Cleared Traditional

K861642 - LENSKEEPER CONTACT LENS CARRYING CASE

K861642 · Allergan, Inc. · Ophthalmic device

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May 1986

Decision

29d

Days

Risk

K861642 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the LENSKEEPER CONTACT LENS CARRYING CASE. Classified as Lens, Contact (polymethylmethacrylate) (product code HPX).

Submitted by Allergan, Inc. (Irvine, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on May 29, 1986 after a review of 29 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Ophthalmic FDA review panel. The Traditional 510(k) pathway establishes clearance through substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device, without requiring clinical trial data.

Device pattern: Fast-track predicate clearance. Standard predicate reliance. The short review cycle indicates strong predicate alignment - the FDA found sufficient equivalence without extended technical review.

FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K861642

510(k) Number	K861642 FDA.gov
FDA Decision	Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received	April 30, 1986
Decision Date	May 29, 1986
Days to Decision	29 days
Submission Type	Traditional
Review Panel	Ophthalmic (OP)
Summary	-
Third-party Review	No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product	No
PCCP Authorized	No

Regulatory Context

Review time vs. panel average

81d faster than avg

Panel avg: 110d · This submission: 29d

Pathway characteristics

Predicate-based equivalence.

HPX Device Classification - Class 0,

Product Code	HPX Lens, Contact (polymethylmethacrylate)
Device Class	-

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FDA 510(k) Resources - Ophthalmic

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Manufacturer of K861642

Allergan, Inc.

Irvine, CA · US

MARVIN J GARRETT

Regulatory profile

33 submissions 33 cleared

100% clearance rate · Active in Ophthalmic

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About This 510(k) Record

This record restructures FDA 510(k) public data into device-level regulatory intelligence - enabling comparison across product codes, clearance pathways, review times and manufacturer patterns.

Classification enrichment, manufacturer tracking and cross-device links are added to support regulatory research and predicate analysis workflows.

Sourced from FDA 510(k) public files . FDA decision: May 29, 1986. Record added to 510k Database: March 2026. Enriched with classification and manufacturer data: August 2026.

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