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A medical examination glove is worn on the hand of health care and similar personnel to prevent contamination between health care personnel and the patient.
Green Powder Free Nitrile Medical Examination Gloves with Peppermint Flavor.
The provided document describes a 510(k) premarket notification for "Green Powder Free Nitrile Medical Examination Gloves with Peppermint Flavor." It's a regulatory letter from the FDA affirming substantial equivalence to a predicate device.
Crucially, this document is a regulatory approval letter and does not contain the technical details of a study demonstrating the device meets specific acceptance criteria, nor does it report performance metrics from such a study.
Therefore, I cannot provide the requested information. The document focuses on the regulatory classification and approval process, not the results of a scientific study evaluating the device's performance against detailed acceptance criteria.
To elaborate on why the requested information cannot be extracted from this document:
- Acceptance Criteria & Device Performance: The document does not list any quantitative or qualitative acceptance criteria for the gloves' performance (e.g., tensile strength, barrier integrity, tear resistance, flavor potency). It also does not report any test results for these or other parameters.
- Study Details (Sample Size, Ground Truth, Experts, Adjudication): There is no mention of any study design, sample sizes for test or training sets, data provenance, number or qualifications of experts, or methods for establishing ground truth or adjudication.
- MRMC or Standalone Studies: No information is provided about multi-reader multi-case studies or standalone algorithm performance, as these concepts are not applicable to a physical medical examination glove.
- Training Set: The concept of a "training set" is relevant to machine learning models, not to physical medical devices like gloves.
In summary, the provided text is a regulatory communication, not a scientific study report.
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Food and Drug Administration 9200 Corporate Boulevard Rockville MD 20850
JAN 1 0 2003
Mr. Stanley Thai Managing Director Supermax Glove Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd. Lot 42, Putra Industrial Park, Bukit Rahman Putra, 47000 Sungai Buloh, Selangor Darul Ehsan, MALAYSIA
Re: K024083
Trade/Device Name: Green Powder Free Nitrile Medical Examination Gloves with Peppermint Flavor Regulation Number: 880.6250 Regulation Name: Patient Examination Gloves Regulatory Class: I Product Code: LZA Dated: November 29, 2002 Received: December 11, 2002
Dear Mr. Thai:
We have reviewed your Section 510(k) premarket notification of intent to market the device referenced above and have determined the device is substantially equivalent (for the indications for use stated in the enclosure) to legally marketed predicate devices marketed in interstate commerce prior to May 28, 1976, the enactment date of the Medical Device Amendments, or to devices that have been reclassified in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Act) that do not require approval of a premarket approval application (PMA). You may, therefore, market the device, subject to the general controls provisions of the Act. The general controls provisions of the Act include requirements for annual registration, listing of devices, good manufacturing practice, labeling, and prohibitions against misbranding and adulteration.
If your device is classified (see above) into either class II (Special Controls) or class III (PMA), it may be subject to such additional controls. Existing major regulations affecting your device can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Parts 800 to 898. In addition, FDA may publish further announcements concerning your device in the Federal Register.
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Please be advised that FDA's issuance of a substantial equivalence determination does not mean that FDA has made a determination that your device complies with other requirements of the Act or any Federal statutes and regulations administered by other Federal agencies. You must comply with all the Act's requirements, including, but not limited to: registration and listing (21 CFR Part 807); labeling (21 CFR Part 801); good manufacturing practice requirements as set forth in the quality systems (QS) regulation (21 CFR Part 820); and if applicable, the electronic product radiation control provisions (Sections 531-542 of the Act); 21 CFR 1000-1050.
his letter will allow you to begin marketing your device as described in your Section 510(k) premarket notification. The FDA finding of substantial equivalence of your device to a legally marketed predicate device results in a classification for your device and thus, permits vour device to proceed to the market.
If you desire specific advice for your device on our labeling regulation (21 CFR Part 801), please contact the Office of Compliance at (301) 594-4618. Additionally, for questions on the promotion and advertising of your device, please contact the Office of Compliance at (301) 594-4639. Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21CFR Part 807.97) you may obtain. Other general information on your responsibilities under the Act may be obtained from the Division of Small Manufacturers. International and Consumer Assistance at its toll-free number (800) 638-2041 or (301) 443-6597 or at its Internet address http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/dsma/dsmamain.html
Sincerely yours,
Timothy A. Ulatowski
Timothy A. Ulatowski Director Division of Anesthesiology, General Hospital, Infection Control and Dental Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
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INDICATIONS FOR USE
Applicant : Supermax Glove Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd. - www.versear.com 510 (k) Number (if known) : KO2 40 83 Device Name : Green Powder Free Nitrile Medical Examination Gloves with Peppermint Flavor.
Indications For Use :
A medical examination glove is worn on the hand of health care and similar personnel to prevent contamination between health care personnel and the patient.
Chin S. Lim
Division of Anesthesiology, General Hospital. Infection Control, Dental Dev
510(k) Number: K024083
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Concurrence of CDRH, Office of Device Evaluation (ODE)
§ 880.6250 Non-powdered patient examination glove.
(a)
Identification. A non-powdered patient examination glove is a disposable device intended for medical purposes that is worn on the examiner's hand or finger to prevent contamination between patient and examiner. A non-powdered patient examination glove does not incorporate powder for purposes other than manufacturing. The final finished glove includes only residual powder from manufacturing.(b)
Classification. Class I (general controls). The device, when it is a finger cot, is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 880.9.