FDA product code · Ophthalmic · Class 2

HQD: Lens, Contact (Other Material) - Daily

HQD is FDA's product code for "Lens, Contact (Other Material) - Daily": a Class 2 device classified under 21 CFR 886.5916, reviewed by the Ophthalmic panel.

510(k) review time for HQD

Across 23 510(k) clearances under HQD decided from 2018-01-01 to 2026-10-06, the median was 77 days from FDA receipt to decision. Half took between 51 and 125 days, and 80% were decided within 138 days. These are past clearances, not a forecast for a new submission.

Days from FDA receipt to 510(k) decision, HQD, decisions 2018-01-01 to 2026-10-06 (n = 23)
Fastest25
25th percentile51
Median77
75th percentile125
80th percentile138
90th percentile200
Slowest322
Median days by decision year, HQD (years with enough clearances to compute). The partial final year counts only submissions already decided, so its median runs low.
YearMedian daysn
2018535
2024805

Source: openFDA 510(k) records, snapshot of 2026-10-06 (openFDA data as of 2026-09-28). Compare 510(k) review times across all device types, see every code side by side in the Clearance Timeline Estimator, or browse the clearances themselves in PredicateScope.

HQD in the public FDA record

Records naming HQD, from openFDA (snapshot of 2026-09-15)
510(k) clearances, all years118
Establishment listings266

Counts of records, not of devices or events. Adverse event reports for HQD are in MAUDEScope, as counts with the query shown: MAUDE has no denominator, so a report count is not a rate and does not show that a device caused an event.

FDA-recognized standards that cite HQD

13 FDA recognized consensus standards cite HQD, 2 of them recognized only in part, among them ISO 18259 First Edition 2014-10-01; ISO 18189 First edition 2016-06-01; ISO 18369-3 Second edition 2017-08. Horizontal standards such as biocompatibility, sterilization and software standards can apply without citing the code.

  • 10-100 ISO 18259 First Edition 2014-10-01 — Ophthalmic optics - Contact lens care products - Method to assess contact lens care products with contact lenses in a lens case challenged with bacterial and fungal organisms
  • 10-101 ISO 18189 First edition 2016-06-01 — Ophthalmic optics - Contact lenses and contact lens care products - Cytotoxicity testing of contact lenses in combination with lens care solution to evaluate lens/solution interactions
  • 10-106 ISO 18369-3 Second edition 2017-08 — Ophthalmic optics - Contact lenses - Part 3: Measurement Methods
  • 10-107 ISO 18369-4 Second edition 2017-08 — Ophthalmic optics - Contact lenses - Part 4: Physicochemical properties of contact lens materials
  • 10-108 ISO 18369-2 Third edition 2017-08 (partial recognition) — Ophthalmic optics - Contact lenses - Part 2: Tolerances
  • 10-109 ISO 18369-1 Second edition 2017-08 — Ophthalmic optics - Contact lenses - Part 1: Vocabulary classification system and recommendations for labelling specifications
  • 10-111 ISO 11981 Third edition 2017-11 — Ophthalmic optics - Contact lenses and contact lens care products - Determination of physical compatibility of contact lens care products with contact lenses
  • 10-112 ISO 11986 Third edition 2017-11 — Ophthalmic optics - Contact lenses and contact lens care products - Determination of preservative uptake and release
  • 10-129 ASTM D790-17 — Standard Test Methods for Flexural Properties of Unreinforced and Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials
  • 10-139 ISO 11980 Fourth edition 2025-06 — Ophthalmic optics - Contact lenses and contact lens care products - Guidance for clinical investigations
  • 10-141 ISO 11978 Third edition 2017-08 [Including AMD1:2020] — Ophthalmic optics - Contact lenses and contact lens care products - Labelling [Including Amendment 1 (2020)]
  • 10-77 ISO 9394 Third edition 2012-10-01 — Ophthalmic optics - Contact lenses and contact lens care products - Determination of biocompatibility by ocular study with rabbit eyes
  • 10-85 ISO 11980 Third edition 2012-11-15 Corrected version 2012-12-01 (partial recognition) — Ophthalmic optics - Contact lenses and contact lens care products - Guidance for clinical investigations

Source: FDA Recognized Consensus Standards, snapshot of 2026-09-01. Search them all in the Consensus Standards Lookup.

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