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InjuryOOE

CATALYS SYSTEM

Received Mar 4, 2026 · Event occurred Feb 2, 2026

Report 3012236936-2026-000059 · MDR key 24513570

Device

Generic name

Ophthalmic Femtosecond Laser

Model number

0160-6010

Catalog number

0160-6010

Product problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

Patient

NA · Unknown

  • Capsular Bag Tear

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

SECTION A2, A3A,A3B, A4, A5, A6: PER REGULATION EU 2016/679 (GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION), PATIENT IDENTIFIERS WERE NOT COLLECTED OR RECORDED AND THEREFORE ARE NOT AVAILABLE. SECTION D6A - IMPLANT DATE: NOT APPLICABLE. THE CATALYS SYSTEM IS NOT AN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE. SECTION D6B - EXPLANT DATE: NOT APPLICABLE. THE CATALYS SYSTEM IS NOT AN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE; THEREFORE, NOT EXPLANTED. SECTION E1 - TELEPHONE NUMBER: (B)(6). SECTION H3 - THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION; THEREFORE, A FAILURE ANALYSIS OF THE COMPLAINT DEVICE CANNOT BE COMPLETED. A REVIEW OF RECORDS INCLUDING DEVICE HISTORY AND COMPLAINT TRENDING WILL BE PERFORMED. UPON COMPLETION OF THE REVIEW, IF THERE IS ANY FURTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED. ALL PERTINENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO JOHNSON AND JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC. HAS BEEN SUBMITTED.

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED THAT IN THE LEFT EYE (OS), AN ANTERIOR CAPSULAR DEFECT OCCURRED AFTER CATALYS USE, WITH FURTHER EXTENSION AFTER IOL IMPLANTATION; NO VITREOUS LOSS WAS REPORTED. THROUGH FOLLOW UP WE LEARNED THERE WAS NO MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INTERVENTION OUTSIDE THE STANDARD OF CARE. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.