Events

Safety Alert for 1 Day Acuvue® TruEye™ (Narafilcon B) Contact Lenses

According to Department of Health, this safety alert involved a device in Hong Kong that was produced by Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc..

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Alerts provide important information and recommendations about products. Even though an alert has been issued, it does not necessarily mean a product is considered to be unsafe. Safety Alerts, addressed to health workers and users, may include recalls. They can be written by manufacturers, but also by health officials.

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  • Type of Event
    Safety alert
  • Date
    2011-12-23
  • Event Country
    Hong Kong
  • Event Source
    DH
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.mdco.gov.hk/english/safety/recalls/recalls_20111223b.html
  • Notes / Alerts
    Hong Kong data is current through September 2018. All of the data comes from the Department of Health (Hong Kong), 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 data from the U.S. and Hong Kong.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Medical Device Safety Alert
  • Reason
    Field safety notice: johnson & johnson vision care 1 day acuvue® trueye™ (narafilcon b) contact lenses contact lenses manufacturer, johnson & johnson vision care, inc., is conducting a product recall for two lots of 1-day acuvue® trueye™ (narafilcon b) brand contact lenses due to a lot mix/mislabel. the secondary carton lot number and power (diopter) are not the same as on the primary package inside the carton. the returned secondary cartons were labeled lot number 1450625718 (-1.75) but actually contained product from lot number 1451810217 (-1.00). the manufacturer is conducting a recall of products with the aforementioned two lot numbers. according to johnson & johnson vision care (hk), hong kong does not distribute this brand of contact lenses. if you are in possession of the affected product, please contact your supplier for more information.

Device

1 Day Acuvue® TruEye™ (Narafilcon B) Contact Lenses
  • Model / Serial
  • Product Description
    Medical Device Safety Alert: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care 1 Day Acuvue® TruEye™ (Narafilcon B) Contact Lenses
  • Manufacturer
    Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.

Manufacturer

Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.