SOFTEC I SOFTECI+21.0Recalls & reported problems
Lenstec Barbados Inc · IOL - HEMA - 1pc 5.75/12.0mm · Class 3 · Implant
All models of SOFTEC I (26)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 8
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 7
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 8 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00844369029483), received between Mar 2, 2018 and Aug 7, 2026 — classified as 7 injuries, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (3 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 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem6
- Insufficient Device Problem Information3
- Device Handling Problem1
- No Apparent Adverse Event1
Patient problems
- Visual Impairment4
- Capsular Bag Tear1
- Eye Pain1
- Inflammation1
- Iritis1
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1
- Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome (TASS)1
Recent adverse event reports
The 8 most recent of 8 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryAug 7, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Insufficient Device Problem Information
Lenstec received an email stating "Pt. presented with TASS (presumed).
Patient problems: Iritis; Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome (TASS)
MAUDE report 50181014 ↗MalfunctionJul 3, 2025No Apparent Adverse Event; No Apparent Adverse Event
LENSTEC RECEIVED AN EMAIL STATING ""HAPTIC BROKE ON INSERTION - IOL DESTROYED."
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22395984 ↗InjurySep 16, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
LENSTEC RECEIVED AN EMAIL STATING "ON THE SECOND DAY AFTER LENS IMPLANTATION, THERE WAS OIL FILM LIKE CHANGE.".
Patient problems: Visual Impairment
MAUDE report 20226360 ↗InjuryJul 13, 2024Adverse 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 STAING "VISUAL ACUITY DECLINE, PUPILLARY EXUDATION"
Patient problems: Eye Pain; Inflammation; Visual Impairment
MAUDE report 19737088 ↗InjuryJul 21, 2020Device Handling Problem; Device Handling Problem
LENSTEC RECEIVED AN EMAIL STATING THAT 'SURGICAL TECH HAD PROBLEMS GETTING LENS TO PROPERLY LOAD. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WAS ABLE TO LOAD. MD DIDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE ON LENS INSERTION AND THEN REMOVED. REMOVED LENS, REINSERTED NEW LENS WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. ENLARGED INCISION-NO PATIENT INJURY'.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 10303436 ↗InjuryMay 24, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
LENSTEC, INC. RECEIVED AN EMAIL STATING "DECREASED VISUAL ACUITY. IMPLANTED 3-PIECE LENS."
Patient problems: Visual Impairment
MAUDE report 7541116 ↗InjuryMar 9, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
LENSTEC INC RECEIVED AN EMAIL STATING "LOADING OF THE LENS WENT AS NORMAL, SOAKED AND USED VISCO. DOCTOR BEGAN TO IMPLANT THE LENS, THE LENS TORE THE EQUATOR OF THE CAPSULE."
Patient problems: Capsular Bag Tear
MAUDE report 7327946 ↗InjuryMar 2, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Insufficient Device Problem Information
AN EMAIL WAS RECEIVED STATING "HAZE ON THE IOL".
Patient problems: Visual Impairment
MAUDE report 7310964 ↗
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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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