Events

Recall of EZ-Load Lens Delivery System

According to Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, this recall involved a device in Australia that was produced by iNova Pharmaceuticals 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-2017-RN-00520-1
  • Event Risk Class
    Class I
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-04-19
  • Event Country
    Australia
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2017-RN-00520-1
  • 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
    Inova has identified an issue with two lots of the ez-load lens delivery system ez-28v, an intraocular lens inserter used to insert sofport intraocular lenses (iols). some inserters have been found to have a hook-like flash located near the tip area. this flash catches the leading haptic causing a kink. whilst mildly bent haptics can be restored to acceptable configuration intra-operatively using surgical instruments, a severely kinked haptic which cannot be restored can result in injury to the intraocular structures.
  • Action
    iNova is advising users to inspect their stock of EZ-Load Lens Delivery System (EZ-28V) immediately and quarantine any affected lots. iNova will arrange for stock collection and will issue credit for returned stock.

Device

EZ-Load Lens Delivery System

Manufacturer

iNova Pharmaceuticals Australia Pty Ltd