Cleared Traditional

K070072 - NON-CHLORINATED POLYMER COATED POWDER-FREE NATURAL LATEX EXAMINATION GLOVES

K070072 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for NON-CHLORINATED POLYMER COATED POWDER-F..., manufactured by Medtexx Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd.. The device is a Class 1 General Hospital device with product code LYY cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 66-day FDA review.

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K070072 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the NON-CHLORINATED POLYMER COATED POWDER-FREE NATURAL LATEX EXAMINATION GLOVES. Classified as Latex Patient Examination Glove (product code LYY), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Medtexx Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd. (Kamunting, Taiping, Perak, MY). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 15, 2007 after a review of 66 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.

FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K070072

510(k) Number K070072 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received January 08, 2007
Decision Date March 15, 2007
Days to Decision 66 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General Hospital (HO)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
63d faster than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 66d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

LYY Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

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

All 1282
Devices cleared under the same product code (LYY) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K070072.
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K062526 · Multisafe Sdn. Bhd. · Apr 2007
SENSTOUCH HIGH RISK BLUE LATEX EXAMINATION GLOVES, POWDERED, NON STERILE
K063581 · Pt Mahakarya Inti Buana · Mar 2007
ABLE GLOVE LATEX POWDERED EXAMINATION GLOVES
K063776 · Bright Element Sdn Bhd · Mar 2007
BLUE POWDER FREE LATEX EXAMINATION GLOVES, NON-STERILE
K062527 · Multisafe Sdn. Bhd. · Feb 2007
CHLORINATED, POLYMER-COATED POWDER-FREE LATEX EXAMINATION GLOVE WITH PROTEIN LABELING CLAIM
K062965 · Kossan Latex Industries(M)Sdn Bhd · Dec 2006