inforMED
InjuryMOE

SURGICAL SHIELD

Received Jun 15, 2005 · Event occurred May 9, 2005

Report 617701 · MDR key 617701

Device

Generic name

Corneal Protector

Model number

AMBER COLOR

Catalog number

*

Lot number

*

Product problems

  • Unknown (for use when the device problem is not known)

Patient

2 YR

  • Other (for use when an appropriate patient code cannot be identified)
  • Therapy/non-surgical treatment, additional

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

AN ORANGE TRANSPARENT CORNEAL PROTECTOR WAS PLACED ON THE PATIENT'S EYE. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN ANTERIOR ORBITOTOMY FOR EXCISION OF RIGHT ORBITAL TUMOR WITHOUT COMPLICATIONS. TWO POST-OP VISITS LATER, THE CORNEAL PROTECTOR WAS DISCOVERED AND REMOVED. THE PATIENT'S EYESITE IS ALMOST BASED, RETURNED TO BASELINE.