Powder Free Nitrile Surgical Glove, Sterile, Tested for use with Chemotherapy Drugs
K161823 · Wrp Asia Pacific Sdn. Bhd. · KGO · Jan 23, 2017 · General, Plastic Surgery
Device Facts
Record ID
K161823
Device Name
Powder Free Nitrile Surgical Glove, Sterile, Tested for use with Chemotherapy Drugs
Applicant
Wrp Asia Pacific Sdn. Bhd.
Product Code
KGO · General, Plastic Surgery
Decision Date
Jan 23, 2017
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 878.4460
Device Class
Class 1
Indications for Use
A surgeon's glove is a device made of natural or synthetic rubber intended to be worn by operating room personnel to protect a surgical wound from contamination. The device has also been tested for use with chemotherapy drugs.
Device Story
Powder-free, sterile, hand-specific nitrile surgical glove; manufactured from synthetic rubber latex. Inner surface treated for smooth donning without powder. Used by operating room personnel to protect surgical wounds. Tested for permeation resistance against 12 chemotherapy drugs per ASTM D6978-05. Provides barrier protection; output is physical protection of the surgical site. Benefits include reduced risk of wound contamination and protection of personnel from chemotherapy drug exposure.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data. Substantial equivalence supported by bench testing including ASTM D3577-09 (physical properties), ASTM D6978-05 (chemotherapy permeation), ASTM D5151-06 (watertightness), ASTM D6124-06 (powder content), and ISO 10993-10 (biocompatibility/irritation/sensitization).
Technological Characteristics
Material: Nitrile synthetic rubber. Form: Sterile, hand-specific, powder-free, micro-roughened texture. Dimensions: Min length 270mm, min thickness 0.10mm. Standards: ASTM D3577-09, D6978-05, D5151-06, D6124-06. Biocompatibility: ISO 10993-10. Connectivity: None. Energy source: None.
Indications for Use
Indicated for operating room personnel to protect surgical wounds from contamination. Tested for use with chemotherapy drugs per ASTM D6978-05.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A non-powdered surgeon's glove is a device intended to be worn on the hands of operating room personnel to protect a surgical wound from contamination. A non-powdered surgeon's glove does not incorporate powder for purposes other than manufacturing. The final finished glove includes only residual powder from manufacturing.
Predicate Devices
Cardinal Health Sterile Neoprene Powder-free Surgical Gloves with Nitrile Coating (K153316)
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January 23, 2017
WRP Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd Sarala Jayaraman Regulatory Affairs Manager Lot 1, Jalan 3, Kaw Perusahaan Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi Sepang, 43900 MY
Re: K161823
Trade/Device Name: Powder Free Nitrile Surgical Glove, Sterile, Tested for use with Chemotherapy Drugs Regulation Number: 21 CFR 878.4460 Regulation Name: Surgeon's Glove Regulatory Class: Class I Product Code: KGO, LZC
Dated: December 15, 2016
Received: December 19, 2016
Dear Sarala Jayaraman:
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## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration
## Indications for Use
Form Approved: OMB No. 0910-0120 Expiration Date: January 31, 2017 See PRA Statement on last page.
### 510(k) Number (if known) K161823
### Device Name
Powder Free Nitrile Surgical Glove, Sterile, Tested for use with Chemotherapy Drugs
## Indications for Use (Describe)
A surgeon's glove is a device made of natural or synthetic rubber intended to be worn by operating room personnel to protect a surgical wound from contamination.
