Multiflex MTA4U0 (REF MTA4U0.170)Recalls & reported problems
Alcon Laboratories, Inc. · MULTIFLEX™*III SINGLE-PIECE PMMA STERILE ACL (IOL/AC), 13.0mm LENGTH, 5.5mm CONVEXOPLANO OPTIC, 0.5mm VAULTED HAPTICS. *REG. U.S. PAT. & TM OFF. · Class 3 · Implant
All models of Multiflex (28)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00380652535830), received between Apr 18, 2022 and Apr 18, 2022 — classified as 1 injury.
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.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
Patient problems
- Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available1
- Eye Injury1
- Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryApr 18, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
A NON-HEALTH PROFESSIONAL REPORTED THAT DURING AN INTRAOCULAR LENS (IOL) IMPLANT SURGERY, SUBLUXED IOL WAS REMOVED. UPON LENS INSERTION DELICATE IRIS TISSUE DAMAGED BY LENS HAPTIC WITH SUBSEQUENT BLED. PATIENT BECAME AGITATED DURING ATTEMPT TO POSITION ANTERIOR IOL. DECISION MADE NOT TO PROCEED DUE TO DELICACY OF IRIS TISSUES. LENS HAPTICS CUT AND IOL REMOVED IN 3 PIECES. MIOSTAT USED TO REDUCE PUPIL. ENLARGED WOULD CLOSED USING 10-0 NYLON SUTURES.
Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available; Eye Injury; Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding
MAUDE report 14136988 ↗
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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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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