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Gelflex Synergy Soft Lens Hioxfilcon 49% Water Content Clear or Blue Visitint; Gelflex Hioxifilcon Soft Contact Lens 49%

K030027510(k) TraditionalCleared Apr 1, 200388-day reviewClass II21 CFR 886.5925

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Gelflex Laboratories · LPL Lenses, Soft Contact, Daily Wear

Cleared on Apr 1, 2003 after an 88-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

Decided
Apr 1, 2003
Review
88 days
Class
Class II
Product code
LPL
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K030027Source: FDA 510(k) database · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against?

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

How does its category compare?

All LPL devices

LPL Lenses, Soft Contact, Daily Wear: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · LPL

12in 2025

2007: 32008: 102009: 62010: 92011: 122012: 122013: 172014: 152015: 122016: 212017: 92018: 212019: 112020: 102021: 82022: 92023: 102024: 122025: 122026 (partial year): 10
2007high 21 (2016) · low 3 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LPL

202in 2025

2007: 281 days median2008: 104 days median2009: 260 days median2010: 244 days median2011: 170 days median2012: 131 days median2013: 135 days median2014: 102 days median2015: 120 days median2016: 112 days median2017: 98 days median2018: 56 days median2019: 115 days median2020: 158 days median2021: 88 days median2022: 212 days median2023: 167 days median2024: 128 days median2025: 202 days median2026 (partial year): 90 days median
2007high 281 (2007) · low 56 (2018)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · LPL

1in 2025

2007: 12009: 12011: 52012: 12014: 12015: 12017: 112020: 12022: 12025: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 11 (2017) · low 0 (2008)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · LPL

216in 2025

2007: 2802008: 2142009: 1372010: 2222011: 3772012: 2502013: 1512014: 1792015: 1612016: 1932017: 2802018: 2572019: 2052020: 1172021: 1102022: 1262023: 1782024: 2972025: 216
2007high 377 (2011) · low 110 (2021)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LPL, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
200732811280
2008101040214
200962601137
201092440222
2011121705377
2012121311250
2013171350151
2014151021179
2015121201161
2016211120193
201799811280
201821560257
2019111150205
2020101581117
20218880110
202292121126
2023101670178
2024121280297
2025122021216
202610901—

What is it indicated for?

The Gelflex Synergy (hioxifilcon B) Soft Contact Lens (spherical and toric in both clear or blue visitint) is indicated for daily wear for the correction of refractive ametropia (myopia or hyperopia) in aphakic or non-aphakic persons with non-diseased eyes. The Gelflex Synergy (hioxifilcon B) Spherical Lens may be worn by persons who have astigmatism of 1.50 diopters or less which does not interfere with visual acuity. The Gelflex Synergy (hioxifilcon B)…

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The Gelflex Synergy (hioxifilcon B) Soft Contact Lens (spherical and toric in both clear or blue visitint) is indicated for daily wear for the correction of refractive ametropia (myopia or hyperopia) in aphakic or non-aphakic persons with non-diseased eyes. The Gelflex Synergy (hioxifilcon B) Spherical Lens may be worn by persons who have astigmatism of 1.50 diopters or less which does not interfere with visual acuity. The Gelflex Synergy (hioxifilcon B) Toric Lens may be worn by persons who have astigmatism of up to 4.50 diopters.

The Gelflex (hioxifilocn B) Soft Contact Lens (Triton Translating Bifocal and Triton Translating Toric Bifocal in both clear or blue visitint) is indicated for daily wear for the correction of distance and near vision in presbyopic aphakic and non-aphakic persons with non-diseased eyes. The Gelflex (hioxifilcon B) Triton Translating Bifocal Lens may be worn by persons who have astigmatism of 0.50 diopters or less which does not interfere with visual acuity. The Gelflex (hioxifilcon B) Triton Translating Toric Bifocal Lens may be worn by persons who have astigmatism of up to 6.00 diopters.

The lenses may only be prescribed for daily wear and must be cleaned and disinfected as recommended by the eye care practitioner. The lenses may be disinfected using chemical (not heat) or hydrogen peroxide disinfection systems as recommended by your care practitioner.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA 510(k) statement.

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510(k) Report. “K030027: Gelflex Synergy Soft Lens Hioxfilcon 49% Water Content Clear or Blue Visitint; Gelflex Hioxifilcon Soft Contact Lens 49%.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K030027

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026