Cleared Traditional

K013795 - POWDER-FREE LATEX EXAMINATION GLOVES WITH ALOE AND PROTEIN CLAIM, TESTED FOR USE WITH CHEMOTHERAPY DRUGS, GREEN COLOR (FDA 510(k) Clearance)

Class I General Hospital device.

K013795 · Shen Wei (Usa), Inc. · General Hospital

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Jan 2002

Decision

69d

Days

Class 1

Risk

K013795 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the POWDER-FREE LATEX EXAMINATION GLOVES WITH ALOE AND PROTEIN CLAIM, TESTED FOR .... Classified as Latex Patient Examination Glove (product code LYY), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Shen Wei (Usa), Inc. (Union City, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on January 22, 2002 after a review of 69 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	K013795 FDA.gov
FDA Decision	Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received	November 14, 2001
Decision Date	January 22, 2002
Days to Decision	69 days
Submission Type	Traditional
Review Panel	General Hospital (HO)
Summary	Statement
Third-party Review	No - reviewed directly by FDA

Regulatory Context

Review time vs. panel average

59d faster than avg

Panel avg: 128d · This submission: 69d

Pathway characteristics

Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code	LYY Latex Patient Examination Glove
Device Class	Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation	21 CFR 880.6250
Definition	A Latex Patient Examination Glove Is A Disposable Device Made Of Natural Rubber Latex 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.