SOFTEC HD SOFTECHD+20.5Recalls & reported problems
Lenstec Barbados Inc · IOL - HEMA - 1pc 5.75/12.0mm (Aspheric Clear) · Class 3 · Implant
All models of SOFTEC HD (39)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 11
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 11
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 11 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00844369027311), received between Jun 1, 2020 and Apr 22, 2026 — classified as 11 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Contamination /Decontamination Problem” (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
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem8
- Contamination /Decontamination Problem1
- Device Handling Problem1
- Fracture1
- Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method1
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
- Patient Device Interaction Problem1
Patient problems
- Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome (TASS)4
- Eye Pain3
- Inflammation2
- Intraocular Pressure Increased2
- Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available1
- Blurred Vision1
- Capsular Bag Tear1
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 11 most recent of 11 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryApr 22, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
LENSTEC RECEIVED AN EMAIL STATING "SUSPECTED TASS SYMPTOMS."
Patient problems: Eye Pain; Intraocular Pressure Increased; Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome (TASS)
MAUDE report 24958219 ↗InjuryApr 22, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
LENSTEC RECEIVED AN EMAIL STATING "SUSPECTED TASS SYMPTOMS.".
Patient problems: Eye Pain; Intraocular Pressure Increased; Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome (TASS)
MAUDE report 24958205 ↗InjuryFeb 3, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
LENSTEC RECEIVED AN EMAIL STATING "THE PATIENT DEVELOPED INTRAOCULAR INFLAMMATION AFTER SURGERY."
Patient problems: Inflammation
MAUDE report 24250622 ↗InjuryDec 24, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Patient Device Interaction Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Patient Device Interaction Problem
LENSTEC RECEIVED AN EMAIL STATING: "THE PATIENT DEVELOPED INTRAOCULAR INFLAMMATION AFTER SURGERY."
Patient problems: Inflammation
MAUDE report 23888462 ↗InjuryJan 27, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Insufficient Device Problem Information
LENSTEC RECEIVED AN EMAIL STATING "THE PATIENT REPORTED EYE RED AND PAIN, BLURRED VISION."
Patient problems: Blurred Vision; Eye Pain; Red Eye(s)
MAUDE report 21249182 ↗InjuryDec 11, 2024Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method; Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method
LENSTEC RECEIVED AN EMAIL STATING "DURING THE SURGERY, OIL FILM LIKE SUBSTANCE OBSERVED OF THE LENS."
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20904117 ↗InjuryMar 25, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
LENSTEC RECEIVED AN EMAIL STATING " THAT IN THE LAST WEEK, (B)(6) HOSPITAL HAD 3 PATIENTS PRESENT POSTOPERATIVELY WITH SEVERE INFLAMMATION". THE LENS REMAINS IMPLANTED.
Patient problems: Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome (TASS)
MAUDE report 18975485 ↗InjuryMar 25, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
LENSTEC RECEIVED AN EMAIL STATING " THAT IN THE LAST WEEK, (B)(6) HOSPITAL HAD 3 PATIENTS PRESENT POSTOPERATIVELY WITH SEVERE INFLAMMATION". THE LENS REMAINS IMPLANTED.
Patient problems: Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome (TASS)
MAUDE report 18975482 ↗InjuryMay 16, 2023Fracture; Device Handling Problem; Fracture; Device Handling Problem
LENSTEC RECEIVED AN EMAIL STATING " ONE LOOP OF THE LENS WAS BROKEN, THERE IS A FRACTURE WITH A LENGTH OF ABOUT 5MM AND A WIDTH ABOUT 1MM. THE LENS WAS IMPLANTED AND THE PATIENT IS FINE'.
Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available
MAUDE report 16940252 ↗InjurySep 9, 2022Contamination /Decontamination Problem; Contamination /Decontamination Problem
LENSTEC RECEIVED AN EMAIL STATING, IOL EXCHANGE DUE TO HAZE/CLOUDINESS.
Patient problems: Unspecified Eye / Vision Problem
MAUDE report 15394116 ↗InjuryJun 1, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
LENSTEC RECEIVED AN EMAIL NOTIFICATION INDICATING "CAPSULE RUPTURED AFTER INSERTION. MD DECIDED TO CHANGE TO SULCUS LENS."
Patient problems: Capsular Bag Tear
MAUDE report 10106463 ↗
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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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