Cleared Traditional

POLYMER COATED POWDER FREE NITRILE EXAMINATION GLOVES (BLUE,WHITE,VIOLET, PINK,GREEN) (K050530) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

Class I General Hospital device.

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K050530 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the POLYMER COATED POWDER FREE NITRILE EXAMINATION GLOVES (BLUE,WHITE,VIOLET, PIN.... Classified as Polymer Patient Examination Glove (product code LZA), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Spi Gloves Sdn. Bhd. (Ipoh 30450, MY). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 16, 2005 after a review of 14 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 K050530 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received March 02, 2005
Decision Date March 16, 2005
Days to Decision 14 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
115d faster than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 14d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code LZA Polymer Patient Examination Glove
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 880.6250
Definition A Nitrile (or Polymer) Patient Examination Glove Is A Disposable Device Made Of Nitrile Rubber Or Synthetic Polymers 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 - LZA Polymer Patient Examination Glove

All 489
Devices cleared under the same product code (LZA) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K050530.
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K081594 · Medline Industries, Inc. · Oct 2008
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K040841 · Medline Industries, Inc. · Jul 2004
MEDLINE ALOE TOUCH STERILE NITRILE EXAMINATION GLOVES WITH ALOE VERA
K003353 · Medline Industries, Inc. · Nov 2000