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InjuryMSR

VENTURI PHACO PACK

Received Apr 1, 2008 · Event occurred Feb 18, 2008

Report 1920664-2008-00407 · MDR key 1024428

Device

Generic name

Ophthalmic Microsurgical Accessory Pack

Manufacturer

Bausch & Lomb

Catalog number

DP4310E

Lot number

T9196

Product problems

  • Detachment Of Device Component

Patient

Not reported

  • Eye Injury
  • Surgical procedure

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

THE SPIKE CAME OUT OF THE TUBING WHEN THE MACHINE ADVANCED TO SEGMENT REMOVAL. THIS RESULTED INTO THE ANTERIOR CHAMBER COLLAPSING AND THE CAPSULE TEARING. AN ANTERIOR VITRECTOMY HAD TO BE PERFORMED. THE PT RECOVERING.