These gloves were tested for use with Chemotherapy Drugs as per ASTM D6978-05 Standard Practice for Assessment of Medical Gloves to Permeation by Chemotherapy Drugs:
### Chemotherapy Drug Permeation
The following chemicals have been tested with these gloves.
| Chemotherapy Drug | Concentration | Breakthrough Detection Time in Minutes |
|----------------------------|---------------|----------------------------------------|
| *Carmustine (BCNU) | 3.3mg/ml | 30.4 |
| Cisplatin | 1.0mg/ml | > 240 |
| Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan) | 20.0mg/ml | > 240 |
| Dacarbazine | 10.0mg/ml | > 240 |
| Doxorubicin Hydrochloride | 2.0mg/ml | > 240 |
| Etoposide (Toposar) | 20.0mg/ml | > 240 |
| Fluorouracil | 50.0mg/ml | > 240 |
| Ifosfamide | 50.0mg/ml | > 240 |
| Mitoxantrone | 2.0mg/ml | > 240 |
| Paclitaxel (Taxol) | 6.0mg/ml | > 240 |
| *Thiotepa | 10.0mg/ml | 59.0 |
| Vincristine Sulfate | 1.0mg/ml | > 240 |
CAUTION: Testing showed an average breakthrough time of 30.4 minutes for Carmustine and an average breakthrough time of 59.0 minutes for Thiotepa.
Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable)
[] Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)
区 Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
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#### 1.0 Submitter:
| Name: | Sarala Devi Jayaraman |
|------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Address: | WRP Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd<br>Lot 1, Jalan 3, Kawasan Perusahaan Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi,<br>43900 Sepang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, MALAYSIA |
| Phone No.: | +60 3 8706 1486 |
| Fax No.: | +60 3 8706 1485 |
Date of Summary Prepared: 12 January 2017
#### 2.0 Name of the modified device Identification:
Powder Free Nitrile Surgical Glove, Sterile, Tested for use with Chemotherapy Drugs 510(k) Number: K161823 Common Name: Surgical Gloves Classification Name: Surgeon's Gloves (21 CFR 878.4460 product code KGO) Patient Examination Gloves Specialty (21 CFR 880.6250 product code LZC)
### 3.0 Identification of The Legally Marketed Devices that equivalency is claimed:
| | Predicate 1 | Predicate 2 |
|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Manufacturer | Cardinal Health<br>200, LLC | Medline<br>Industries,<br>Incorporated |
| Device name | Cardinal Health™<br>Sterile Neoprene<br>Powder-free<br>Surgical Gloves<br>with Nitrile<br>Coating and<br>Tested for Use<br>with<br>Chemotherapy<br>Drugs<br>(Yellow) | SensiCare PI<br>Surgical Gloves |
| 510(k) Number | K153316 | K152428 |
| Regulatory Class | I | I |
| Product Code | KGO, LZC | KGO, LZC |
#### 4.0 Description of The Device:
Powder Free Nitrile Surgical Glove, Sterile meets all the requirements of ASTM standard D3577-09, D6978-05 and FDA 21 CFR 878.4460.
The powder free nitrile surgical glove is manufactured from synthetic rubber latex. Inner surface of gloves undergoes surface treatment process to produce a smooth surface that assists the user in donning the gloves with ease without using any lubricant such as powder on the glove surface. The glove is hand specific. The physical properties of glove i.e. tensile strength meet ASTM standard D3577-09.
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### 5.0 Intended Use of the Device:
A surgeon's glove is a device made of natural or synthetic rubber intended to be worn by operating room personnel to protect a surgical wound from contamination. The device has also been tested for use with chemotherapy drugs.
These gloves were tested for use with Chemotherapy Drugs as per ASTM D6978-05 Standard Practice for Assessment of Medical Gloves to Permeation by Chemotherapy Drugs:
| Chemotherapy Drug Permeation | | |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
| The following chemicals have been tested with these gloves. | | |
| Chemotherapy Drug | Concentration | Breakthrough Detection<br>Time in Minutes |
| *Carmustine (BCNU) | 3.3mg/ml | 30.4 |
| Cisplatin | 1.0mg/ml | > 240 |
| Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan) | 20.0mg/ml | > 240 |
| Dacarbazine | 10.0mg/ml | > 240 |
| Doxorubicin Hydrochloride | 2.0mg/ml | > 240 |
| Etoposide (Toposar) | 20.0mg/ml | > 240 |
| Fluorouracil | 50.0mg/ml | > 240 |
| Ifosfamide | 50.0mg/ml | > 240 |
| Mitoxantrone | 2.0mg/ml | > 240 |
| Paclitaxel (Taxol) | 6.0mg/ml | > 240 |
| *Thiotepa | 10.0mg/ml | 59.0 |
| Vincristine Sulfate | 1.0mg/ml | > 240 |
CAUTION: Testing showed an average breakthrough time of 30.4 minutes for Carmustine and an average breakthrough time of 59.0 minutes for Thiotepa.
