InjuryMOE
CROUCH CORNEAL PROTECTOR
Received Dec 12, 2001 · Event occurred Oct 26, 2001
Report 378519 · MDR key 378519
Device
Generic name
Corneal Protector
Manufacturer
Bausch & Lomb (storz Ophthalmes)Model number
E5699Catalog number
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Lot number
S 7742
Product problems
- Unknown (for use when the device problem is not known)
Patient
37 YR
- Corneal Abrasion
- Blurred Vision
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
PT UNDERGOING SURGICAL CORRECTION OF MULTIPE FACIAL FRACTURES SUSTAINED BILATERAL CORNEAL ABRASIONS FROM THE USE OF CORNEAL PROTECTORS. CORNEAL PROTECTORS PLACED AT START OF PROCEDURE BY SURGEONS (EYES WERE LUBRICATED PRIOR TO PLACEMENT OF PRETECTORS). PROCEDURE LASTED GREATER THAN 8 HOURS. UPON REMOVAL OF PROTECTORS, BOTH CORNEAS APPEARED OPACIFIED. EXAM BY OPHTHALMOLOGY NOTED BILATERAL CORNEAL ABRASIONS IN A CIRCULAR PATTERN. PT EXPERIENCED BLURRED VISION POST-OPERATIVELY.