BOSTON RGP LENSES WET SHIPPED IN BOSTOM SIMPLUS MULTI-ACTION SOLUTION AND STORED FOR UP TO 30 DAYS
K073184 · Bausch & Lomb, Inc. · HQD · Feb 21, 2008 · Ophthalmic
Device Facts
Record ID
K073184
Device Name
BOSTON RGP LENSES WET SHIPPED IN BOSTOM SIMPLUS MULTI-ACTION SOLUTION AND STORED FOR UP TO 30 DAYS
Applicant
Bausch & Lomb, Inc.
Product Code
HQD · Ophthalmic
Decision Date
Feb 21, 2008
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Abbreviated
Regulation
21 CFR 886.5916
Device Class
Class 2
Indications for Use
BOSTON XO (hexafocon A), BOSTON EO (enflufocon B), BOSTON ES (enflufocon A), BOSTON 7 (satafocon A), and BOSTON RXD (itabisfluorofocon A RGP Contact Lenses are indicated for daily wear for the correction of refractive ametropia (myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, and presbyocia) in aphakic and not-aphakic persons with non-diseased eyes. The lens may be disinfected using a chemical disinfecting system only. BOSTON IV (itafocon B), BOSTON II (itafocon A) RGP Contact Lenses are indicated for daily wear for the correction of visual acuity for non-aphakic persons with myopia, hyperopia, or keratoconus and for the correction of corneal astigmatism up to 4.00 diopters. The lens is disinfected using a chemical (not heat) disinfection system recommended in the labeling.
Device Story
Rigid gas permeable (RGP) contact lenses composed of silicone acrylate or fluoro silicone acrylate copolymers; wet-shipped and stored in Boston SIMPLUS Multi-Action Solution for up to 30 days. Solution contains poloxamine, hydroxyalky phosphonate, boric acid, sodium borate, sodium chloride, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, Glucam, and preservatives (polyaminopropyl biguanide, chlorhexidine gluconate). Lenses are prescribed by eye care professionals for daily wear to correct refractive errors. Wet packaging maintains lens physical and optical properties during storage. Patients use lenses for vision correction; chemical disinfection required per labeling.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data. Bench testing only. Shelf-life testing per ISO 11987:1997 and internal qualification procedures confirmed physical/optical stability over 30 days. Bioburden testing confirmed levels <100 cfu/lens at day 30.
Technological Characteristics
Materials: Silicone acrylate or fluoro silicone acrylate copolymers. Form factor: Rigid gas permeable contact lenses. Packaging: Wet-shipped in aqueous, buffered solution (poloxamine, hydroxyalky phosphonate, boric acid, sodium borate, sodium chloride, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, Glucam, polyaminopropyl biguanide, chlorhexidine gluconate).
Indications for Use
Indicated for daily wear correction of refractive ametropia (myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, presbyopia) in aphakic/non-aphakic persons with non-diseased eyes; also indicated for non-aphakic persons with myopia, hyperopia, or keratoconus and corneal astigmatism up to 4.00 diopters.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A rigid gas permeable contact lens is a device intended to be worn directly against the cornea of the eye to correct vision conditions. The device is made of various materials, such as cellulose acetate butyrate, polyacrylate-silicone, or silicone elastomers, whose main polymer molecules generally do not absorb or attract water.
Predicate Devices
BOSTON RGP Lenses Wet Shipped in Boston Advance Comfort Formula Conditioning Solution and Stored for Up to 30 Days (K002025)
Submission Summary (Full Text)
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# Bausch&Lomb
510(k) Summary Statement BOSTON RGP Lenses Wet Shipped in Boston SIMPLUS® Multi-Action Solution and Stored for up to 30 Days
| Applicant's Name and Address | Bausch & Lomb, Inc.<br>1400 North Goodman Street<br>Rochester, NY 14609 |
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| Contact Person | Debra Ketchum<br>Manager, Regulatory Affairs<br>Bausch & Lomb, Inc.<br>1400 North Goodman Street<br>Rochester, NY 14609<br>(585) 338-8638<br>Debra_Ketchum@bausch.com |
| 1. Identification of device | |
#### Common Name: flouro silicone acrylate and silicone acrylate rigid gas permeable contact lens materials BOSTON Contact Lens Materials Trade Name: Classification Name: Rigid Gas Permeable (hydrophobic) Contact Lens Material Device classification: Class II 886.5916 Pro Code: HQD
## 2. Description of device
BOSTON RGP Contact Lenses are composed of silicone acrylate or fluoro silicone acrylate copolymers wet shipped in Boston SIMPLUS® Multi-Action Solution and stored up to 30 days.
