510(k) Report

FDA product code · Ophthalmic

Lenses, Soft Contact, Extended Wear

LPMClass III21 CFR 886.5925PMA required37 decisions since 197116 recalls

37 FDA decisions since 1971. 16 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is P890023, named by 6 later devices.

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

FIG. A — Illustration, ophthalmic panel

Twenty years of LPM at a glance: how often FDA decides these devices, how long 510(k) reviews take, how often they are recalled, and how many adverse event reports name the code.

FDA decisions per year · LPM

31in 2025

2007: 42008: 152009: 122010: 302011: 512012: 492013: 312014: 262015: 352016: 432017: 792018: 592019: 552020: 452021: 282022: 402023: 152024: 312025: 312026 (partial year): 23
2007high 79 (2017) · low 4 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LPM

Too few LPM 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · LPM

1in 2018

2007: 12010: 32014: 32017: 12018: 1
2007high 3 (2010) · low 0 (2008)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · LPM

111in 2025

2007: 682008: 422009: 562010: 1082011: 1552012: 1812013: 1722014: 1112015: 1432016: 2202017: 2152018: 1952019: 1892020: 1072021: 1032022: 822023: 1182024: 1632025: 111
2007high 220 (2016) · low 42 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LPM, 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
20074—168
200815—042
200912—056
201030—3108
201151—0155
201249—0181
201331—0172
201426—3111
201535—0143
201643—0220
201779—1215
201859—1195
201955—0189
202045—0107
202128—0103
202240—082
202315—0118
202431—0163
202531—0111
202623—0—
FIG. 1 — LPM by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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