Cleared Traditional

K182600 - Powder Free Nitrile Examination Glove, Tested for Use with Chemotherapy Drugs (Blue) (FDA 510(k) Clearance)

Class I General Hospital device.

K182600 · Better Care Plastic Technology Co., Ltd. · General Hospital

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Nov 2018

Decision

70d

Days

Class 1

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K182600 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the Powder Free Nitrile Examination Glove, Tested for Use with Chemotherapy Drugs.... Classified as Polymer Patient Examination Glove (product code LZA), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Better Care Plastic Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenze County, CN). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on November 30, 2018 after a review of 70 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	K182600 FDA.gov
FDA Decision	Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received	September 21, 2018
Decision Date	November 30, 2018
Days to Decision	70 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

58d faster than avg

Panel avg: 128d · This submission: 70d

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.