BOSTON SIMPLUS® Multi-Action Solution, a sterile, aqueous, buffered solution that contains poloxamine, hydroxyalky phosphonate, boric acid, sodium borate, sodium chloride, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, Glucam and preserved with polyaminopropyl biguanide (0.0005%), chlorhexidine gluconate (0.003%).
## 3. Intended use
BOSTON XO (hexafocon A), BOSTON EO (enflufocon B), BOSTON ES (enflufocon A), BOSTON 7 (satafocon A), and BOSTON RXD (itabisfluorofocon A RGP Contact Lenses are indicated for daily wear for the correction of refractive ametropia (myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, and presbyocia) in aphakic and not-aphakic persons with non-diseased eyes. The lens may be disinfected using a chemical disinfecting system only.
BOSTON IV (itafocon B), BOSTON II (itafocon A) RGP Contact Lenses are indicated for daily wear for the correction of visual acuity for non-aphakic persons with myopia,
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hyperopia, or keratoconus and for the correction of corneal astigmatism up to 4.00 diopters. The lens is disinfected using a chemical (not heat) disinfection system recommended in the labeling.
## 4. Substantial Equivalence
| 510(k) | Clearance Date | Device Description |
|---------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| K002025 | 10/31/2000 | BOSTON RGP Lenses Wet<br>Shipped in Boston Advance<br>Comfort Formula Conditioning<br>Solution and Stored for Up to<br>30 Days |
BOSTON RGP Lenses Wet Shipped in Boston Advance Comfort Formula Conditioning Solution and Stored for up to 30 Days has been selected as the predicate device for the Bausch & Lomb BOSTON RGP Lenses to be labeled and stored in BOSTON SIMPLUS® Multi-Action Solution for up to 30 days in which the predicate and substantially equivalent clearance was made under K002025 on 10/31/2000. All identified BOSTON RGP contact lenses are included for labeling with wet storage using BOSTON SIMPLUS® Multi-Action Solution and there is no change in indication for use, nor a change in manufacturing.
#### 5. Safety and Perfomance Testing:
## Performance Testing- Microbiology:
Shelf-Life Testing: Determination of shelf-life for the recommended period of 30 days for storage of Boston fluorcsilicone acrylate (FSA) and silicone acrylate (SA) classes of gas permeable lenses as stored in Boston SIMPLUS® Multi-Action Solution was conducted. The representative FSA lens was the Boston Equalens II RGP Contact Lens. The representative SA lens was the BOSTON IV RGP Contact Lens. Testing demonstrated stability as to physical and optical properties in accordance with testing conducted under ISO 11987: 1997 Ophthalmic Optics- Determination of Shelf-life; WI0523 GP Lens Wet Packaging Qualification Procedures. Results support a wet packaging shelf-life of 30 days for SA and FSA GP lenses.
Bioburden Testing: Testing was conducted in accordance with internal procedures to compare bioburden levels of examples of SA and FSA lenses at day 30 as stored at ambient temperatures. Results indicated that bioburden levels were below the required minimum cfu values (<100 cfu / lens).
#### ర్. Packaging
Bausch & Lomb BOSTON SIMPLUS® Multi-Action Solution will be placed in the lens packages for wet shipping and storaqe from the laboratory with accompanying labeling instructions with each shipment.
#### Clinical Data: 7.
Clinical data is not necessary to support the wet shipment of silicone acrylate (SA) and fluoro silicone acrylate (FSA) GP lenses. Testing has been conducted to demonstrate
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that lenses shipped wet maintain their optical and physical parameters within their that leness of ipped won the maintained well within the acceptable bioburden limit.
