Reported Oct 31, 2018 · Terminated

CyPass System 241, Intraocular Pressure Lowering Implant, CYPASS MICRO-STENT, CYPASS APPLIER, REF: 8065754001. For…

Alcon Research, Ltd.

High riskUsing this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Alcon Research, LTD. · 714 Columbia Ave · Sinking Spring, PA · 19608-1405

Is this the product you have?

  • CyPass System 241, Intraocular Pressure Lowering Implant, CYPASS MICRO-STENT, CYPASS APPLIER
  • REF8065754001. For ophthalmic use
Lot codes and dates
  • GTIN
    • 00380657540013
    • 0080657540013
    • 20380657540017
    • 10380657540010
    • 00380657540013 All lot/serial numbers
Amount recalled
14264 units

This recall covers 4 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 3 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide
  • PR

Why it was recalled

Stop using this product now

Analysis of the completed dataset from the COMPASS-XT long-term study showed that the CyPass Micro-Stent group experienced statistically significant endothelial cell loss (ECL) compared to the group who underwent cataract surgery alone.

Using this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Dec 18, 2020 · Data as of Sep 19, 7:32 PM UTC

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