Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision recalls Veritas Advanced Infusion Packs with specific lot numbers due to potential surgical delays from priming cycle failures. Affected units may cause longer procedures and temporary corneal swelling.
Weld protrusion/physical gap between the housing and phaco pack cover, may exceed design specification, which could lead to priming cycle failure and/or suboptimal vacuum delivered to the phacoemulsification and irrigation/aspiration handpieces during surgery, which could result in surgical delay and/or longer surgical time, which could result in transient corneal edema.
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision is recalling Veritas Advanced Infusion Packs with certain lot numbers because a design flaw could cause the infusion packs to fail during surgery. This might lead to longer procedures and temporary corneal swelling in patients.
The infusion packs have a weld protrusion or gap that may exceed design specifications. This can cause the priming cycle to fail, leading to suboptimal vacuum delivery during surgery. As a result, procedures may take longer and cause temporary corneal swelling.
Surgical teams using Veritas Advanced Infusion Packs with the specified lot numbers are most at risk. Patients undergoing cataract surgery with these packs could experience longer procedures and temporary corneal swelling.
Check the lot numbers on the Veritas Advanced Infusion Packs: 05050474700901, 60400378, 60401981, and 60401982. These packs were sold with the reference code VRT-AI.
Verify the lot numbers on the Veritas Advanced Infusion Packs: 05050474700901, 60400378, 60401981, and 60401982.
The infusion packs have a weld protrusion or gap that may exceed design specifications, which can cause priming cycle failure and suboptimal vacuum delivery during surgery.
The recall states this could result in longer surgical time and temporary corneal edema, but not serious injury or death.
Check the lot numbers: 05050474700901, 60400378, 60401981, and 60401982. These are the specific lots for the VRT-AI reference packs.
We’ve drafted a message you can send Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.
Subject: Recall Z-1005-2023 — Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision Hello, I own a Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision that is covered by recall Z-1005-2023 from Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision. I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this? Thank you.
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