Cleared Traditional

K110921 - NITRILE POWDER-FREE EXAMINATION GLOVES TESTED FOR USE WITH CHEMOTHERAPY DRUGS (FDA 510(k) Clearance)

Class I General Hospital device.

K110921 · Cardinal Health, Inc. · General Hospital
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K110921 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the NITRILE POWDER-FREE EXAMINATION GLOVES TESTED FOR USE WITH CHEMOTHERAPY DRUGS. Classified as Polymer Patient Examination Glove (product code LZA), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Cardinal Health, Inc. (Waukegan, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on April 15, 2011 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 K110921 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received April 01, 2011
Decision Date April 15, 2011
Days to Decision 14 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General Hospital (HO)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review Yes - reviewed by an FDA-accredited third party
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
114d faster than avg
Panel avg: 128d · This submission: 14d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. Third-party reviewed.

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.

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