behind the operative eye.This voluntary recall is being initiated due to received reports of healon gv pro being difficult to remove from the eye, leading to increased post-operative iop requiring additional intervention.Potential clogging of phacoemulsification equipment tubing has also been reported, which may lead to delay in the procedure or ocular injury.There are twenty-one affected lot numbers.The recall notification letter has been sent to all customers instructing them to return the units of healon gv pro from the twenty-one (21) affected lots.Johnson & johnson surgical vision has initiated a corrective and preventative actions (capa) to investigate and address the issue.Action items generated from the capa will be submitted in the future interim report(s) as part of the recall process.All pertinent information available to johnson and johnson surgical vision, inc.Has been submitted.
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It was reported an issue with the (ovd) viscoelastic, model healon gv pro during a cataract surgery.Surgeon was not happy how it has to be removed from the eye, patients also have had problem high post op intraocular pressure of the eye, level was it over 50.Medication was used to alleviate the intraocular pressure.All the information available submitted.
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