SAVIE-AQUA 55UV (METHAFILCON A) TINNTED BLUE SOFT (HYDROPHILIC) CONTACT LENS
K121201 · St. shine Optical Co., Ltd. · LPL · Oct 26, 2012 · Ophthalmic
Device Facts
Record ID
K121201
Device Name
SAVIE-AQUA 55UV (METHAFILCON A) TINNTED BLUE SOFT (HYDROPHILIC) CONTACT LENS
Applicant
St. shine Optical Co., Ltd.
Product Code
LPL · Ophthalmic
Decision Date
Oct 26, 2012
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 886.5925
Device Class
Class 2
Indications for Use
The Saview-Aqua 55 UV (methafilcon A) Visibility Tinted Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact Lens is indicated for daily wear for the correction of refractive ametropia (myopia, hyperopia) in aphakic or not-aphakic persons with non-diseased eyes that may exhibit refractive astigmatism up to 2.00 diopters that does not interfere with visual acuity. The Saview-Aqua 55 UV Toric (methafilcon A) Visibility Tinted Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact Lens is indicated for daily wear for the correction of refractive ametropia (myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism) in aphakic or not-aphakic persons with non-diseased eyes that may exhibit refractive astigmatism up to 2.50 diopters that does not interfere with visual acuity. The Saview-Aqua 55 UV Multifocal (methafilcon A) Visibility Tinted Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact Lens is indicated for daily wear for the correction of refractive ametropia (myopia and hyperopia) and presbyopia in aphakic or not-aphakic persons with non-diseased eyes that may exhibit refractive astigmatism up to 2.00 diopters that does not interfere with visual acuity and require add power of up to +3.25 diopters. The Saview-Aqua 55 UV, Saview-Aqua 55 UV Toric and Saview-Aqua 55 UV Multifocal lenses help protect against transmission of harmful UV radiation to the cornea and into the eye. The Saview-Aqua 55 UV, Saview-Aqua 55 UV Toric and Saview-Aqua 55 UV Multifocal lenses are to be prescribed for single-use daily disposable wear. The lenses are not intended to be cleaned or disinfected and should be discarded after a single use.
Device Story
Hydrophilic soft contact lenses (methafilcon A) designed for daily disposable wear; available in single vision, toric (double slab-off design), and multifocal (aspherical) configurations. Lenses incorporate UV-absorbing monomer and Pigment Blue 15 visibility tint. Supplied sterile in blister packs containing 0.2% hyaluronic acid in saline. Prescribed by eye care professionals for patients with refractive ametropia. Lenses provide vision correction and UV radiation protection. Intended for single use; no cleaning or disinfection required.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Pre-clinical testing included acute systemic injection, ocular irritation, in vitro cytotoxicity, and physicochemical testing. Results confirmed non-toxicity, non-irritation, and absence of unsafe residues. Shelf-life testing confirmed sterility and stability.
Technological Characteristics
Material: methafilcon A (hydrophilic polymer of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate and methacrylic acid crosslinked with ethylene glycol dimethacrylate). Water content: 55%. UV blocker: 2-[3-(2H-Benzotriazol-2yl)-4-hydroxyphenyl] ethyl methacrylate. Tint: Pigment Blue 15. Design: Single vision, double slab-off toric, aspherical multifocal. Storage: 0.2% hyaluronic acid in saline. Sterilization: Sterile.
Indications for Use
Indicated for daily wear correction of myopia, hyperopia, presbyopia, and astigmatism (up to 2.50D) in aphakic or non-aphakic persons with non-diseased eyes. Provides UV protection. For single-use daily disposable wear.
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
Safi-gel Daily Disposable (methafilcon A) Soft (hydrophilic) Lens, Safi-gel Daily Disposable Toric (methafilcon A) Soft (hydrophilic) Lens, and Safi-gel Daily Disposable Multifocal (methafilcon A) Soft (hydrophilic) Contact Lens (K090806)
55 UV (methafilcon A) Soft (hydrophilic) Contact Lens, 55 UV Multifocal (methafilcon A) Soft (hydrophilic) Contact Lens and 55 UV Toric (methafilcon A) Soft (hydrophilic) Contact Lens (K051095)
Submission Summary (Full Text)
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K121201
OCT 2 6 2012
# 05 Summary of 510(k) Submission
# Submitter Information:
Address:
St. Shine Optical Co., Ltd. 4,5F No. 276-2, Sec. 1, Ta Tung Rd. Hsi Chih Dist., 221, New Taipei City Taiwan R.O.C.
