SENSAR IOL AR40e (REF AR40E00290)Recalls & reported problems
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. · AMO Sensar AR40e Lens · Class 3 · Implant
All models of SENSAR IOL (112)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 05050474502253), received between Jan 24, 2017 and Jan 24, 2017 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Failure to Unfold or Unwrap” (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.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Failure to Unfold or Unwrap1
Patient problems
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJan 24, 2017Failure to Unfold or Unwrap; Failure to Unfold or Unwrap
THE INTRAOCULAR LENS (IOL) WAS FOLDED, SO THE PHYSICIAN COULD NOT PERFORM THE PROCEDURE. DURING FOLLOW-UP, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DETECTED DURING THE PROCEDURE. THE IOL HAD CONTACT WITH THE PATIENT'S RIGHT EYE. THE IOL WAS NOT IMPLANTED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED TO ABBOTT MEDICAL OPTICS.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 6274971 ↗
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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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