Cleared Traditional

K231567 - Biodegradable Nitrile Powder Free Examination Gloves Tested for Use with Chemotherapy Drugs, Fentanyl Citrate and select other drugs (Blue) (FDA 510(k) Clearance)

Class I General Hospital device.

K231567 · Better Care Plastic Technology Co., Ltd. · General Hospital

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Oct 2023

Decision

126d

Days

Class 1

Risk

K231567 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the Biodegradable Nitrile Powder Free Examination Gloves Tested for Use with Chem.... 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 October 4, 2023 after a review of 126 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

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. Standard predicate reliance. 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	K231567 FDA.gov
FDA Decision	Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received	May 31, 2023
Decision Date	October 04, 2023
Days to Decision	126 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

2d faster than avg

Panel avg: 128d · This submission: 126d

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.