Cleared Traditional

ENCORE POWDER-FREE SURGICAL GLOVES MICROPTIC (K932665) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

Class I General Hospital device.

K932665 · Smith & Nephew Perry · General Hospital
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K932665 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the ENCORE POWDER-FREE SURGICAL GLOVES MICROPTIC. Classified as Surgeon's Gloves (product code KGO), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Smith & Nephew Perry (Massillon, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on December 22, 1993 after a review of 203 days - an extended review 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: 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 K932665 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received June 02, 1993
Decision Date December 22, 1993
Days to Decision 203 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General Hospital (HO)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
74d slower than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 203d
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 K932665.
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K935870 · Bd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic · Feb 1994
B-D(R) CHALLENGE POWDER FREE SYNTHETIC SURG GLOVES
K933062 · Bd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic · Jan 1994
INTEGRON SURGICAL GLOVES
K924071 · Bd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic · Nov 1993
EUDERMIC POWDER-FREE SURGICAL GLOVES
K915807 · Bd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic · Oct 1992
DEXTRON SURGICAL GLOVES
K921804 · Bd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic · Oct 1992