### 6.0 Summary of the Technological Characteristics of the Device:
The Powder Free Nitrile Surgical Glove, Sterile are summarized with the following technological characteristics compared to ASTM D3577 or equivalent standards as shown in Table 1
Compliant to chemotherapy claim whereby glove thickness and length meets minimal thickness of 0.10 mm and minimal length of 270 respectively.
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## Table 1
| CHARACTERISTICS | STANDARDS | DEVICE PERFORMANCE | | |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | | Predicate 1 | Predicate 2 | Current |
| Manufacturer(s) | | Cardinal Health<br>200, LLC | Medline Industries,<br>Incorporated | WRP Asia Pacific<br>Sdn Bhd |
| 510(k) Number | | K153316 | K152428 | K161823 |
| Intended use | - | A powder-free<br>sterile surgeon's<br>glove is<br>a disposable device<br>made of synthetic<br>rubber intended to<br>be worn by<br>operating<br>room personnel to<br>protect a surgical<br>wound from<br>contamination.<br>In addition, these<br>gloves were tested<br>for<br>use with<br>chemotherapy<br>drugs in<br>accordance with<br>ASTM D6978<br>Standard Practice<br>for Assessment of<br>Medical Gloves to<br>Permeation by<br>Chemotherapy<br>Drugs. | The SensiCare PI<br>surgeon's<br>glove is a<br>disposable device<br>made of synthetic<br>rubber<br>intended to be<br>worn by operating<br>room personnel to<br>protect a<br>surgical wound<br>from<br>contamination. In<br>addition, these<br>gloves were tested<br>for use with<br>chemotherapy<br>drugs in<br>accordance with<br>ASTM D6978<br>Standard Practice<br>for Assessment<br>of Medical Gloves to<br>Permeation<br>by Chemotherapy<br>Drugs.<br>Warning: Do not<br>use with<br>Carmustine and<br>Thiotepa | A powder-free<br>sterile surgeon's<br>glove is a<br>disposable device<br>made of synthetic<br>rubber intended to<br>be worn by<br>operating room<br>personnel to<br>protect a surgical<br>wound from<br>contamination. In<br>addition, these<br>gloves were tested<br>for<br>use with<br>chemotherapy<br>drugs in<br>accordance with<br>ASTM D6978<br>Standard Practice<br>for Assessment of<br>Medical Gloves to<br>Permeation by<br>Chemotherapy<br>Drugs.<br>*CAUTION: Testing<br>showed an average<br>breakthrough time<br>of 30.4 minutes for<br>Carmustine and an<br>average<br>breakthrough time<br>of 59.0 minutes for<br>Thiotepa. |
| Material | ASTM D3577-<br>09 | Synthetic Neoprene<br>Polymer coated with<br>Nitrile | Synthetic<br>Polyisoprene | Nitrile |
| Color | - | Yellow | Cream colored.<br>Contains a<br>blend of three<br>colorants<br>(naphthos AS red, azo<br>yellow and carbon<br>black) | Natural |
| Texture | | | - | Micro roughened |
| CHARACTERISTICS | STANDARDS | DEVICE PERFORMANCE | | |
| | | | | |
