MAUDE MDR 4795717

MDR report key
4795717
Report number
3002807715-2015-00020
Event key
0
Event type
3
Date of event
2015-01-01
Date received
2015-05-22
Adverse event
3
Product problem
3
Patients in event
0
Reporter occupation
100
Health professional
3
Initial report to FDA
3
Event location
0

Manufacturer Contact#

Contact
NEO YAMAGUCHI
Address
47651 WESTINGHOUSE DR FREMONT CA 94539 US
Phone
510-510-5103
Report source
M
Manufacturer link flag
Y

Devices#

Seq, Brand, Generic table
SeqBrandGenericManufacturerProduct codeModelCatalogLotPMA510(k)ImplantEvaluatedAvailability
1YC-1800ND: YAG LASERNIDEK CO., LTDLXSYC-1800Y Y

Patients#

Sequence, Received, Treatment table
SequenceReceivedTreatmentOutcome
12015-05-220

Event Narratives#

D

Patient 1

NIDEK INC RECEIVED A COMPLAINT FROM A CUSTOMER ON (B)(6) 2015. CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING THE USE OF YC-1800 SN: (B)(4) LASER MADE A BEEPING SOUND AND THE RESIDENT DOCTOR NOTICED THAT THE DISPLAYED POWER HAD DOUBLED. DOCTOR DECREASED POWER TO WHAT IT WAS PREVIOUSLY SET AND CONTINUED TREATING THE PT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED AND NO INJURY WAS REPORTED THAT TIME.

N

Patient 1

THE AFFECTED DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED TO NIDEK FOR EVAL. HOWEVER, A NIDEK FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) HAD CONDUCTED AN ON-SITE EVAL. THE DEVICE WAS EVALUATED AND TESTED FOR PROPER FUNCTION. FSE CONFIRMED THAT THE DEVICE HAS BEEN FUNCTIONING WITHIN SPECS. NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. FSE IDENTIFIED THAT THE DOCTOR WAS USING THE ENERGY CONTROL BUTTON TO INCREASE THE POWER WHEN HE WANTED TO INCREASE THE POWER IN SMALL AMOUNT. (ENERGY CONTROL: IS USED TO SET ENERGY OF THE YAG LASER IN THE RANGE FROM 0.3 TO 10.0MJ IN 0.1 MJ INCREMENTS.) (REFERENCE: OPHTHALMIC YAG LASER SYSTEM YC-1800; OPERATORS MANUAL; 3.SYSTEM DESCRIPTION, 13 ENERGY CONTROL) FSE EXPLAINED TO THE DOCTOR TO USE TO JOYSTICK TO INCREASE THE POWER IN MINOR AMOUNTS I.E. 0.2 MJ. NIDEK CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO PT INJURY AND THE TREATMENT WAS COMPLETED. NIDEK INC CONSIDERS IT A REPORTABLE EVENT AS THE DEVICE HAS MALFUNCTIONED AND HAS A POTENTIAL TO CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE TO A SERIOUS INJURY IF THE MALFUNCTION WERE TO RECUR.