# K983773: Benz G-5X (Hioxifilcon a) Soft Daily Wear Contact Lens

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Benz Research and Development Corp.
- Decided: Dec 22, 1998 after 57 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
No predicates in its family tree.
7 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 8 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

## Most influential descendants
- K052290: Aquasoft All-Day & All-Day T (Hioxifilcon a) Daily Wear Contact Lens (2006), 5 descendants of its own
- K080632: CLEAR1-Day Hioxifilcon Daily Disposable Soft Contact Lens (2008), 3 descendants of its own
- K102895: One Day Flat Pack (2011), 1 descendant of its own
- K192129: ClearColor 1-day (hioxifilcon A) Daily Disposable Soft (hydrophilic) Contact Lens, Aryan Color 1-day (hioxifilcon A) Daily Disposable Soft (hydrophilic) Contact Lens (2019), 0 descendants of its own
- K180819: One Day Flat Pack (hioxifilcon A) Daily Disposable Soft Contact Lens (2018), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The BENZ-G 5X SPHERICAL (hioxifilcon A) SOFT CONTACT LENSES for daily wear are indicated for the correction of visual acuity in aphakic and not aphakic persons with non-diseased eyes with myopia or hyperopia and astigmatism of up to 0.75 Diopters where the astigmatism does not interfere with visual acuity. The lens may be disinfected with either a chemical or a heat disinfection system.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K983773
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology
