← Product Code [MWL](/submissions/OP/subpart-f%E2%80%94therapeutic-devices/MWL) · P850038

# PARAPERM E.W. BLUE RIGID GAS PERMEABLE CONTACT LEN (P850038)

_Paragon Optical Co. · MWL · Dec 31, 1986 · Ophthalmic · APWD_

**Canonical URL:** https://fda.innolitics.com/submissions/OPHTHALMIC/subpart-f%E2%80%94therapeutic-devices/MWL/P850038

## Device Facts

- **Applicant:** Paragon Optical Co.
- **Product Code:** [MWL](/submissions/OP/subpart-f%E2%80%94therapeutic-devices/MWL.md)
- **Decision Date:** Dec 31, 1986
- **Decision:** APWD
- **Regulation:** 21 CFR 886.5916
- **Device Class:** Class 3
- **Review Panel:** Ophthalmic

## Regulatory Identification

A rigid gas permeable contact lens is a device intended to be worn directly against the cornea of the eye to correct vision conditions. The device is made of various materials, such as cellulose acetate butyrate, polyacrylate-silicone, or silicone elastomers, whose main polymer molecules generally do not absorb or attract water.

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**Source:** [https://fda.innolitics.com/submissions/OPHTHALMIC/subpart-f%E2%80%94therapeutic-devices/MWL/P850038](https://fda.innolitics.com/submissions/OPHTHALMIC/subpart-f%E2%80%94therapeutic-devices/MWL/P850038)

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