Events

Recall of 1-DAY ACUVUE TRUEYE BRAND CONTACT LENSES NARAFILCON A

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE INC..

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    120814
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2010-10-29
  • Event Country
    Canada
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Presence of elevated levels of decanoic acid in the product.

Device

1-DAY ACUVUE TRUEYE BRAND CONTACT LENSES NARAFILCON A
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: TRUEYE NARAFILCON A (Lot serial: 4924675105); Model Catalog: TRUEYE NARAFILCON A (Lot serial: 4924395108); Model Catalog: TRUEYE NARAFILCON A (Lot serial: 4924115101); Model Catalog: TRUEYE NARAFILCON A (Lot serial: 4924105101); Model Catalog: TRUEYE NARAFILCON A (Lot serial: 4924055101)
  • Product Description
    1-DAY ACUVUE TRUEYE BRAND CONTACT LENSES (NARAFILCON A)
  • Manufacturer
    JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE INC.

Manufacturer

JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE INC.
  • Manufacturer Address
    JACKSONVILLE
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Johnson & Johnson
  • Source
    HC