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Event 75049

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Event summary

Timeline bucket: September 05, 2016
Product types: Device
Classifications: Class II
Statuses: Terminated
Recalling firm wording: Alcon Research, Ltd.

Dossier provenance

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openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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Alcon Monarch III (1) "C" Cartridge The device is used for implanting AcrySof intraocular lenses in the eye following cataract removal

Z-0978-2017

Recall number: Z-0978-2017
Initiated: September 05, 2016
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Recalling firm: Alcon Research, Ltd.
Quantity: 1,130 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

The intraocular lens could become lodged within the cartridge

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Device Design

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Reason for recall

The intraocular lens could become lodged within the cartridge

Code information

Alcon Monarch II C Cartridge Model 8065977762, Lot Number 32395407, Manufacture Date 8/13/2015

Distribution pattern

Distributed to Mexico only