K Number
K222128
Date Cleared
2023-08-08

(386 days)

Product Code
Regulation Number
878.4040
Reference & Predicate Devices
N/A
Predicate For
N/A
AI/MLSaMDIVD (In Vitro Diagnostic)TherapeuticDiagnosticis PCCP AuthorizedThirdpartyExpeditedreview
Intended Use

Protective gown AAMI Level 4 is intended to protect health care personnel and patients from transfer of microorganisms, body fluids and particulate material. The Protective Gowns is a single use, disposable gown provided non-sterile. The back of the gown is open and non-protective. The gown is not intended for use in the operating room.

Device Description

Protective Gown AAMI Level 4

AI/ML Overview

I am sorry, but the provided text from the FDA 510(k) clearance letter for the "Protective Gown AAMI Level 4" does not contain the information required to answer your request about acceptance criteria and a study proving a device meets these criteria.

The document is a regulatory clearance letter for a medical device (a protective gown), and as such, it focuses on the administrative aspects of regulatory approval, such as:

  • Device name and product code
  • Regulation number and name
  • Regulatory class
  • Date of submission and receipt
  • Determination of substantial equivalence
  • General controls provisions and other applicable regulations (e.g., registration, listing, labeling, GMP)
  • Contact information for regulatory questions

It does not include details about:

  1. Acceptance criteria table and reported device performance: This type of information would typically be found in test reports, design specifications, or a summary of safety and effectiveness (SSE) document that supports the 510(k) submission, not the clearance letter itself. For a protective gown, acceptance criteria would likely involve fluid barrier properties (e.g., AAMI Level 4 standards for liquid barrier performance), tensile strength, tear resistance, and other material properties.
  2. Sample size and data provenance for a test set.
  3. Number and qualifications of experts for ground truth.
  4. Adjudication method for the test set.
  5. Multi Reader Multi Case (MRMC) comparative effectiveness study information.
  6. Standalone (algorithm only) performance information.
  7. Type of ground truth used.
  8. Sample size for the training set.
  9. Method for establishing ground truth for the training set.

These points are highly relevant to studies involving AI/ML medical devices or complex diagnostic/imaging devices, where performance metrics like sensitivity, specificity, AUC, and expert reader studies are crucial. The device in question, a protective gown, is a physical barrier device, and its performance is evaluated through standardized material testing, not typically through human reader studies or AI algorithms.

Therefore, I cannot fulfill your request based on the provided text.

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August 8, 2023

Kenpax International Limited % Joyce Yang Consultant Shenzhen Joyantech Consulting Co., Ltd. 1713A, 17th Floor, Block A, Zhongguan Times Square, Nanshan District Shenzhen, Guangdong 518100 China

Re: K222128

Trade/Device Name: Protective Gown AAMI Level 4 Regulation Number: 21 CFR 878.4040 Regulation Name: Surgical Apparel Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: OPC Dated: July 12, 2023 Received: July 12, 2023

Dear Joyce Yang:

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. Although this letter refers to your product as a device, please be aware that some cleared products may instead be combination products. The 510(k) Premarket Notification Database located at https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfpmn/pmn.cfm identifies combination product submissions. 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. Please note: CDRH does not evaluate information related to contract liability warranties. We remind you, however, that device labeling must be truthful and not misleading.

If your device is classified (see above) into either class II (Special Controls) or class III (PMA), it may be subject to 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); medical device reporting of medical device-related adverse events) (21 CFR 803) for devices or postmarketing safety reporting (21 CFR 4, Subpart B) for combination products (see https://www.fda.gov/combination-products/guidance-regulatory-information/postmarketing-safety-reportingcombination-products); good manufacturing practice requirements as set forth in the quality systems (QS) regulation (21 CFR Part 820) for devices or current good manufacturing practices (21 CFR 4, Subpart A) for combination products; and, if applicable, the electronic product radiation control provisions (Sections 531-542 of the Act); 21 CFR 1000-1050.

Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21 CFR Part 807.97). For questions regarding the reporting of adverse events under the MDR regulation (21 CFR Part 803), please go to https://www.fda.gov/medical-device-safety/medical-device-reportingmdr-how-report-medical-device-problems.

For comprehensive regulatory information about mediation-emitting products, including information about labeling regulations, please see Device Advice (https://www.fda.gov/medicaldevices/device-advice-comprehensive-regulatory-assistance) and CDRH Learn (https://www.fda.gov/training-and-continuing-education/cdrh-learn). Additionally, you may contact the Division of Industry and Consumer Education (DICE) to ask a question about a specific regulatory topic. See the DICE website (https://www.fda.gov/medical-device-advice-comprehensive-regulatoryassistance/contact-us-division-industry-and-consumer-education-dice) for more information or contact DICE by email (DICE@fda.hhs.gov) or phone (1-800-638-2041 or 301-796-7100).

Sincerely.

Bifeng Qian -S

Bifeng Oian, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Director DHT4B: Division of Infection Control and Plastic Surgery Devices OHT4: Office of Surgical and Infection Control Devices Office of Product Evaluation and Quality Center for Devices and Radiological Health

Enclosure

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Indications for Use

510(k) Number (if known) K222128

Device Name Protective Gown AAMI Level 4

Indications for Use (Describe)

Protective gown AAMI Level 4 is intended to protect health care personnel and patients from transfer of microorganisms, body fluids and particulate material. The Protective Gowns is a single use, disposable gown provided non-sterile. The back of the gown is open and non-protective. The gown is not intended for use in the operating room.

Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable)
Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)

_ | Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)

|X| Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)

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§ 878.4040 Surgical apparel.

(a)
Identification. Surgical apparel are devices that are intended to be worn by operating room personnel during surgical procedures to protect both the surgical patient and the operating room personnel from transfer of microorganisms, body fluids, and particulate material. Examples include surgical caps, hoods, masks, gowns, operating room shoes and shoe covers, and isolation masks and gowns. Surgical suits and dresses, commonly known as scrub suits, are excluded.(b)
Classification. (1) Class II (special controls) for surgical gowns and surgical masks. A surgical N95 respirator or N95 filtering facepiece respirator is not exempt if it is intended to prevent specific diseases or infections, or it is labeled or otherwise represented as filtering surgical smoke or plumes, filtering specific amounts of viruses or bacteria, reducing the amount of and/or killing viruses, bacteria, or fungi, or affecting allergenicity, or it contains coating technologies unrelated to filtration (e.g., to reduce and or kill microorganisms). Surgical N95 respirators and N95 filtering facepiece respirators are exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to § 878.9, and the following conditions for exemption:(i) The user contacting components of the device must be demonstrated to be biocompatible.
(ii) Analysis and nonclinical testing must:
(A) Characterize flammability and be demonstrated to be appropriate for the intended environment of use; and
(B) Demonstrate the ability of the device to resist penetration by fluids, such as blood and body fluids, at a velocity consistent with the intended use of the device.
(iii) NIOSH approved under its regulation.
(2) Class I (general controls) for surgical apparel other than surgical gowns and surgical masks. The class I device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to § 878.9.