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Discon (Etafilcon a) Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact Lens for Daily Wear

K051129510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 12, 2005101-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

Innova Vision, Inc. · LPL Lenses, Soft Contact, Daily Wear

Cleared on Aug 12, 2005 as substantially equivalent to K033136 (Innova Vision, Inc., 2004) and 1 other predicate after a 101-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1996. 18 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Aug 12, 2005
Review
101 days
Class
Class II
Product code
LPL
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K962804 (1996). 2 ancestors in all. 18 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 2004: 1 other ancestor2007: 2 descendants cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2006: 1 descendant cleared2023: 1 descendant cleared2012: 2 descendants cleared2016: 1 descendant cleared2014: 1 descendant cleared2024: 2 descendants cleared2015: 1 descendant cleared2020: 1 descendant cleared2018: 1 descendant cleared2017: 1 descendant cleared2022: 1 descendant cleared2021: 1 descendant cleared2026: 1 descendant clearedK962804 · Acuvue (Etafilcon a) Contact Lens Clear & W/Visibility Tint W/UV Blocker · Vistakon, Johnson & Johnson Vision Products, Inc. · 19961995200020052010201520202025
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor 1 generation forward: 3 descendants2 generations forward: 3 descendants3 generations forward: 4 descendants4 generations forward: 3 descendants5 generations forward: 3 descendants6 generations forward: 1 descendant7 generations forward: 1 descendant K962804 · Acuvue (Etafilcon a) Contact Lens Clear & W/Visibility Tint W/UV Blocker · Vistakon, Johnson & Johnson Vision Products, Inc. · 19960+5
  1. Root · 1 generation backK962804 Acuvue (Etafilcon a) Contact Lens Clear & W/Visibility Tint W/UV…Vistakon, Johnson & Johnson Vision Products, Inc. · 1996
  2. This deviceK051129 Discon (Etafilcon a) Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact Lens for Daily WearInnova Vision, Inc. · 2005
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 13 of its ownK083288 Discon Plus (Etafilcon a) Contact Lens Visibility Tint with UV BlockerInnova Vision, Inc. · 2009
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 10 of its ownK120028 Aquamax (Etafilcon a) Disposable Soft Contact LensesPegavision Corporation · 2012
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 6 of its ownK161739 Aquamax (Etafilcon A) Bi-Weekly Soft, Aquamax (Etafilcon A) Daily…Pegavision Corporation · 2016
  6. Descendant · 4 generations on · 4 of its ownK200296 Pegavision (Etafilcon A) Color Daily Disposable Soft (Hydrophilic)…Pegavision Corporation · 2020
  7. Descendant · 5 generations on · 2 of its ownK211448 Aquamax (Etafilcon A) Daily Disposable Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact…Pegavision Corporation · 2021

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Descendants cleared per year

2006: 12007: 22009: 12012: 22014: 12015: 12016: 12017: 12018: 12020: 12021: 12022: 12023: 12024: 22026: 1
2006high 2 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K083288Discon Plus (Etafilcon a) Contact Lens Visibility Tint with UV BlockerInnova Vision, Inc. · 2009 · cites it directly13descendants
  • K120028Aquamax (Etafilcon a) Disposable Soft Contact LensesPegavision Corporation · 2012 · 2 generations on10descendants
  • K161739Aquamax (Etafilcon A) Bi-Weekly Soft, Aquamax (Etafilcon A) Daily Disposable Soft…Pegavision Corporation · 2016 · 3 generations on6descendants
  • K200296Pegavision (Etafilcon A) Color Daily Disposable Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact Lenses…Pegavision Corporation · 2020 · 4 generations on4descendants
  • K211448Aquamax (Etafilcon A) Daily Disposable Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact Lenses, Aquamax…Pegavision Corporation · 2021 · 5 generations on2descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K962804Acuvue (Etafilcon a) Contact Lens Clear & W/Visibility Tint W/UV BlockerVistakon, Johnson & Johnson Vision Products, Inc.1996—
0 (this device)K051129Discon (Etafilcon a) Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact Lens for Daily WearInnova Vision, Inc.2005—
+1K083288Discon Plus (Etafilcon a) Contact Lens Visibility Tint with UV BlockerInnova Vision, Inc.2009—
+2K120028Aquamax (Etafilcon a) Disposable Soft Contact LensesPegavision Corporation2012—
+3K161739Aquamax (Etafilcon A) Bi-Weekly Soft, Aquamax (Etafilcon A) Daily Disposable…Pegavision Corporation2016—
+4K200296Pegavision (Etafilcon A) Color Daily Disposable Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact…Pegavision Corporation2020—
+5K211448Aquamax (Etafilcon A) Daily Disposable Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact Lenses…Pegavision Corporation2021—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200410

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200610
200720
200910
201220
201410
201510
201610
201710
201810
202010
202110
202210
202310
202420
202610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K051129, 1996–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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What was it cleared against? (2)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K033136I-Lux Innova Blue Tint Lens, Model Super O2
Summary page 1
…Registration Number 3003746024 PredictDevice: SuperView (polymacon) Soft (hydrophilic) Contact Lens for Daily Wear (K033136)-made from Innova Vision Inc., Taiwan. ACUVUE (etafilcon A) Contact Lens Vi…
Innova Vision, Inc.2004—
*K962804Acuvue (Etafilcon a) Contact Lens Clear & W/Visibility Tint W/UV Blocker
Summary page 1
…made from Innova Vision Inc., Taiwan. ACUVUE (etafilcon A) Contact Lens Visibility tint (K962804) -made from Johnson & Johnson Co. USA. IndicationsforUse: Discon (Etafilcon A)Soft (hydrophilic) Contact Lens for Daily Wear…
Vistakon, Johnson & Johnson Vision Products, Inc.1996—

Also cleared against K033136: 1 other device →

What descends from it? (18)

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3 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K083288Discon Plus (Etafilcon a) Contact Lens Visibility Tint with UV BlockerInnova Vision, Inc.200913
K062541Calaview Colors (Etafilcon a) Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact LensInnova Vision, Inc.20072
K053191Discon Daily (Etafilcon a) One-Day Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact LensInnova Vision, Inc.20060

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.

What does this lineage say?

  • None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K083288 (Innova Vision, Inc., 2009) has gone furthest, with 13 descendants of its own.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K033136.

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?

Discon (Etafilcon A) Soft (hydrophilic) Contact Lens for Daily Wear are indicated for the correction of visual acuity in not-aphakic persons with non-diseased eyes that are myopia or hyperopia and may exhibited refractive astigmatism up to 2.00 diopters that does not interfere with visual acuity.

The eye care practitioner may prescribe the contact lens for frequent replacement wear, with cleaning, rinsing and disinfection and scheduled replacement. The contact lens may be disinfected using a chemical (not heat) disinfection system only.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K051129: Discon (Etafilcon a) Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact Lens for Daily Wear.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K051129

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