Registration No .: 9617499
| Contact Person: | Thomas Kuo, | |
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| | Manager, R&D Div. | |
| Telephone: | 886-2-2647-9356 | |
| Fax: | 886-2-8691-6776 | |
| Date Prepared: | 11. Oct., 2012 | |
## Device:
| Common Name: | Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact Lens | | |
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| Trade/Proprietary Name: | Saview-Aqua 55 UV (methafilcon A) Visibility Tinted<br>Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact Lens | | |
| | Saview-Aqua 55 UV Toric (methafilcon A) Visibility<br>Tinted Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact Lens | | |
| | Saview-Aqua 55 UV Multifocal (methafilcon A)<br>Visibility Tinted Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact Lens | | |
| Classification Name: | Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact Lens (daily wear) | | |
| Device Classification: | Class II (21 CFR 886.5925) | | |
| Product Code: | LPL | | |
| Panel: | Ophthalmic | | |
## Predicate Devices:
The predicate devices are Safi-gel Daily Disposable (methafilcon A) Soft (hydrophilic) Lens, Safi-gel Daily Disposable Toric (methafilcon A) Soft (hydrophilic) Lens, and Safi-gel Daily Disposable Multifocal (methafilcon A) Soft (hydrophilic) Contact Lens covered under 510(k) K090806 and 55 UV (mcthafilcon A) Soft (hydrophilic) Contact Lens, 55 UV Multifocal (methafilcon A) Soft (hydrophilic) Contact Lens and 55 UV Toric (methafilcon A) Soft (hydrophilic) Contact Lens covered under 510(k) K051095.
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#### Description of Devices:
The lens material (methafilcon A) is a hydrophilic polymer of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate and methacrylic acid crosslinked with ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, and using azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) as the initiator. A UV absorbing monomer, 2-[3-(2H-Benzotriazol-2yl)-4-hydroxyphenyl] ethyl methacrylate, is incorporated into the lens polymer and used to block UV radiation. The UV blocker for Saview-Aqua 55 UV (methafilcon A) Visibility tinted Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact Lens averages 87.630 in the UVA range of 316 nm to 380 nm and 98.975 % in the UVB range of 315 % nm to 280 nm. The lens contains 55% water by weight and each lens is supplied sterile in a blister container containing 0.2 % hyaluronic acid polymer in saline solution. The lens is visibility tinted using Pigment Blue 15(Copper phthalocyanine) to make the lens more visible for handling.
The Saview-Aqua 55 UV (methafilcon A) Visibility Tinted Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact Lens is available as a single vision lens.
The Saview-Aqua 55 UV Toric (methafilcon A) Visibility Tinted Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact Lens is available in a double slab-off back surface design. The lens design incorporates a cylinder and base curve. From the bi-curve reduced optic front surface, there exists a slab-off of the upper and lower half of the lens. This makes both sides thicker at the horizontal level on the front surface to keep the axis stable.
The Savicw-Aqua 55 UV Multifocal (methafilcon A) Visibility Tinted Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact Lens is available as an aspherical multifocal lens.