| 510(k) Number | ASTM D3577-09 | Predicate 1<br>K153316 | Predicate 2<br>K152428 | Current<br>K161823 |
| Dimensions | ASTM D3577-09 | Meets | Meets | Meets |
| Length | ASTM D3577-09 | Min 270mm | Min 270mm | Min 270mm |
| Width | ASTM D3577-09 | Meets | Meets<br>5 ½ : 70±6mm<br>6 : 76±6mm<br>6 ½ : 83±6mm<br>7 : 89±6mm<br>7 ½ : 95±6mm<br>8 : 102±6mm<br>8 ½ : 108±6mm<br>9 : 114±6mm | Meets<br>5 ½ : 70±6mm<br>6 : 76±6mm<br>6 ½ : 83±6mm<br>7 : 89±6mm<br>7 ½ : 95±6mm<br>8 : 102±6mm<br>8 ½ : 108±6mm<br>9 : 114±6mm |
| Thickness<br>- Finger<br>- Palm<br>- Cuff | ASTM D3577-09 | Meets | Meets<br>Min 0.10mm<br>Min 0.10mm<br>Min 0.10mm | Meets<br>Min 0.10mm<br>Min 0.10mm<br>Min 0.10mm |
| Physical Properties<br>Before Aging<br>Tensile Strength :<br>Ultimate<br>Elongation :<br>Stress at 500%<br>Elongation : | ASTM D3577-09 | Meets | Meets<br>7MPa min<br>650% min<br>7.0MPa min | Meets<br>7MPa min<br>650% min<br>7.0MPa min |
| Physical Properties<br>After Aging<br>Tensile Strength :<br>Ultimate<br>Elongation : | ASTM D3577-09 | Meets | Meets<br>12MPa min<br>490% min | Meets<br>12MPa min<br>490% min |
| Watertight<br>(1000ml) | ASTM D5151-06 | Meets 21CFR<br>800.20 & ASTM<br>D3577<br>requirements of<br>AQL 1.5 | Meets 21 CFR<br>800.20 and<br>ASTM D3577<br>when tested in<br>accordance with<br>ASTM D5151<br>Inspection Level<br>1, AQL 1.5 | Meets 21 CFR<br>800.20 and<br>ASTM D3577<br>when tested in<br>accordance with<br>ASTM D5151<br>Inspection Level<br>1, AQL 1.5 |
| Powder Free | ASTM D6124-06<br>(≤ 2 mg/glove) | Meets<br>requirements of<br>≤2.0 mg/glove<br>for Powder-Free<br>designation per<br>ASTM D3577 | <2mg of residual<br>powder when<br>tested in<br>accordance with<br>ASTM D3577 | Meets<br>requirements of<br>≤2.0 mg/glove<br>for Powder-Free<br>designation per<br>ASTM D3577 |
| CHARACTERISTICS | STANDARDS | DEVICE PERFORMANCE | | |
| | | Predicate 1 | Predicate 2 | Current |
| 510(k) Number | | K153316 | K152428 | K161823 |
| Chemotherapy Drug<br>Permeation Test | ASTM D6978-05 | | | |
| Test<br>Chemotherapy<br>Drug | Concentration | Minimum Breakthrough Detection Time (min) | | |
| *Carmustine (BCNU) | 3.3mg/ml | 60.1 | 10.1 | 30.4 |
| Cisplatin | 1.0mg/ml | > 240 | > 240 | > 240 |
| Cytarabine | 100.0mg/ml | | > 240 | - |
| Cyclophosphamide<br>(Cytoxan) | 20.0mg/ml | > 240 | > 240 | > 240 |
| Dacarbazine | 10.0mg/ml | - | > 240 | > 240 |
| Doxorubicin<br>Hydrochloride | 2.0mg/ml | > 240 | > 240 | > 240 |
| Etoposide (Toposar) | 20.0mg/ml | > 240 | > 240 | > 240 |
| Fluorouracil | 50.0mg/ml | > 240 | > 240 | > 240 |
| Ifosfamide | 50.0mg/ml | - | > 240 | > 240 |
| Methotrexate | 25.0mg/ml | > 240 | > 240 | - |
| Mitoxantrone | 2.0mg/ml | - | > 240…
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