Cleared Traditional

MCARE PF POWDER FREE LATEX EXAMINATION HIGH RISK GLOVES (K141042) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

Class I General Hospital device.

K141042 · Mercator Medical (Thailand), Ltd. · General Hospital
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K141042 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the MCARE PF POWDER FREE LATEX EXAMINATION HIGH RISK GLOVES. Classified as Latex Patient Examination Glove (product code LYY), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Mercator Medical (Thailand), Ltd. (Littleton, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 19, 2015 after a review of 330 days - an unusually long review period, suggesting complex equivalence evaluation.

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. Elevated predicate reliance profile. 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 K141042 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received April 23, 2014
Decision Date March 19, 2015
Days to Decision 330 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
201d slower than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 330d
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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