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FEB 21 2008
Food and Drug Administration 9200 Corporate Boulevard Rockville MD 20850
Bausch & Lomb, Inc. c/o Debra Ketchum 1400 North Goodman Street Rochester NY 14609-3547
Re: K073184
Trade/Device Name: Boston RGP Lenses Wet Shipped in SIMPLUS® Multi-Action Solution and Stored for up to 30 Days Regulation Number: 21 CFR 886.5916 Regulation Name: Rigid gas permeable contact lens Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: HQD Dated: November 8, 2007 Received: November 13, 2007
Dear Ms. Ketchum:
We have reviewed your Section 510(k) premarket notification of intent to market the device referenced above and have determined the device is substantially equivalent (for the indications for use stated in the enclosure) to legally marketed predicate devices marketed in interstate commerce prior to May 28, 1976, the enactment date of the Medical Device Amendments, or to devices that have been reclassified in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Act) that do not require approval of a premarket approval application (PMA). You may, therefore, market the device, subject to the general controls provisions of the Act. The general controls provisions of the Act include requirements for annual registration, listing of devices, good manufacturing practice, labeling, and prohibitions against misbranding and adulteration.
If your device is classified (see above) into either class II (Special Controls) or class III (PMA), it may be subject to such additional controls. Existing major regulations affecting your device can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Parts 800 to 898. In addition, FDA may publish further announcements concerning your device in the Federal Register.
Please be advised that FDA's issuance of a substantial equivalence determination does not mean that FDA has made a determination that your device complies with other requirements of the Act or any Federal statutes and regulations administered by other Federal agencies. You must comply with all the Act's requirements, including, but not limited to: registration and listing (21 CFR Part 807); labeling (21 CFR Part 801); good manufacturing practice requirements as set forth in the quality systems (QS) regulation (21 CFR Part 820); and if applicable, the electronic product radiation control provisions (Sections 531-542 of the Act); 21 CFR 1000-1050.
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This letter will allow you to begin marketing your device as described in your Section 510(k) premarket notification. The FDA finding of substantial equivalence of your device to a legally premiumer nedicate device results in a classification for your device and thus, permits your device to proceed to the market.
If you desire specific advice for your device on our labeling regulation (21 CFR Part 801), please contact the Center for Devices and Radiological Health's (CDRH's) Office of Compliance at (240) 276-0115. Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21CFR Part 807.97). For questions regarding postmarket surveillance, please contact CDRH's Office of Surveillance and Biometric's (OSB's) Division of Postmarket Surveillance at 240-276-3474. For questions regarding the reporting of device adverse events (Medical Device Reporting (MDR)), please contact the Division of Surveillance Systems at 240-276-3464. You may obtain other general information on your responsibilities under the Act from the Division of Small Manufacturers, International and Consumer Assistance at its toll-free number (800) 638-2041 or (240) 276-3150 or at its Internet address http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/industry/support/index.html.
Sincerely yours,
Malvina B. Epler, and
Malvina B. Eydelman, M.I Director Division of Ophthalmic and Ear, Nose and Throat Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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510(K) Bausch & Lomb, Inc. BOSTON SIMPLUS Multi-Action Solution
Indication for Use
# SECTION 4 : INDICATIONS FOR USE STATEMENT
510(k) Number (if known):
Ko73184
BOSTON RGP Lenses Wet Shipped in BOSTON SIMPLUS® Device Name: Multi-Action Solution and Stored for Up To 30 Days.
### Indication for Use
Prescription Use _
BOSTON XO (hexafocon A), BOSTON EO (enflufocon B), BOSTON ES (enflufocon A), BOSTON 7 (satafocon A), and BOSTON RXD (itabisfluorofocon A RGP Contact Lenses are indicated for daily wear for the correction of refractive ametropia (myopia, hyperopia, are indicated for daily would in aphakic and not-aphakic persons with non-diseased assigmation), and probe disinfected using a chemical disinfecting system only.
BOSTON IV (itafocon B), BOSTON II (itafocon A) RGP Contact Lenses are indicated for daily wear for the correction of visual acuity for non-aphakic persons with myopia, daily wear for the och our of the correction of corneal astigmatism up to 4.00 risperopia, or Kerator disinfected using a chemical (not heat) disinfection system recommended in the labeling.
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