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Bausch & Lomb 2-Week (Hilafilcon B) Visibility Tinted Contact Lenses

K994125510(k) TraditionalCleared Mar 3, 200087-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

Bausch & Lomb, Inc. · LPL Lenses, Soft Contact, Daily Wear

Cleared on Mar 3, 2000 as substantially equivalent to K974780 (Bausch & Lomb, Inc., 1998) and 1 other predicate after an 87-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1998. 10 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Mar 3, 2000
Review
87 days
Class
Class II
Product code
LPL
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K974780 (1998). 10 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2008: 1 descendant cleared2006: 1 descendant cleared2011: 1 descendant cleared2012: 1 descendant cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared2016: 1 descendant cleared2015: 1 descendant cleared2020: 1 descendant cleared2021: 1 descendant cleared2023: 1 descendant clearedK974780 · Soflens (TM) One Day Disposable (Hilafilcon a) Visibility Tinted Contact Lens · Bausch & Lomb, Inc. · 1998K983894 · Bausch & Lomb Phoenix (Hilafilcon a) Visibility Tinted Contact Lens · Bausch & Lomb, Inc. · 19981995200020052010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 2 descendants2 generations forward: 2 descendants3 generations forward: 4 descendants4 generations forward: 2 descendants K983894 · Bausch & Lomb Phoenix (Hilafilcon a) Visibility Tinted Contact Lens · Bausch & Lomb, Inc. · 1998K974780 · Soflens (TM) One Day Disposable (Hilafilcon a) Visibility Tinted Contact Lens · Bausch & Lomb, Inc. · 19980
  1. Root · 2 generations backK974780 Soflens (TM) One Day Disposable (Hilafilcon a) Visibility Tinted…Bausch & Lomb, Inc. · 1998
  2. 1 generation backK983894 Bausch & Lomb Phoenix (Hilafilcon a) Visibility Tinted Contact LensBausch & Lomb, Inc. · 1998
  3. This deviceK994125 Bausch & Lomb 2-Week (Hilafilcon B) Visibility Tinted Contact LensesBausch & Lomb, Inc. · 2000
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 9 of its ownK061157 Soflens One Day Plus Disposable (Hilafilcon B) Visibility Tinted…Bausch & Lomb · 2006
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 6 of its ownK113703 Bausch + Lomb Nesofilcon a Contact LensBausch & Lomb, Incorporated · 2012 · Recalled
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 3 of its ownK132715 Bausch + Lomb Bioture Oneday for Presbyopia (Nesofilcon a) Contact…Bausch & Lomb, Incorporated · 2013
  7. Descendant · 3 generations on · 2 of its ownK200528 Bausch + Lomb (Kalifilcon A) Soft Contact Lens, Bausch + Lomb…Bausch + Lomb, Incorporated · 2020
  8. Descendant · 4 generations on · 1 of its ownK210975 Bausch + Lomb (kalifilcon A) Soft (hydrophilic) Contact Lens for…Bausch & Lomb, Incorporated · 2021

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Descendants cleared per year

