Cleared Traditional

K894311 - MODIFIED PATIENT EXAMINATION GLOVES

K894311 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for MODIFIED PATIENT EXAMINATION GLOVES, manufactured by Safeskin Corp.. The device is a Class 1 General Hospital device with product code LYY cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 27-day FDA review.

K894311 · Safeskin Corp. · General Hospital
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K894311 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the MODIFIED PATIENT EXAMINATION GLOVES. Classified as Latex Patient Examination Glove (product code LYY), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Safeskin Corp. (Coral Gables, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on August 10, 1989 after a review of 27 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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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K894311

510(k) Number K894311 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received July 14, 1989
Decision Date August 10, 1989
Days to Decision 27 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General Hospital (HO)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
102d faster than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 27d
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 264
Devices cleared under the same product code (LYY) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K894311.
STERILE EXAMINATION GLOVES, HYPO-ALLERGENIC'
K895807 · Safeskin Corp. · Dec 1989
LATEX EXAMINATION GLOVES (POWDER-FREE/HYPO-ALLER.)
K894497 · Safeskin Corp. · Nov 1989
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