Events

Recall of TORIC UV BLOCKING OCUFILCON D CONTACT LENS

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by COOPERVISION CANADA CORP..

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
    20682
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-10-27
  • 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
    Coopervision has identified two lots of biomedics toric with incorrect axis specifications 10 degrees and 80 degrees respectively. the lots were manufactured in may 2011. based on this information coopervision inc. is initiating a product recall and replacement for the referenced product lots. this recall is being initiated to the wholesale/distributor and eye care practitioner level.

Device

TORIC UV BLOCKING OCUFILCON D CONTACT LENS
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: UV BLOCKING BIOMEDICS TORIC OCUFILCON D (Lot serial: 7255525096570151); Model Catalog: UV BLOCKING BIOMEDICS TORIC OCUFILCON D (Lot serial: 7255525096570108)
  • Product Description
    TORIC UV Blocking Ocufilcon D Soft Contact Lens
  • Manufacturer
    COOPERVISION CANADA CORP.

Manufacturer

COOPERVISION CANADA CORP.