Cleared Traditional

LATEX EXAM GLOVES (MFG. SHANGHAI MEHECO) (K891722) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

Class I General Hospital device.

K891722 · Amerimed US Corp. · General Hospital
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K891722 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the LATEX EXAM GLOVES (MFG. SHANGHAI MEHECO). Classified as Latex Patient Examination Glove (product code LYY), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Amerimed US Corp. (Somerville, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on July 14, 1989 after a review of 115 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 K891722 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received March 21, 1989
Decision Date July 14, 1989
Days to Decision 115 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
14d faster than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 115d
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

All 42
Devices cleared under the same product code (LYY) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K891722.
MEDLINE POWDER-FREE NON-STERILE LATEX EXAMINATION GLOVES,MEDLINE POWDER-FREE STERILE LATEX EXAMINATION GLOVES
K962095 · Medline Industries, Inc. · Aug 1996
PATIENT EXAMINATION GLOVES (LATEX)
K894022 · Baxter Healthcare Corp · Aug 1989
B-D PATIENT EXAMINATION GLOVES
K894280 · Bd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic · Aug 1989
ACCU-TOUCH LATEX EXAM GLOVES, UNISIZE & LARGE
K891791 · Medline Industries, Inc. · Jul 1989
MEDLINE LATEX EXAM GLOVES
K892075 · Medline Industries, Inc. · Jul 1989
PATIENT EXAMINATION GLOVES (LATEX)
K892750 · Baxter Healthcare Corp · Jul 1989