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# K121201
# Table 1 Comparison Chart
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| | Saview-Aqua 55 UV,<br>Saview-Aqua 55 UV Toric, and<br>Saview-Aqua 55 UV Multifocal Soft<br>(Hydrophilic) Contact Lens | 55 UV, 55UV<br>Multifocal, and 55 UV<br>Toric Soft<br>(Hydrophilic) Contact<br>Lens - K051095 | Safi-gel, Safi-gel Toric<br>and Safi-gel Multifocal<br>Soft (Hydrophilic)<br>Contact Lens - K090806 |
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| <b>Device</b> | | | |
| <b>Material<br/>(Classification)</b> | methafilcon A<br>(Group 4) | methafilcon A<br>(Group 4) | methafilcon A<br>(Group 4) |
| <b>Indication for use</b> | myopia, hyperopia,<br>presbyopia and<br>astigmatism | myopia, hyperopia,<br>presbyopia and<br>astigmatism | myopia, hyperopia,<br>presbyopia and<br>astigmatism |
| <b>Water content</b> | 55 % | 55% | 55 % |
| <b>Visible light<br/>transmittance<br/>(381 nm ~ 780 nm)</b> | 96.78 % | 90.3% | 90.30 % |
| <b>UV Transmittance</b> | 6.7% | 9.1 % | 9.3 % |
| <b>UVA(316 nm ~ 380 nm)</b> | 12.370 % | 15.816 % | |
| <b>UVB(280 nm ~ 315 nm)</b> | 1.025 % | 2.435 % | |
| <b>Dk (35° C)</b> | $21.4x10^{-11}$ | $18.9 x 10^{-11}$ | $18.9 x 10^{-11}$ |
| <b>Powers</b> | +12.00D to -20.00D;<br>Cylinder powers -0.50D<br>to -2.50D (Saview-Aqua<br>55 UV Toric only);<br>Continuous add power to<br>+3.25 (Saview-Aqua<br>55 Multifocal only) | +4.00 D to -20.00 D;<br>Cylinder powers 0.50 D<br>to -2.50 D (55 UV Toric<br>only);<br>Continuous add power<br>to +3.25 (55UV<br>Multifocal only) | +4.00D to -20.00D;<br>Cylinder powers -0.50D<br>to -2.50D (Safi-gel Toric<br>only);<br>+12.00 D to -20.00 D<br>Continuous add power to<br>+3.25 (Safi-gel<br>Multifocal only) |
| <b>Color</b> | Pigment blue 15 | Pigment blue 15 | Pigment blue 15 |
| <b>Refractive index</b> | 1.404 (wet) | 1.410 (wet) | 1.410 (wet) |
| <b>Method of manufacture</b> | Moulded | Moulded | Moulded |
| <b>Package Storage saline<br/>solution</b> | Saline solution<br>containing hyaluronic<br>acid polymer | Saline solution | Saline solution with<br>hyaluropolymer |
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# Indication for Use:
The Saview-Aqua 55 UV (methafilcon A) Visibility Tinted Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact Lens is indicated for daily wear for the correction of refractive ametropia (myopia, hyperopia) in aphakic or not-aphakic persons with non-diseased eyes that may exhibit refractive astigmatism up to 2.00 diopters that does not interfere with visual acuity.
The Saview-Aqua 55 UV Toric (methafilcon A) Visibility Tinted Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact Lens is indicated for daily wear for the correction of refractive ametropia (myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism) in aphakic or not-aphakic persons with non-diseased eyes that may exhibit refractive astigmatism up to 2.50 diopters that does not interfere with visual acuity.
The Saview-Aqua 55 UV Multifocal (methafilcon A) Visibility Tinted Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact Lens is indicated for daily wear for the correction of refractive ametropia (myopia and hyperopia) and presbyopia in aphakic or not-aphakic persons with non-diseased eyes that may exhibit refractive astigmatism up to 2.00 diopters that does not interfere with visual acuity and require add power of up to +3.25 diopters.
The Saview-Aqua 55 UV, Saview-Aqua 55 UV Toric and Saview-Aqua 55 UV Multifocal lenses help protect against transmission of harmful UV radiation to the cornea and into the eye.
The Saview-Aqua 55 UV, Saview-Aqua 55 UV Toric and Saview-Aqua 55 UV Multifocal lenses are to be prescribed for single-use daily disposable wear. The lenses are not intended to be cleaned or disinfected and should be discarded after a single use.
# Description of Safety and Substantial Equivalence:
A scries of pre-clinical tests were performed to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of the Saview-Aqua 55 UV, Saview-Aqua 55 UV Toric, and Saview-Aqua 55 UV Multifocal (methafilcon A) Visibility Tinted Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact Lens, and to establish substantial equivalence to the predicate devices.
Results of Acute Systemic Injection, Ocular Irritation and In Vitro Cytotoxicity Tests show the lenses to be non-toxic and non-irritating. The Saview-Aqua 55 UV, Saview-Aqua 55 UV Toric, and Saview-Aqua 55 UV Multifocal (methafilcon A) Visibility Tinted Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact Lens were extracted and evaluated for presence of residue. Results showed no evidence of unsafe amounts of residue in the
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extracts. Moreover, results of Oral Toxicity, Acute Ocular Irritation and In Vitro Cytotoxicity Tests show the packaging or the storage solution to be non-toxic and non-irritating as well. Physicochemical testing of the Saview-Aqua 55 UV Lenses demonstrated equivalency to the predicate devices.
