Alcon Single-Piece PMMA Slant CZ70BD (REF CZ70BD.160)Recalls & reported problems
Alcon Laboratories, Inc. · SINGLE-PIECE PMMA STERILE PCL (IOL/PC),12.5mm LENGTH, 7.0mm BICONVEX OPTIC,5-DEGREE "SLANT"(TM*) HAPTICS WITH EYELETS. *REG. U.S. PAT. & TM OFF. · Class 3 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00380650696441), received between Jul 25, 2023 and Jan 9, 2025 — classified as 1 injury, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (2 reports).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break2
Patient problems
- Insufficient Information1
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJan 9, 2025Break; Break
A NON HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL REPORTED THAT, DURING INTRAOCULAR LENS IMPLANTATION SURGERY, THE HAPTIC BROKE. HENCE THE LENS WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH ANOTHER LENS IN THE SAME PROCEDURE.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 21111225 ↗InjuryJul 25, 2023Break; Break
A FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED THAT DURING AN INTRAOCULAR LENS (IOL) IMPLANT PROCEDURE, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE HAPTIC KEPT COMING OFF/TEARING AFTER GORE-TEX SUTURE PLACED. THE IOL WAS EXCHANGED WITH ANOTHER LENS DURING INITIAL PROCEDURE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 17386665 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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