Cleared Traditional

K171171 - KS Medicare Powder Free Nitrile Examination Gloves, Non-sterile, Tested for Use with Chemotherapy Drugs (Blue, Black) (FDA 510(k) Clearance)

Class I General Hospital device.

K171171 · Koon Seng Sdn Bhd · General Hospital
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Feb 2018
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Class 1
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K171171 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the KS Medicare Powder Free Nitrile Examination Gloves, Non-sterile, Tested for U.... Classified as Polymer Patient Examination Glove (product code LZA), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Koon Seng Sdn Bhd (Jalan Muar, MY). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on February 22, 2018 after a review of 307 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 K171171 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received April 21, 2017
Decision Date February 22, 2018
Days to Decision 307 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
179d slower than avg
Panel avg: 128d · This submission: 307d
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.

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