TECNIS SIMPLICITY DCB00 (REF DCB0000305)Recalls & reported problems
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. · TECNIS SMPLCTY TECNIS 1PC CLR MONO 30.5D · Class 3 · Implant
All models of TECNIS SIMPLICITY (112)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 4
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 05050474636293), received between Aug 19, 2025 and Dec 13, 2025 — classified as 4 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (4 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
- Break4
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions4
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionDec 13, 2025Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT TWO INTRAOCULAR LENSES (IOL) WERE FOUND DEFECTIVE. THE ISSUE OCCURRED DURING A PROCEDURE WHEN THE LENSES WERE PUSHED INTO THE INJECTOR, RESULTING IN BOTH LENSES BECOMING TWISTED. THE LENSES AND THE CARTRIDGE TIPS MADE CONTACT WITH THE PATIENT'S EYE DURING THE PROCEDURE. THE PATIENTS WERE NOT AFFECTED. THE IOLS WERE DISCARDED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED. NOTE: THIS REPORT IS TO CAPTURE THE EVENT OF ONE OF THE TWO DEVICES. A SEPARATE REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO CAPTURE THE OTHER DEVICE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23798691 ↗MalfunctionDec 13, 2025Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT TWO INTRAOCULAR LENSES (IOL) WERE FOUND DEFECTIVE. THE ISSUE OCCURRED DURING A PROCEDURE WHEN THE LENSES WERE PUSHED INTO THE INJECTOR, RESULTING IN BOTH LENSES BECOMING TWISTED. THE LENSES AND THE CARTRIDGE TIPS MADE CONTACT WITH THE PATIENT'S EYE DURING THE PROCEDURE. THE PATIENTS WERE NOT AFFECTED. THE IOLS WERE DISCARDED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED. NOTE: THIS REPORT IS TO CAPTURE THE EVENT OF ONE OF THE TWO DEVICES. A SEPARATE REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO CAPTURE THE OTHER DEVICE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23798690 ↗MalfunctionAug 19, 2025Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PRELOADED MONOFOCAL INTRAOCULAR LENS WAS DEFECTIVE. NO OTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22845806 ↗MalfunctionAug 19, 2025Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED BY THE CUSTOMER THAT THE PRELOADED INTRAOCULAR LENS (IOL) WAS NOT USED, THE LENS WAS CRUNCHED UP AND THE SURGEON SUSPECTED THE IOL WAS NOT LOADED PROPERLY. THE IOL WAS NOT USED OR INSERTED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22845803 ↗
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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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