VERITAS FOOTPEDAL VRT680700Recalls & reported problems
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. · VERITAS FOOT PEDAL · Class 2
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 05050474700871), received between Oct 21, 2022 and Oct 21, 2022 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Inappropriate or Unexpected Reset” (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 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Inappropriate or Unexpected Reset1
- Mechanical Problem1
Patient problems
- Eye Injury1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryOct 21, 2022Mechanical Problem; Inappropriate or Unexpected Reset; Mechanical Problem; Inappropriate or Unexpected Reset
THE ACCOUNT REPORTED SYSTEM ADVANCED MODES WITHOUT THE SURGEON ACTIVATING FOOT SWITCH. THE SURGEON WAS OPERATING AND WAS IN THE EPI SETTING WHEN THE MACHINE ADVANCED TO THE IA CORTEX MODE WITHOUT HIM ACTIVATING IT MANUALLY WITH THE FOOT SWITCH. IT HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES BUT ONLY ONCE DID HE HAVE PATIENT INJURY RESULTING IN A VITRECTOMY. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED. THIS REPORT IS FOR THE FOOTPEDAL. A SEPARATE REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED FOR THE VERITAS CONSOLE.
Patient problems: Eye Injury
MAUDE report 15655444 ↗
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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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