MalfunctionHNQ
KOCH SPATULA AND NAGAHARA CHOPPER DE
Received Dec 10, 2025 · Event occurred Dec 2, 2025
Report MW5180236 · MDR key 23768101
Device
Generic name
Hook, Ophthalmic
Model number
92-H0499Product problems
- Break
Patient
82 YR · Female
- Foreign Body In Patient
- Foreign Body In Patient
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
PATIENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR CATARACT EXTRACTION WITH INTRAOCULAR LENS IMPLANTATION OF THE LEFT EYE. DURING THE PHACOEMULSIFICATION PORTION AFTER INSERTING THE CHOPPER SIDE AND INITIATING CATARACT FRAGMENTATION, DOCTOR NOTICED THAT THE TIP OF THE CHOPPER BROKE OFF AND REMAINED INSIDE THE PATIENT'S EYE. UPON CONFIRMING VISUALIZATION OF THE BROKEN TIP, DOCTOR SUCCESSFULLY RETRIEVED IT FROM THE EYE. THE PROCEDURE CONTINUED AND WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER COMPLICATIONS.