2006: 12008: 12011: 12012: 12013: 12015: 12016: 12020: 12021: 12023: 1
2006high 1 (2006) · low 0 (2007)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K061157Soflens One Day Plus Disposable (Hilafilcon B) Visibility Tinted Contact LensBausch & Lomb · 2006 · cites it directly9descendants
  • K113703Bausch + Lomb Nesofilcon a Contact LensBausch & Lomb, Incorporated · 2012 · 2 generations on6descendants
  • K132715Bausch + Lomb Bioture Oneday for Presbyopia (Nesofilcon a) Contact LensBausch & Lomb, Incorporated · 2013 · 3 generations on3descendants
  • K200528Bausch + Lomb (Kalifilcon A) Soft Contact Lens, Bausch + Lomb (Kalifilcon A) Soft…Bausch + Lomb, Incorporated · 2020 · 3 generations on2descendants
  • K210975Bausch + Lomb (kalifilcon A) Soft (hydrophilic) Contact Lens for PresbyopiaBausch & Lomb, Incorporated · 2021 · 4 generations on1descendant
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K974780Soflens (TM) One Day Disposable (Hilafilcon a) Visibility Tinted Contact LensBausch & Lomb, Inc.1998—
−1K983894Bausch & Lomb Phoenix (Hilafilcon a) Visibility Tinted Contact LensBausch & Lomb, Inc.1998—
0 (this device)K994125Bausch & Lomb 2-Week (Hilafilcon B) Visibility Tinted Contact LensesBausch & Lomb, Inc.2000—
+1K061157Soflens One Day Plus Disposable (Hilafilcon B) Visibility Tinted Contact LensBausch & Lomb2006—
+2K113703Bausch + Lomb Nesofilcon a Contact LensBausch & Lomb, Incorporated20121
+3K132715Bausch + Lomb Bioture Oneday for Presbyopia (Nesofilcon a) Contact LensBausch & Lomb, Incorporated2013—
+3K200528Bausch + Lomb (Kalifilcon A) Soft Contact Lens, Bausch + Lomb (Kalifilcon A)…Bausch + Lomb, Incorporated2020—
+4K210975Bausch + Lomb (kalifilcon A) Soft (hydrophilic) Contact Lens for PresbyopiaBausch & Lomb, Incorporated2021—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200610
200810
201110
201210
201310
201510
201610
202010
202110
202310
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K994125, 1998–2023Source: 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
*K974780Soflens (TM) One Day Disposable (Hilafilcon a) Visibility Tinted Contact Lens
Summary page 1
…Name: BAUSCH & LOMB® 2-Week (hilafilcon B) Visibility Tinted Contact Lens Predicate Devices: SofLens™ one day disposable (hilafilcon A) Visibility Tinted Contact Lens (K974780) Phoenix (hilafilcon A) Visibility Tinted Contact Lens (K983894) 510(k) PREMARKET NOTIFICATION BAUSCH & LOMB® 2-…
Bausch & Lomb, Inc.1998—
*K983894Bausch & Lomb Phoenix (Hilafilcon a) Visibility Tinted Contact Lens
Summary page 1
…tact Lens Predicate Devices: SofLens™ one day disposable (hilafilcon A) Visibility Tinted Contact Lens (K974780) Phoenix (hilafilcon A) Visibility Tinted Contact Lens (K983894) 510(k) PREMARKET NOTIFICATION BAUSCH & LOMB® 2-Week (hilafilcon B) Visibility Tinted Contact Lens 4. DESCRIPTI…
Bausch & Lomb, Inc.1998—

Also cleared against K974780: 2 other devices →

What descends from it? (10)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K061157Soflens One Day Plus Disposable (Hilafilcon B) Visibility Tinted Contact LensBausch & Lomb20069
K080755Soflens Daily Disposable Toric (Hilafilcon B) Visibility Tinted Contact LensBausch & Lomb, Inc.20080

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 2 years and passes through 1 company; a new generation was cleared every 1.3 years on median.
  • None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K061157 (Bausch & Lomb, 2006) has gone furthest, with 9 descendants of its own.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K974780.

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.

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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 BAUSCH & LOMB® 2 -Week (hilafilcon B) Visibility Tinted Contact Lens is indicated for the daily wear correction of refractive ametropia (myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism) in aphakic and/or not-aphakic persons with non-diseased eyes, that exhibit refractive astigmatism up to 10.00 diopters. The lens may be prescribed in spherical powers ranging from +20.00D to -20.00D. Replacement schedules may vary from patient to patient and should be decided by…

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The BAUSCH & LOMB® 2 -Week (hilafilcon B) Visibility Tinted Contact Lens is indicated for the daily wear correction of refractive ametropia (myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism) in aphakic and/or not-aphakic persons with non-diseased eyes, that exhibit refractive astigmatism up to 10.00 diopters. The lens may be prescribed in spherical powers ranging from +20.00D to -20.00D.

Replacement schedules may vary from patient to patient and should be decided by eye care practitioners in consultation with their patients. The lens is to be cleaned, rinsed and disinfected each time it is removed from the patient's eye and discarded after the recommended wearing period prescribed by the eye care practitioner. The lens may be disinfected using a chemical disinfection system.

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510(k) Report. “K994125: Bausch & Lomb 2-Week (Hilafilcon B) Visibility Tinted Contact Lenses.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K994125

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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