Collamer Ultraviolet Absorbing Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lens CQ2015A (UDI 00841542101943)Recalls & reported problems
Staar Surgical Company · Diopter: 18.0; Aspheric; Three Piece · Class 3 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 4
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00841542101943), received between Jan 17, 2018 and Jun 14, 2019 — classified as 1 injury, 3 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Operates Differently Than Expected” (2 reports).
5 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (P990013); they may or may not involve this specific model.
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
- Device Operates Differently Than Expected2
- No Apparent Adverse Event2
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
Patient problems
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient2
- No Code Available1
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1
- No Patient Involvement1
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJun 14, 2019No Apparent Adverse Event; No Apparent Adverse Event
THE REPORTER INDICATED THAT THE SURGEON NOTICED TORN/BROKEN HAPTIC ON A CQ2015A, +18.0 DIOPTER, INTRAOCULAR LENS DURING LOADING. THERE NO PATIENT CONTACT. BACK UP LENS WAS IMPLANTED DURING INITIAL SURGERY, PROBLEM RESOLVED. THE REPORTER INDICATED THAT THE SURGEON DID NOT SAY WHAT HE BELIEVED TO BE THE CAUSE.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 8699726 ↗InjurySep 21, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; No Apparent Adverse Event; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; No Apparent Adverse Event
THE REPORTER INDICATED THE SURGEON INSERTED A CQ2015A COLLAMER THREE PIECE LENS, +18.0 DIOPTER, AND THE LENS WAS DAMAGED. THE LENS WAS REMOVED WITH NO PATIENT INJURY. THE LENS WAS REPLACED WITH ANOTHER SAME MODEL/DIOPTER LENS. THE REPORTER INDICATED THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT WAS DUE TO TECHNICAL ERROR.
Patient problems: No Code Available; No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 7899774 ↗MalfunctionMar 28, 2018Device Operates Differently Than Expected; Device Operates Differently Than Expected
THE REPORTER INDICATED THAT THE SURGEON IMPLANTED A CQ2015A, +18.0 DIOPTER, INTRAOCULAR LENS IN THE PATIENT'S LEFT EYE (OS) ON (B)(6) 2018. DURING INSERTION, THE SURGEON FELT THE INJECTOR GOT HARDER TO PUSH WHEN INJECTING THE LENS. THE TRAILING HAPTIC AND A BIT OF THE OPTIC GOT CAUGHT BY THE PLUNGER. THE LENS HAD TO BE CUT OUT. A BACK-UP SIMILAR LENS WAS INTRAOPERATIVELY EXCHANGED WITH IT AND IT WAS SUCCESSFULLY IMPLANTED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE ANIKAVISC VISCOELASTIC WAS USED AND THE LENS WAS IN THE INJECTOR FOR LESS THAT A MINUTE.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 7378743 ↗MalfunctionJan 17, 2018Device Operates Differently Than Expected; Device Operates Differently Than Expected
THE REPORTER INDICATED THAT AS THE SURGEON WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOAD THE (B)(4) INTRAOCULAR LENS, DIOPTER +18.0, THE LENS "TORE WHILE PUTTING IT IN THE CARTRIDGE." THE HAPTIC TORE WHILE INSERTING INTO CARTRIDGE, THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONTACT WITH THIS LENS. REPORTER STATES THAT NOTHING UNUSUAL OCCURRED DURING THE LOADING PROCESS. DATE OF OCCURRENCE IS (B)(6) 2017.
Patient problems: No Patient Involvement
MAUDE report 7202555 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under P990013. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-1747-2013 · Jun 10, 2013 · TerminatedAfinity CQ2015A Intraocular Lens The visual correction of aphakia in persons 60 years of age or older in whom a cataractous lens has been removed by cataract extraction.
- Z-1746-2013 · Jun 10, 2013 · TerminatednanoFLEX CC4204A Intraocular Lens Correct aphakia in persons 60 years of age or older in whom a cataractous lens has been removed by cataract extraction. The IOL is to be implante
- Z-2706-2011 · May 20, 2011 · TerminatedBrand Name STAAR Surgical Collamer Ultraviolet-Absorbing Posterior Chamber Single Piece Foldable Intraocular Lens Common Names Collamer single piece IOL Collamer plate haptic IOL
- Z-1037-04 · Jun 17, 2004 · TerminatedSTAAR Surgical Intra Occular Lens, Collamer.
- Z-0539-04 · Feb 9, 2004 · TerminatedCollamer UV One-Piece IntraOcular Lens. Models 4205BF and 4204BF
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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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