Cleared Traditional

K821043 - STERILE PATIENT EXAM. GLOVES

K821043 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for STERILE PATIENT EXAM. GLOVES, manufactured by Phoenix Glove Co.. The device is a Class 1 General Hospital device with product code FMC cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 37-day FDA review.

Download Printable Device Report (PDF)
Optimized for regulatory review, auditing and printing
May 1982
Decision
37d
Days
Class 1
Risk

K821043 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the STERILE PATIENT EXAM. GLOVES. Classified as Patient Examination Glove (product code FMC), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Phoenix Glove Co. (Walker, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on May 21, 1982 after a review of 37 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.

View all Phoenix Glove Co. devices

FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K821043

510(k) Number K821043 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received April 14, 1982
Decision Date May 21, 1982
Days to Decision 37 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General Hospital (HO)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
92d faster than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 37d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

FMC Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code FMC Patient Examination Glove
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 880.6250
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 - FMC Patient Examination Glove

All 17
Devices cleared under the same product code (FMC) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K821043.
COMFIT, PATIENT EXAMINATION GLOVES
K903746 · Wembley Rubber Products (M) Sdn Bhd · Sep 1990
ROCKET SEX CRIME KIT
K883805 · A & A Medical, Inc. · Jan 1989
ORTHOPEDIC SURGICAL GLOVE
K831564 · Ansell, Inc. · Jul 1983
FINGER COTS
K821028 · Abco Dealers, Inc. · Apr 1982
SUTURE WOUND TRAY MILFORD WHITTINSVILLE
K802386 · American Medical Disposable, Inc. · Nov 1980
AMPCO SKIN SCRUB TRAY
K802375 · Associated Medical Products Co. · Oct 1980