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Bausch + Lomb Sensitive Eyes Plus Saline Solution

K170483510(k) TraditionalCleared Apr 11, 201754-day reviewClass II21 CFR 886.5928

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

Bausch & Lomb, Incorporated · LPN Accessories, Soft Lens Products

Cleared on Apr 11, 2017 as substantially equivalent to P800024/S016 (Bausch & Lomb, Inc., 1991) and 1 other predicate after a 54-day review. Its family tree reaches back 4 generations to 2000. 2 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Apr 11, 2017
Review
54 days
Class
Class II
Product code
LPN
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 4 generations to K002319 (2000). 7 ancestors in all, the oldest P800024/S016 (1991). 2 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 1991: 1 other ancestor2005: 1 other ancestor2018: 1 descendant cleared2017: 1 descendant clearedK002319 · Purilens Saline Solution · Purilens, Inc. · 2000K093367 · Sterile Saline Solution · Cachet Pharmaceuticals Pvt., Ltd. · 2010K110221 · Eye-Cept Sterile Saline Solution · Optics Laboratory, Inc. · 2011K151768 · Menicon Saline Rinse Solution · Menicon Co, Ltd. · 20151990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor3 generations back: 1 other ancestor 1 generation forward: 2 descendants K151768 · Menicon Saline Rinse Solution · Menicon Co, Ltd. · 2015K110221 · Eye-Cept Sterile Saline Solution · Optics Laboratory, Inc. · 2011K093367 · Sterile Saline Solution · Cachet Pharmaceuticals Pvt., Ltd. · 2010K002319 · Purilens Saline Solution · Purilens, Inc. · 20000
  1. Root · 4 generations backK002319 Purilens Saline SolutionPurilens, Inc. · 2000
  2. 3 generations backK093367 Sterile Saline SolutionCachet Pharmaceuticals Pvt., Ltd. · 2010
  3. 2 generations backK110221 Eye-Cept Sterile Saline SolutionOptics Laboratory, Inc. · 2011
  4. 1 generation backK151768 Menicon Saline Rinse SolutionMenicon Co, Ltd. · 2015
  5. This deviceK170483 Bausch + Lomb Sensitive Eyes Plus Saline SolutionBausch & Lomb, Incorporated · 2017
  6. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK180319 Bausch + Lomb Boston Advance Cleaner, Bausch + Lomb Boston Advance…Bausch and Lomb, Incorporated · 2018
  7. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK173089 Bausch + Lomb Boston Original Cleaner, Bausch + Lomb Boston Original…Bausch & Lomb, Incorporated · 2017

Most influential descendants

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  • K180319Bausch + Lomb Boston Advance Cleaner, Bausch + Lomb Boston Advance Conditioning SolutionBausch and Lomb, Incorporated · 2018 · cites it directly0descendants
  • K173089Bausch + Lomb Boston Original Cleaner, Bausch + Lomb Boston Original Conditioning…Bausch & Lomb, Incorporated · 2017 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−4K002319Purilens Saline SolutionPurilens, Inc.2000—
−3K093367Sterile Saline SolutionCachet Pharmaceuticals Pvt., Ltd.2010—
−2K110221Eye-Cept Sterile Saline SolutionOptics Laboratory, Inc.2011—
−1K151768Menicon Saline Rinse SolutionMenicon Co, Ltd.2015—
0 (this device)K170483Bausch + Lomb Sensitive Eyes Plus Saline SolutionBausch & Lomb, Incorporated2017—
+1K180319Bausch + Lomb Boston Advance Cleaner, Bausch + Lomb Boston Advance…Bausch and Lomb, Incorporated2018—
+1K173089Bausch + Lomb Boston Original Cleaner, Bausch + Lomb Boston Original…Bausch & Lomb, Incorporated2017—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199110
200510

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201710
201810
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K170483, 2000–2018Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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
*P800024/S016Bausch & Lomb Renew (R) Saline Soln. (BL-101-BEU13
A supplement to the PMA, as the summary prints it.
Bausch & Lomb, Inc.1991—
*K151768Menicon Saline Rinse Solution
Summary page 4
…ts Product Code: LPN, MRC 3. Predicate Device Bausch + Lomb Sensitive Eyes Plus Saline Solution (P800024/S16) Menicon Saline Rinse Solution (K151768) 4. Description of the Device Bausch + Lomb Sensitive Eyes Plus Saline Solution is a sterile, isotonic, buffered solu…
Menicon Co, Ltd.2015—

What descends from it? (2)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K180319Bausch + Lomb Boston Advance Cleaner, Bausch + Lomb Boston Advance Conditioning SolutionBausch and Lomb, Incorporated20180
K173089Bausch + Lomb Boston Original Cleaner, Bausch + Lomb Boston Original Conditioning…Bausch & Lomb, Incorporated20170

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?

  • The line of descent spans 17 years and passes through 5 companies; a new generation was cleared every 3.8 years on median.
  • None of the 6 ancestors has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K180319 (Bausch and Lomb, Incorporated, 2018) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All LPN devices

LPN Accessories, Soft Lens Products: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2017, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · LPN

2in 2022

2007: 42009: 12010: 22011: 32012: 22013: 22015: 22016: 32017: 12019: 22020: 32021: 22022: 22026 (partial year): 1
2007high 4 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LPN

167in 2020

2007: 175 days median2011: 222 days median2016: 59 days median2020: 167 days median
2007high 222 (2011) · low 59 (2016)2026

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

Recalls per year · LPN

1in 2020

2007: 22009: 22010: 22011: 12016: 12020: 1
2007high 2 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · LPN

40in 2025

2007: 1,1512008: 1532009: 1212010: 2412011: 2732012: 2682013: 842014: 1052015: 1762016: 4982017: 2,6662018: 952019: 602020: 822021: 512022: 622023: 842024: 762025: 40
2007high 2,666 (2017) · low 40 (2025)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LPN, 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
2007417521,151
20080—0153
20091—2121
20102—2241
201132221273
20122—0268
20132—084
20140—0105
20152—0176
20163591498
20171—02,666
20180—095
20192—060
20203167182
20212—051
20222—062
20230—084
20240—076
20250—040
20261—0—

What is it indicated for?

Bausch + Lomb Sensitive Eyes Plus Saline Solution is a sterile, preserved solution for rinsing soft (hydrophilic) and gas permeable contact lenses after cleaning and before lens insertion with chemical (not heat) and hydrogen peroxide systems.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K170483: Bausch + Lomb Sensitive Eyes Plus Saline Solution.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K170483

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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