ALCON POSTERIOR CHAMBER INTRAOCULAR LENS
Received Jul 10, 1992 · Event occurred Feb 25, 1992
Report 3724 · MDR key 3724
Device
Generic name
Posterior Chamber Lens
Manufacturer
Alcon Surgical IncModel number
MZ 60 BDCatalog number
NI
Lot number
NI
Patient
69 YR
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
DOCTOR NOTED HAPTIC ON I.O.L WAS CRACKED AFTER IT WAS IMPLANTED IN PATIENTS LEFT EYE.DEVICE LABELED FOR SINGLE USE. PATIENT MEDICAL STATUS PRIOR TO EVENT: SATISFACTORY CONDITION. THERE WAS NOT MULTIPLE PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.DEVICE NOT SERVICED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SERVICE SCHEDULE. NO DATA - REGARDING DATE LAST SERVICED. SERVICE PROVIDED BY: INVALID DATA. INVALID DATA - SERVICE RECORDS AVAILABILITY. NO IMMINENT HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH CLAIMED. DEVICE USED AS LABELED/INTENDED.DEVICE WAS EVALUATED AFTER THE EVENT. METHOD OF EVALUATION: ACTUAL DEVICE INVOLVED IN INCIDENT WAS EVALUATED, VISUAL EXAMINATION. RESULTS OF EVALUATION: COMPONENT FAILURE, TELEMETRY FAILURE, UNANTICIPATED SHORT TERM COMPLICATION OF PROCEDURE, INVALID DATA. CONCLUSION: DEVICE FAILURE OCCURRED AND WAS RELATED TO EVENT, DEVICE WAS OUT OF SPEC IN A MANNER THAT RELATES TO EVENT. CERTAINTY OF DEVICE AS CAUSE OF OR CONTRIBUTOR TO EVENT: YES. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: DEVICE PERMANENTLY REMOVED FROM SERVICE, DEVICE RETURNED TO MANUFACTURER/DEALER/DISTRIBUTOR. INVALID DATA - ON DEVICE DESTROYED/DISPOSED OF STATUS.