Cleared Traditional

SAFE SHIELD PRE-POWDERED LATEX EXAMINATION GLOVES (K013980) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

Class I General Hospital device.

K013980 · Safe Shield Co., Ltd. · General Hospital
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K013980 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the SAFE SHIELD PRE-POWDERED LATEX EXAMINATION GLOVES. Classified as Latex Patient Examination Glove (product code LYY), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Safe Shield Co., Ltd. (Great Neck, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on June 6, 2002 after a review of 185 days - an extended review 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: Standard predicate-based submission. Standard predicate reliance. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the General Hospital review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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Submission Details

510(k) Number K013980 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received December 03, 2001
Decision Date June 06, 2002
Days to Decision 185 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General Hospital (HO)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
56d slower than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 185d
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.

Regulatory Peers - LYY Latex Patient Examination Glove

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K103602 · Medline Industries, Inc. · Apr 2011
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K003055 · Medline Industries, Inc. · Jan 2001
MEDLINE, HYPOALLERGENIC, PRE-POWDERED NON-STERILE AND STERILE LATEX EXAMINATION GLOVES
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