CT LUCIA CT LUCIA 602.US/+24.5DRecalls & reported problems
Carl Zeiss Meditec Production, LLC · 3-piece, monofocal, hydrophobic, acrylic, intraocular lens, +24.5D · Class 3 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 5
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 5
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00843045101024), received between Oct 14, 2022 and Feb 10, 2023 — classified as 5 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Off-Label Use” (5 reports).
3 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (P100016); 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
- Off-Label Use5
- Use of Device Problem5
Patient problems
- Visual Impairment5
Recent adverse event reports
The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryFeb 10, 2023Off-Label Use; Use of Device Problem; Off-Label Use; Use of Device Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE IOL ROTATED AFTER BEING WELL CENTERED AND IN GOOD POSITION. LENS WAS EXPLANTED AND ANOTHER LENS IMPLANTED.
Patient problems: Visual Impairment
MAUDE report 16358937 ↗InjuryFeb 10, 2023Off-Label Use; Use of Device Problem; Off-Label Use; Use of Device Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE IOL ROTATED AFTER BEING WELL CENTERED AND IN GOOD POSITION. LENS WAS EXPLANTED AND ANOTHER LENS IMPLANTED.
Patient problems: Visual Impairment
MAUDE report 16358897 ↗InjuryFeb 10, 2023Off-Label Use; Use of Device Problem; Off-Label Use; Use of Device Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE IOL ROTATED AFTER BEING WELL CENTERED AND IN GOOD POSITION. LENS WAS EXPLANTED AND ANOTHER LENS IMPLANTED.
Patient problems: Visual Impairment
MAUDE report 16358869 ↗InjuryNov 10, 2022Off-Label Use; Use of Device Problem; Off-Label Use; Use of Device Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A CASE WAS A LENS EXCHANGE WITH YAMANE INTRASCLERAL HAPTIC FIXATION. EVERYTHING SEEMED ROUTINE DURING THE CASE AND THE LENS LOOKED FINE AT THE END (CASE WAS COMBINED WITH RETINA SURGEON DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF DISLOCATION OF THE LENS THEY WERE REPLACING). THE LENS LOOKED GREAT AT THE END OF THE CASE AND LOOKED OK DAY 1 POST-OP. WHEN THE RETINA DOC SAW HER A WEEK LATER IT WAS STATED THE IOL TILTED. A WEEK LATER AT POST OP THE IOL TILTED ALMOST 90 DEGREES. THE LENS WAS EXPLANTED (B)(6) 2022, AND ANOTHER LENS IMPLANTED. NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS OR CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN PROCEDURE REPORTED.
Patient problems: Visual Impairment
MAUDE report 15776658 ↗InjuryOct 14, 2022Off-Label Use; Use of Device Problem; Off-Label Use; Use of Device Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DOCTOR WAS USING THE YAMANE SCLERAL FIXATION TECHNIQUE TO IMPLANT A CT LUCIA 602, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE HAPTIC WAS BROKE. THUS, THE LENS WAS REMOVED, AND A SECOND LENS WAS ATTEMPTED TO BE IMPLANTED. HOWEVER, THE IOL CONTINUED TO TILT UPWARD PREVENTING GOOD CENTRATION AND PROPER PLACEMENT. THUS, THIS LENS WAS REMOVED, AND ANOTHER LENS WAS IMPLANTED TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS REPORTED NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Visual Impairment
MAUDE report 15611322 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under P100016. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-1309-2015 · Feb 13, 2015 · TerminatedIntraocular Lens (IOL), Part No. EC-3 PAL, Diopter: 17.5, 18.0, 18.5, 19.0, 19.5, 21.5, 23.5, 9.0, 22.5, 23.0, 21.0, 24.0. The device is indicated for primary implantation in the
- Z-1077-2012 · Aug 2, 2011 · TerminatedPrecision Aspheric Lens (PAL) Intraocular Lens Model: EC-3 PAL, Serial Number: 1169381106, 1169391106, 1169421106 The device is indicated for primary implantation in the capsular
- Z-1076-2012 · Aug 2, 2011 · TerminatedIntraocular Lens (IOL). Model: EC-3, Serial Number: 1169371106, 1169401106, 1169471106 The device is indicated for primary implantation in the capsular bag of the eye for the visu
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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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