Cleared Traditional

K973615 - SKINGARD TPF/AOSSTEX TPF/SENSIFREE/ESSENTIAL TPF/AMERIGLO TPF LATEX EXAMINATION GLOVES

K973615 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for SKINGARD TPF/AOSSTEX TPF/SENSIFREE/ESSE..., manufactured by Macro Rubber Industrial, Inc.. The device is a Class 1 General Hospital device with product code LYY cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 239-day FDA review.

K973615 · Macro Rubber Industrial, Inc. · General Hospital
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May 1998
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K973615 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the SKINGARD TPF/AOSSTEX TPF/SENSIFREE/ESSENTIAL TPF/AMERIGLO TPF LATEX EXAMINATI.... Classified as Latex Patient Examination Glove (product code LYY), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Macro Rubber Industrial, Inc. (New Port Riche, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on May 20, 1998 after a review of 239 days - an extended review 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: 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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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K973615

510(k) Number K973615 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received September 23, 1997
Decision Date May 20, 1998
Days to Decision 239 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General Hospital (HO)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
110d slower than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 239d
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.

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