Cleared Traditional

K891815 - PATIENT EXAM GLOVES (MFG. M.R. RUBBER INDUSTRIES)

K891815 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for PATIENT EXAM GLOVES (MFG. M.R. RUBBER I..., manufactured by Mulpha Intl. Trading Corp. Bhd.. The device is a Class 1 General Hospital device with product code LYY cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 145-day FDA review.

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K891815 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the PATIENT EXAM GLOVES (MFG. M.R. RUBBER INDUSTRIES). Classified as Latex Patient Examination Glove (product code LYY), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Mulpha Intl. Trading Corp. Bhd. (Selangor, Malaysia, MY). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on August 15, 1989 after a review of 145 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.

FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K891815

510(k) Number K891815 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received March 23, 1989
Decision Date August 15, 1989
Days to Decision 145 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
16d slower than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 145d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

LYY Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

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 1351
Devices cleared under the same product code (LYY) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K891815.
LATEX EXAMINATION GLOVES
K893325 · Hin Fatt Corp. Sdn Bhd · Aug 1989
LATEX EXAMINATION GLOVES
K894635 · Ever-More Latex Products Sdn Bhd · Aug 1989
STERILE LATEX EXAM GLOVES
K894676 · Superior Healthcare Group, Inc. · Aug 1989
DUBBLE BUTTERFLY PAT EXAM GLOVES/MFG: QUINGDAO FAC
K893236 · China National Chemical Construction Corp.-Qingdao · Aug 1989
RUBBER TREE BRAND
K894214 · Jinmei International, Inc. · Aug 1989
EXAM GLOVES (MFG. SUZHOU XICHENG LATEX PRODUCTS)
K893156 · China National Chemicals Import & Export (Liaoning · Aug 1989