Cleared Traditional

K003091 - MEDLINE STERILE VINYL EXAM GLOVES

K003091 is the FDA 510(k) clearance for MEDLINE STERILE VINYL EXAM GLOVES by Medline Industries, Inc.. It is a Class 1 General Hospital device (product code LYZ) cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 21-day FDA review.

K003091 · Medline Industries, Inc. · General Hospital
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K003091 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the MEDLINE STERILE VINYL EXAM GLOVES, POWDER FREE, YELLOW. Classified as Vinyl Patient Examination Glove (product code LYZ), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Medline Industries, Inc. (Mundelein, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on October 24, 2000 after a review of 21 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the General Hospital FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 880.6250 - the FDA general hospital device framework. 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.

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Submission Details

510(k) Number K003091 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received October 03, 2000
Decision Date October 24, 2000
Days to Decision 21 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General Hospital (HO)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
108d faster than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 21d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code LYZ Vinyl Patient Examination Glove
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 880.6250
Definition A Vinyl Patient Examination Glove Is A Disposable Device Made Of Poly(vinyl Chloride) That May Or May Not Bear A Trace Amount Of Residual Powder, And Is Intended To Be Worn On The Hand For Medical Purposes To Provide A Barrier Against Potentially Infectious Materials And Other Contaminants.
What this classification means

Class I devices are subject to general controls only and most are exempt from 510(k) premarket notification. They represent the lowest regulatory burden in the FDA device framework.

Regulatory Peers - LYZ Vinyl Patient Examination Glove

All 90
Devices cleared under the same product code (LYZ) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K003091.
POWDER-FREE SYNTHETIC VINYL EXAMINATION GLOVES, BLUE COLOR
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K031750 · Kimberly-Clark Corp. · Oct 2003
POWDER-FREE STERILE SYNTHETIC VINYL EXAMINATION GLOVES
K011186 · Allegiance Healthcare Corp. · May 2001
MEDLINE PRE-POWDERED NON-STERILE/STERILE VINYL EXAMINATION GLOVES
K962069 · Medline Industries, Inc. · Aug 1996
TRIFLEX STERILE SYNTHETIC EXAMINATION GLOVES
K952786 · Baxter Healthcare Corp · Jul 1995
TRIFLEX NON-STERILE SYNTHITIC EXAMINATION GLOVES
K944873 · Baxter Healthcare Corp · Mar 1995