# K141917: Unicon (Etafilcon a) Soft (Hydrophilic) Contact Lens with UV Blocker for Daily Wear

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Unicon Optical Co., Ltd.
- Decided: Oct 17, 2014 after 94 days
- Product code: LPL (Lenses, Soft Contact, Daily Wear)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 886.5925
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 5 generations back to K962804 (1996). 6 ancestors in all.
3 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 10 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K051900: Acuvue (Etafilcon a) Contact Lens, Clear and with Visibility Tint with UV Blocker, for Daily Wear, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. (2005) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K172692: Tangible Hydrogel with Tangible Polymer (etafilcon A) Soft (Hydrophilic) Daily Disposable Contact Lens (2017), 1 descendant of its own
- K182734: Unicon Hydrogel with Unicon Polymer (etafilcon A) Soft (Hydrophilic) Daily Disposable Contac (2019), 0 descendants of its own
- K171125: Tangible Hydrogel w/ Hydra-PEG (etafilcon A) Soft (Hydrophilic) Daily Wear Contact Lens (2017), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The UNICON (etafilcon A) Soft (hydrophilic) Contact Lens with UV Blocker for Daily Wear is indicated for the correction of ametropia (myopia and hyperopia) in aphakic or non-aphakic persons with non-diseased eye who may have 1.00 D or less astigmatism. The UNICON (etafilcon A) Soft (hydrophilic) Contact Lens with UV Blocker for Daily Wear are single disposable wear and are to be discarded after each removal. UNICON (etafilcon A) Soft (hydrophilic) Contact Lens with UV Blocker for Daily Wear helps protect against transmission of harmful UV radiation to the cornea and into the eye.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K141917
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology