CONSTELLATION® ULTRAVIT® ENGAUGE® 8065750948Recalls & reported problems
Alcon Laboratories, Inc. · 20 GA ULTRAVIT® Vitrectomy Probe · Class 2
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Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00380657509485), received between Jun 30, 2022 and Aug 3, 2022 — classified as 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Failure to Cut” (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.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Failure to Cut2
- Air/Gas in Device1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions2
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionAug 3, 2022Failure to Cut; Air/Gas in Device; Failure to Cut; Air/Gas in Device
A NURSE REPORTED PROBE KEPT BUBBLING DURING THE CUTTING PROCESS, THE CUTTING WAS NOT COMPLETE AND WIRE DRAWING OCCURS DURING A VITRECTOMY PROCEDURE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED AFTER THE PRODUCT WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 15154713 ↗MalfunctionJun 30, 2022Failure to Cut; Failure to Cut
A NURSE REPORTED A VITRECTOMY PROBE WAS STRINGY AND COULD NOT CUT DURING THE VITRECTOMY PROCEDURE. THE PRODUCT WAS REPLACED AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM THE COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE INDICATING ASPIRATION WAS FUNCTIONING WELL.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 14874537 ↗
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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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