Cleared Traditional

AMPRO SURGEON'S GLOVES (K910711) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

Class I General Hospital device.

K910711 · American Pro Latex, Inc. · General Hospital
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K910711 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the AMPRO SURGEON'S GLOVES. Classified as Surgeon's Gloves (product code KGO), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by American Pro Latex, Inc. (Glenview, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 29, 1991 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 878.4460 - 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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Submission Details

510(k) Number K910711 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received February 20, 1991
Decision Date March 29, 1991
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.

Device Classification

Product Code KGO Surgeon's Gloves
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.4460
Definition A Surgeon's Glove Is A Disposable Device Made Of Natural Rubber Latex Or Synthetic Polymers That May Or May Not Bear Powder To Facilitate Donning, And It Is Intended To Be Worn On The Hands, Usually In Surgical Settings, 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 - KGO Surgeon's Gloves

All 97
Devices cleared under the same product code (KGO) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K910711.
TRIFLEX(R) POWDER FREE STERILE SURGEON'S GLOVE
K913207 · Baxter Healthcare Corp · Sep 1991
PERRY NATURAL POWDER FREE GLOVES
K912797 · Smith & Nephew, Inc. · Jul 1991
EUDERMIC SURGICAL GLOVES
K911245 · Bd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic · Apr 1991
TRIFLEX(R) ORTH STERILE SURGEON'S GLOVES, MODIFIED
K903987 · Baxter Healthcare Corp · Oct 1990
TRIFLEX ORTHOPEDIC STERILE SURGEON'S GLOVE
K902380 · Baxter Healthcare Corp · Jun 1990
TRIFLEX ORTHOPEDIC STERILE SURGEON'S GLOVE
K897192 · Baxter Healthcare Corp · Feb 1990