Recall Z-0990-2018 ยท LPL Lenses, Soft Contact, Daily Wear
Alden Optical
Alden HP59 Toric Daily Wear Soft contact; Catalog Number: AOHPT59 Product Usage: The ALDEN TORIC LENS for daily wear is indicated for the correction of visual acuity in aphakic and not aphakic persons with non-diseased eyes with refractive ametropia (myopia or hyperopia) and/or possesses refractive astigmatism not exceeding 10 Diopters.
| Date | Nov 3, 2017 |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | Contact lenses lack sterility assurance. |
| Root cause | Process design |
| Action | Consignees were initially called and told over the phone not to further distribute the contact lenses. For two consignees whose patients could not be reached by phone, a letter was sent. The consignee letter states the specific product and lot should not be further distributed due to the lack of sterility assurance. A business reply card was provided with the letter and contacts should be returned to the manufacturer using a label provided by the firm. |
| Quantity | 5 |
| Distribution | Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide in the states:of CA, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, TX, VA, WI, WY and the country of Canada. |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
| K042242 | ALDEN HP (HIOXIFILCON B) SPHERE & TORIC SOFT CONTACT LENSES Alden Optical Labs., Inc., Sep 15, 2004 |