PURESEE IOL DEN00V (REF DEN00VU215)Recalls & reported problems
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. · TECNIS PURESEE SIMPLICITY 21.5D · Class 3 · Implant
All models of PURESEE IOL (21)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 05050474806481), received between Aug 11, 2023 and Jul 29, 2026 — classified as 2 injuries.
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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
Patient problems
- Blurred Vision2
- Inflammation1
- Visual Disturbances1
- Visual Impairment1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJul 29, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
It was reported that the preloaded Johnson and Johnson (JnJ) Intraocular lens (IOL) was implanted into the patient¿s right eye. The patient experienced blurry vision and dysphotopsia. Reportedly, the device did not cause or contribute to the event. The IOL was explanted and replaced with the same model but different diopter, model DEN00V 22.0 diopter. The patient¿s outcome is unknown. No further information is available.
Patient problems: Blurred Vision; Visual Disturbances
MAUDE report 50072421 ↗InjuryAug 11, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER THE CLINICAL STUDY INTRAOCULAR LENS (IOL) WAS IMPLANTED IN THE RIGHT EYE, THE PATIENT MENTIONED SEVERE CLOUDINESS AT THE ONE WEEK FIRST FOLLOW-UP VISIT. THERE WERE 0.5 CELLS NOTED IN THE ANTERIOR CHAMBER. THE SITE HAD PERFORMED OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY (OCT) AND CONFIRMED THAT THE MACULA WAS NORMAL. WHEN THE PATIENT RETURNED ON AN UNSCHEDULED VISIT ON (B)(6) 2022, THE VISUAL ACUITY WAS 20/25 AND NO CELLS WERE SEEN IN THE ANTERIOR CHAMBER. THE PATIENT STILL COMPLAINED OF VISUAL SYMPTOMS. THE SITE PLANNED TO BRING THE PATIENT BACK FOR ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENTS IN TWO WEEKS TO DETERMINE IF POSSIBLE SURGICAL INTERVENTION WAS NECESSARY. THE PATIENT¿S LEFT EYE (SECOND EYE) CATARACT SURGERY HAD BEEN POSTPONED. THROUGH FOLLOW UP IT WAS LEARNED THAT THE VISUAL SYMPTOMS OBSERVED WERE MODERATE CLOUDY/HAZY/FILMY/FOGGY VISION. THE ONSET OF SYMPTOMS WERE OBSERVED ON (B)(6) 2022. THE TARGET REFRACTIVE VALUE PRE-OPERATIVE (PRE-INITIAL IMPLANT) WAS -0.09. FINAL REFRACTIVE VALUES POST-OPERATIVE (POST-INITIAL IMPLANT) WERE SPHERE: -00.75; CYLINDER: 00.75; AXIS: 125 AT ONE MONTH VISIT (B)(6) 2023, AND SPHERE: -0.50; CYLINDER: 0.50; AXIS: 145 AT AN UNSCHEDULED VISIT (B)(6) 2
Patient problems: Blurred Vision; Inflammation; Visual Impairment
MAUDE report 17508232 ↗
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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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