#### Conclusion:
· Information submitted in the 510(k) establishes that the Saview-Aqua 55 UV, Saview-Aqua 55 UV Toric, and Saview-Aqua 55 UV Multifocal (methafilcon A) Visibility Tinted Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact Lens have comparable physicochemical properties to the predicate devices and do not raise questions of safety and effectiveness. Shelf life testing has shown our products remain sterile and the properties do not change before the expiration date. Therefore, the devices are substantially equivalent to the predicate devices.
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# DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Room -WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
St. Shine Optical Co., Ltd. Mr. Thomas Kuo Manager, R&D Division 4,5F No. 276-2, Sec. 1, Ta Tung Rd. Hsi Chih Dist., 221 New Taipei City Taiwan R.O.C.
OCT.26 2002
Re: K121201
Trade/Device Name: Saview-Aqua 55 UV (methafilcon A) Visibility Tinted Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact Lens, Saview-Aqua 55 UV Toric (methafilcon A) Visibility Tinted Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact Lens, Saview-Aqua 55 UV Multifocal (methafilcon A) Visibility Tinted Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact Lens
Regulation Number: 21 CFR 886.5925 Regulation Name: Soft (hydrophilic) Contact Lens Regulatory Class: Class II Product Codes: LPL, MVN Dated: September 24, 2012 Received: October 1, 2012
Dear Mr. Kuo:
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, de needs mat hat (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 I ou may, arones provisions of the Act include requirements for annual registration, listing of devices, good manufacturing practice, labeling, and prohibitions against misbranding and adulteration. Please note: CDRH does not evaluate information related to contract liability warranties. We remind you, however, that device labeling must be truthful and not misleading.
If your device is classified (see above) into either class II (Special Controls) or class III (PMA), it may be subject to 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.
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Malvina B. Eydelman, M.D. Director Division of Ophthalmic, Neurological, and Ear, Nose and Throat Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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# 04 Indications for Use Statement
## 510(k) Number (if known):___K121201
#### Device Name:
Saview-Aqua 55 UV (methafilcon A) Visibility Tinted Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact Lens, Saview-Aqua 55 UV Toric (methafilcon A) Visibility Tinted Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact Lens, Saview-Aqua 55 UV Multifocal (methafilcon A) Visibility Tinted Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact Lens
#### Indications for Use:
The Saview-Aqua 55 UV (methafilcon A) Visibility Tinted Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact Lens is indicated for daily wcar for the correction of refractive ametropia (myopia, hyperopia) in aphakic or not-aphakic persons with non-diseased eyes that may exhibit refractive astigmatism up to 2.00 diopters that does not interfere with visual acuity.
The Saview-Aqua 55 UV Toric (methafilcon A) Visibility Tinted Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact Lens is indicated for daily wear for the correction of refractive am etropia (myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism) in aphakic or not-aphakic persons with non-diseased eyes that may exhibit refractive astigmatism up to 2.50 diopters that does not interfere with visual acuity.
The Saview-Aqua 55 UV Multifocal (methafilcon A) Visibility Tinted Soft (Hydrophilic) the correction of refractive ametropia Contact Lens is indicated for daily wear for (myopia and hyperopia) and presbyopia in aphakic or or not-aphakic persons with non-diseased eyes that may exhibit refractive astigmatism up to 2.00 diopters that does not interfere with visual acuity and require add power of up to +3.25 diopters.
The Saview-Aqua 55 UV, Saview-Aqua 55 UV Toric and Saview-Aqua 55 UV Multifocal lenses help protect against transmission of harmful UV radiation to the cornea and into the eye. The lenses are to be prescribed for single-use daily disposable wear and not intended to be cleaned or disinfected and should be discarded after a single use.
Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)
AND/OR
Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
(PLEASE DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE-CONTINUE ON ANOTHER PAGE OF NEEDED)
Concurrence of CDRH, Office of Device Evaluation (ODE)
Marc Robley
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510(k) Number K121201
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