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Clareon CNWET0 (UDI 00380652405270)Recalls & reported problems

Alcon Laboratories, Inc. · Clareon Vivity · Class 3 · Implant

All models of Clareon (1142)

Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
6
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
4
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 6 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00380652405270), received between Mar 25, 2025 and May 7, 2026 — classified as 4 injuries, 2 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Failure to Deliver” (1 report).

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 16, 2026.

Reports received per month

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 0 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 0 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 1 reportsApr 2025: 0 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 0 reportsJul 2025: 1 reportsAug 2025: 0 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 2 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 0 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 1 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 1 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520262
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem3
  • Failure to Deliver1
  • Material Opacification1
  • Material Twisted/Bent1
  • Scratched Material1

Patient problems

  • Blurred Vision2
  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions2
  • Insufficient Information1
  • Visual Disturbances1
  • Visual Impairment1

Recent adverse event reports

The 6 most recent of 6 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryMay 7, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    A MATERIALS MANAGER REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING INTRAOCULAR LENS (IOL) IMPLANTATION IN RIGHT EYE, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED BLURRED VISION. CONSEQUENTLY, THE LENS WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH AN ANTERIOR CHAMBER INTRAOCULAR LENS (ATIOL) IN A SECONDARY PROCEDURE. THE CLINICAL REASON FOR EXPLANT WAS RESIDUAL CYLINDER (RESIDUAL ASTIGMATISM) IN THE RIGHT EYE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED BUT IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

    Patient problems: Blurred Vision; Visual Impairment

    MAUDE report 25112219 ↗
  • InjuryMar 5, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    A NON-HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING AN INTRAOCULAR LENS (IOL) IMPLANT PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED WITH BLURRY VISION. THE LENS WAS EXCHANGED FOR ANOTHER LENS MODEL 21 DAYS FOLLOWING THE INITIAL PROCEDURE. CLINICAL REASON FOR EXPLANT WAS MENTIONED AS MECHANICAL COMPLICATIONS OF INTRAOCULAR LENS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED, YET NO NEW INFORMATION RECEIVED.

    Patient problems: Blurred Vision

    MAUDE report 24516230 ↗
  • MalfunctionOct 24, 2025Material Opacification; Scratched Material; Material Opacification; Scratched Material

    A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL STATED OPTIC SCRATCH AND OPACITY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED AND RECEIVED STATING THAT THE ENTIRE OPTIC APPEARS CLOUDY, AND THERE WERE NUMEROUS MARKS VISIBLE. SOME OF THE MARKINGS RESEMBLE SCRIBBLES OR SCRATCH-LIKE TRACES.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 23376428 ↗
  • InjuryOct 23, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    A FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED THAT AFTER INTRAOCULAR LENS (IOL) IMPLANTATION, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED THAT THE VISION IN LEFT WAS CURVY AND WAVY CONSTANTLY. THE PATIENT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE. THE LENS WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH ANOTHER LENS IN A SECONDARY PROCEDURE. THE CLINICAL REASON FOR EXPLANT WAS MECHANICAL COMPLICATION OF INTRAOCULAR LENS PROSTHESIS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED, BUT NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Visual Disturbances

    MAUDE report 23366418 ↗
  • MalfunctionJul 1, 2025Material Twisted/Bent; Material Twisted/Bent

    A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL REPORTED WITH A DESCRIPTION OF DAMAGED INTRAOCULAR LENS (IOL). ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED STATING THE TRAILING HAPTIC GOT CAUGHT THROUGH THE INJECTOR WITH NO PATIENT CONTACT. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED USING BACK UP LENS.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 22371962 ↗
  • InjuryMar 25, 2025Failure to Deliver; Failure to Deliver

    A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL REPORTED DURING INTRAOCULAR LENS (IOL) IMPLANT PROCEDURE; THE LENS GOT STUCK IN CARTRIDGE. THE PLUNGER PUSHED THE IOL, BUT LENS DID NOT MOVE FORWARD. AN ATTEMPT TO EXTRACT THE IOL FROM THE CARTRIDGE USING VISCOELASTIC WAS ALSO UNSUCCESSFUL. WITH A SIMILAR IOL A SECOND SURGERY WAS PERFORMED FOR IOL IMPLANTATION IN THE APHAKIC EYE WITHOUT ANY HARM TO THE PATIENT. THE PATIENT CONDITION WAS HEALTHY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 21686357 ↗

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