INTREPID AUTOSERT IOL HANDPIECE
Received Jul 24, 2024 · Event occurred Jun 26, 2024
Report 2028159-2024-01083 · MDR key 19816893
Device
Generic name
Apparatus, Cautery, Radiofrequency, Ac-powered
Manufacturer
Alcon Research, Llc - Irvine Technology CenterModel number
NACatalog number
8065751755
Lot number
ASKU
Product problems
- Use of Device Problem
- Use of Device Problem
Patient
NA · Unknown
- Corneal Clouding/Hazing
- Corneal Endothelial Cell Loss
- Corneal Clouding/Hazing
- Corneal Endothelial Cell Loss
Narrative
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN SECTIONS H.6 AND H.11. THE PRODUCT UNDER INVESTIGATION IS NOT A SERVICEABLE DEVICE. THEREFORE, A SERVICE RECORD REVIEW WAS NOT PERFORMED. THERE WAS NO PRODUCT RETURNED ON THIS INVESTIGATION. BASED ON THE INFORMATION OBTAINED, THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT IS INCONCLUSIVE. SPECIFIC PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS (SERIAL NUMBER) WERE NOT PROVIDED AND COULD NOT BE DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, ALL DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS ARE REVIEWED PRIOR TO PRODUCT RELEASE TO ENSURE THE PRODUCT WAS MANUFACTURED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE DEVICE MASTER RECORD AND MEETS RELEASE CRITERIA. A REVIEW FOR COMPLAINTS REPORTED AGAINST THIS SERIAL NUMBER CANNOT BE PERFORMED AS THE SERIAL NUMBER IS UNKNOWN. 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. THE MANUFACTURER INTERNAL REFERENCE NUMBER IS: (B)(4).
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).
Description of Event or Problem
A PHYSICIAN REPORTED DURING CATARACT SURGERY, AN OPHTHALMIC INJECTOR TIP DID NOT PASS OVER THE INTERNAL CORNEAL VALVE, THE PATENT EXPERIENCED DETACHMENT OF THE CORNEAL ENDOTHELIUM, WITH WHITE CLOUDING TO THE CENTER OF THE CORNEA. SURGERY WAS COMPLETED ON THE SAME DAY. THE CURRENT CONDITION OF THE PATIENT WAS UNKNOWN. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REPORTED AND NONE RECEIVED TILL DATE.