LIQUID OPTICS INTERFACERecalls & reported problems across all models

We found 2 models of LIQUID OPTICS INTERFACE by Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. in the FDA's device registry (GUDID). Together they are named in 79 adverse event reports in the FDA's MAUDE database, received between Aug 15, 2019 and Aug 28, 2026 — classified as 2 injuries, 77 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Decrease in Suction” (60 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. Widely used products collect more reports, so totals can't be used to compare products or estimate failure rates. Only reports that name a model's exact device identifier are counted. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works

Most reported LIQUID OPTICS INTERFACE problems

LIQUID OPTICS INTERFACE models

2 models, most reported first. Each model has its own page with its reports, recalls and device details.

• LIQUID OPTICS INTERFACE 0180-1201

  Ophthalmic femtosecond laser
  51 reports
• LIQUID OPTICS INTERFACE 0180-1401

  Ophthalmic femtosecond laser
  28 reports

Recent LIQUID OPTICS INTERFACE adverse event reports

The 15 most recent reports across all models, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionAug 28, 2026Contamination

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50508778 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 28, 2026Contamination

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50508741 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 7, 2026Decrease in Suction

  Customer reported that their suction broke during scans and laser firing. Procedure was not completed successfully. No patient injury reported. Note: This is report 2 of 4.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50184047 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 7, 2026Decrease in Suction

  Customer reported that their suction broke during scans and laser firing. Procedure was not completed successfully. No patient injury reported. Note: This is report 1 of 4.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50184006 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 7, 2026Manufacturing, Packaging or Shipping Problem

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50177710 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 9, 2026Break; Manufacturing, Packaging or Shipping Problem

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THEIR LIQUID OPTICS INTERFACE HAD AN EYEPIECE THAT WAS FOUND TO BE LOOSE OUT OF THE BOX. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER LIQUID OPTICS INTERFACE. NO FURTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED. FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION RECEIVED ON DECEMBER 15, 2025, INDICATED THAT THE STERILE BARRIER WAS OPEN AND THE PRODUCT CAME OUT OF THE PACKAGE, BUT IT WAS NOT LOOSE WITHIN THE PACKAGE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24030675 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 29, 2025Decrease in Suction; Decrease in Suction

  THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES 9 MALFUNCTION EVENTS. THE EVENT WAS RELATED TO SUCTION LOSS WHILE LASER FIRING. THERE WERE NO PATIENT INJURIES REPORTED ASSOCIATED TO THE EVENTS.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23418311 ↗
• InjuryOct 27, 2025Decrease in Suction; Failure to Sense; Decrease in Suction; Failure to Sense

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A LIQUID OPTICS INTERFACE (LOI) DIRECTION ERROR WAS DISPLAYED AFTER NEGATIVE PRESSURE CONNECTION WHICH OCCURRED BEFORE LASER FIRED AND WAS UNABLE TO CONTINUE THE NEXT STEP. THEN, THERE WAS A LARGER WHITE BUBBLE ABOVE THE MARK POINT VISIBLE ON THE SCREEN, WHICH COULD BE SUCCESSFULLY IDENTIFIED AFTER REPLACING THE LOI. HOWEVER, THE PATIENT'S CONJUNCTIVA WAS RELAXED, THE NEGATIVE PRESSURE WAS REMOVED DURING THE CUTTING PROCESS, THE CUTTING FAILED TO COMPLETE, AND THE ASTIGMATISM RELEASE INCISION FAILED TO BE COMPLETED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE.

  Patient problems: Chemosis; No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23392567 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 20, 2025Decrease in Suction; Decrease in Suction

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO SUCTION ON THE LIQUID OPTICS INTERFACE (LOI) WHICH OCCURRED DURING DOCKING/PROCEDURE ACTIVATION AND DURING LASER TREATMENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23336988 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 10, 2025Decrease in Suction; Decrease in Suction

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED RECURRING LOSS OF SUCTION DESPITE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS AT REDOCKING, CAUSED BY A SMALL EYE FISSURE AND LOW PATIENT COOPERATION. THEY WERE ABLE TO REACH THE TREATMENT STAGE BUT LOST SUCTION DURING CAPSULOTOMY. THE PROCEDURE WAS STOPPED BECAUSE SUCTION COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED. NO PATIENT INJURIES OR ADDITIONAL SURGICAL INTERVENTIONS WERE REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23017862 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 26, 2025Contamination; Contamination

  CUSTOMER REPORTED DEBRIS WAS NOTED ON THE EYEPIECE DURING THE DOCKING/PROCEDURE ACTIVATION, AND SUCTION TO THE EYE WAS ACHIEVED. HOWEVER, THE LASER PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY, AS A DIFFERENT KIT WAS USED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY OR SURGICAL INTERVENTION REQUIRED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22900680 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 28, 2025Decrease in Suction; Decrease in Suction

  THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES 17 MALFUNCTION EVENTS. THE EVENTS WERE RELATED TO SUCTION LOSS WHILE LASER FIRING. THERE WERE NO PATIENT INJURIES REPORTED ASSOCIATED TO THE EVENTS.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22628323 ↗
• InjuryJun 4, 2025Decrease in Suction; Decrease in Suction

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A LOSS OF SUCTION DURING A PROCEDURE USING THE CATALYSE-I LASER. THE SUCTION WAS REESTABLISHED AND AT THE END IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ARCUATE INCISION HAD PERFORATED THE CORNEA, MAKING IT NECESSARY TO SUTURE THE INCISION. FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REVEALED THAT THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING A SINGLE LIQUID OPTICAL INTERFACE (LOI) CONE. THE PATIENT IS CURRENTLY WAITING FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE CORNEAL SUTURE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAVE BEEN PROVIDED. THIS REPORT PERTAINS THE LIQUID OPTICS INTERFACE(LOI). A SEPARATE REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED FOR THE CATALYSE SYSTEM .

  Patient problems: Corneal Perforation; No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22146110 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 28, 2025Decrease in Suction; Decrease in Suction

  THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES 28 MALFUNCTION EVENTS. THE EVENT WAS RELATED TO SUCTION LOSS WHILE LASER WAS FIRING. THERE WERE NO PATIENT INJURIES REPORTED ASSOCIATED TO THE EVENTS.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21923372 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 28, 2025Decrease in Suction; Decrease in Suction

  THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES 9 MALFUNCTION EVENTS. THE EVENT WAS RELATED TO SUCTION LOSS WHILE LASER FIRING. THERE WERE NO PATIENT INJURIES REPORTED ASSOCIATED TO THE EVENTS.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21922076 ↗

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