Events

Recall of ACCURUS Vitrectomy probes

According to Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, this recall involved a device in Australia that was produced by Alcon Laboratories Australia Pty Ltd.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    RC-2015-RN-00481-1
  • Event Risk Class
    Class I
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-06-05
  • Event Country
    Australia
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2015-RN-00481-1
  • Notes / Alerts
    Australian data is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Australia.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Alcon has identified an insufficient seal on the outside packaging that could potentially affect the sterility of the product. the use of non-sterile vitrectomy probes in surgery has the potential to result in patient infection or inflammation and may lead to serious injury and sequelae, including loss of vision.. at this time, no adverse events or complaints have been confirmed related to the accurus vitrectomy probe lots impacted by this issue. regular post-operative patient follow-up may enable the surgeon to detect early potential abnormal inflammatory reaction and/or infection, which may reduce the severity of the ensuing event.
  • Action
    Customers are advised to immediately stop further use of the affected lots and to segregate them to ensure that they are not used. Alcon will provide reimbursement for all returned product This action has been closed-out on 9/08/2016.

Device

ACCURUS Vitrectomy probes
  • Model / Serial
    ACCURUS Vitrectomy probesACCURUS 23GA Standalone Vitreous ProbeCatalog # 8065750821Lot number: 14017912XAnterior ACCURUS® Probe with infusion needle Catalog # 8065803650Lot numbers: 14010430X, 140174S1X, 14010430X, 14017451XARTG Numbers 140947 and 145666
  • Product Classification
    Ophthalmic Devices
  • Manufacturer
    Alcon Laboratories Australia Pty Ltd

Manufacturer

Alcon Laboratories Australia Pty Ltd