SEESOFT (POLYMACON) SOFT (HYDROPHILIC) ASPHERIC CONTACT LENS

K960380 · Unilens Corp., USA · LPL · Mar 28, 1996 · Ophthalmic

Device Facts

• Record ID: K960380
• Device Name: SEESOFT (POLYMACON) SOFT (HYDROPHILIC) ASPHERIC CONTACT LENS
• Applicant: Unilens Corp., USA
• Product Code: LPL · Ophthalmic
• Decision Date: Mar 28, 1996
• Decision: SESE
• Submission Type: Traditional
• Regulation: 21 CFR 886.5925
• Device Class: Class 2

Intended Use

The SeeSoft (polymacon) Soft (Hydrophilic) Aspheric Contact Lens is indicated for daily wear for the correction of visual acuity in aphakic and non-aphakic persons with non-diseased eyes that are myopic or hyperopic and may exhibit astigmatism of 2.00 diopters or less that does not interfere with visual acuity.

Device Story

SeeSoft (polymacon) Soft (Hydrophilic) Aspheric Contact Lens; front surface asphere with spherical base; power distribution: most plus in center, increasing minus toward periphery. Designed for daily wear; provides ~1 mm movement on blink to facilitate tear exchange, oxygenation, and removal of corneal metabolic wastes. Manufactured from polymacon (2-HEMA), 38% water content when hydrated. Used by patients for vision correction; prescribed by eye care professionals. Device leverages established polymacon material and aspheric design geometry common to existing market lenses.

Clinical Evidence

No clinical data provided. Safety and effectiveness are supported by the use of FDA-approved polymacon material (used since 1972) and established aspheric lens design principles.

Technological Characteristics

Material: Polymacon (2-HEMA); 38% water content when hydrated. Design: Front surface asphere with spherical base. Energy source: None. Connectivity: None. Sterilization: Not specified.

Indications for Use

Indicated for daily wear for correction of visual acuity in aphakic and non-aphakic persons with non-diseased eyes, including myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism ≤ 2.00 diopters.

Regulatory Classification

Identification

A soft (hydrophilic) contact lens is a device intended to be worn directly against the cornea and adjacent limbal and scleral areas of the eye to correct vision conditions or act as a therapeutic bandage. The device is made of various polymer materials the main polymer molecules of which absorb or attract a certain volume (percentage) of water.

Predicate Devices

• Unilens 38 (polymacon) Aspheric Contact Lens (K941836)
• Ideal Optics PS (polymacon) Aspheric Contact Lens (P830012-S003)
• Fulfocus (polymacon) Aspheric Contact Lens (P830006-S005)
• Allvue (polymacon) Aspheric Contact Lens (P840006-S007)
• VX Soft Lens (polymacon) Aspheric Contact Lens (P780013-S004)

Reference Devices

• Unilens (hefilcon A) Soft (Hydrophilic) Aspheric Contact Lens (P850002-S005)

Submission Summary (Full Text)

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K960380
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Unilens Corp. U S A
10431 72nd Street North, Largo, FL 34647-1511
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WATS [phone]
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UNILENS

Summary of Safety and Effectiveness for the SeeSoft (polymacon) Soft (hydrophilic) Aspheric Contact Lens

The material from which the lens will be manufactured is FDA approved polymacon (2-HEMA) which, when fully hydrated, is 38% water. This polymer is the original soft (hydrophilic) contact lens material and has been tested for performance, comfort and oxygen transmissibility since 1972. It is the most widely employed polymer in the contact lens industry. There are over four FDA approved manufacturers of polymacon polymer.

The equipment and processes which Unilens Corp., USA uses to manufacture polymacon lenses are identical to those which are used to manufacture their other hydrophilic lenses.

The SeeSoft (polymacon) Soft (Hydrophilic) Aspheric Contact Lens is an aspheric lens design the same as many other lenses on the market, such as the Unilens 38 (polymacon) Aspheric Contact Lens (510(k) K941836), Ideal Optics PS (polymacon) Aspheric Contact Lens (PMA No. P830012-S003), the Fulfocus (polymacon) Aspheric Contact Lens manufactured by Contact Lens Corporation of America (PMA No. P830006-S005), the Allvue (polymacon) Aspheric Contact Lens manufactured by Salvatori Ophthalmics (PMA No. P840006-S007) and the VX Soft Lens (polymacon) Aspheric Contact Lens manufactured by GBF Contact Lens (PMA No. P780013-S004 approved August 13, 1991).

The SeeSoft (polymacon) Aspheric Contact Lens is a front surface asphere with a spherical base. The most plus power is in the center of the lens, with the power becoming more minus towards the periphery. This is a similar design as the other aspheric lenses listed above and the Unilens (hefilcon A) Soft (Hydrophilic) Aspheric Contact Lens which has been manufactured at this facility since our approval June 6, 1990 under PMA No. P850002-S005. The lenses have been designed so as to allow about 1 mm movement on the blink. This movement of the lens provides tear exchange to increase the oxygen under the lens and will assist in the removal of corneal metabolic wastes.

It is felt that a lens made of a polymer, such as polymacon, which has been safely used for over 20 years and utilizing an accepted aspheric design which has good movement on the eye and a record of healthy wear, should produce the safest of conditions.

Unilens Corp., USA has been approved to manufacture lenses made of lower water content polymers since October 1985. The major part of our manufacture has been Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact Lenses for Daily Wear. The present application is for a slightly lower water content (38%) polymacon for Daily Wear. Unilens Corp., USA has almost 10 years experience in the manufacture of this type of lens. Our facility was last inspected by the FDA on February 22, 1993.

This summary of 510(k) safety and effectiveness information is being submitted in accordance with the requirements of SMDA 1990 and 21 CFR 807.92.

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