Pristeen (Latex Surgeon’s Gloves Powder Free, Polymer coated with protein content labeling claim of 50 ug/dm2 or less per glove of extractable protein
K172942 · Beta Healthcare Products Pvt., Ltd. · KGO · Jan 8, 2018 · General, Plastic Surgery
Device Facts
Record ID
K172942
Device Name
Pristeen (Latex Surgeon’s Gloves Powder Free, Polymer coated with protein content labeling claim of 50 ug/dm2 or less per glove of extractable protein
Applicant
Beta Healthcare Products Pvt., Ltd.
Product Code
KGO · General, Plastic Surgery
Decision Date
Jan 8, 2018
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Abbreviated
Regulation
21 CFR 878.4460
Device Class
Class 1
Indications for Use
A latex surgeon's glove is a device made of natural rubber intended to be worn by operating room personnel to protect a surgical wound from contamination.
Device Story
Sterile, disposable natural rubber latex surgeon's glove; polymer-coated; powder-free. Designed for use by operating room personnel to provide a barrier against contamination of surgical wounds. Manufactured in various sizes; creamy white color. Sterilized via Ethylene Oxide or Gamma irradiation to achieve a Sterility Assurance Level (SAL) of 10^-6. Provides protection during surgical procedures; intended to minimize risk of wound contamination.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data. Bench testing only. Device performance verified against ASTM D3577-09 (dimensions, physical properties, tensile strength, elongation, pinhole AQL), ASTM D5151 (hole detection), ASTM D6124 (residual powder), ASTM D5712/D6499 (protein content), and ISO 10993-10 (biocompatibility/sensitization).
Technological Characteristics
Natural rubber latex; polymer-coated; powder-free. Complies with ASTM D3577-09. Sterilization: Ethylene Oxide (ISO 11135-1) or Gamma irradiation (ISO 11137-2). Biocompatibility per ISO 10993-10. Protein content claim: <= 50 µg/dm2. Residual powder: < 2 mg/glove.
Indications for Use
Indicated for operating room personnel to protect surgical wounds from contamination. No specific age or gender restrictions.
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.
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January 8, 2018
Beta Healthcare Products Pvt. Ltd. % Manoj Zacharias President Liberty Management Group Ltd 75 Executive Dr., Ste 114 Aurora, Illinois 60504
Re: K172942
Trade/Device Name: Pristeen (Latex Surgeon's Gloves Powder Free, Polymer coated with protein content labeling claim of 50 ug/dm2 or less per glove of extractable protein) Regulation Number: 21 CFR 878.4460 Regulation Name: Surgeon's Glove Regulatory Class: Class I Product Code: KGO Dated: November 29, 2017 Received: December 5, 2017
Dear Manoj Zacharias:
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. 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.
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#### Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K172942
#### Device Name
Pristeen (Latex Surgeon's Gloves Powder Free, Polymer coated with protein content labeling claim of 50 µg/dm² or less per glove of extractable protein)
#### Indications for Use (Describe)
A latex surgeon's glove is a device made of natural rubber intended to be worn by operating room personnel to protect a surgical wound from contamination.
Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable)| | Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)
|X | Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
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# K172942
#### PAGE NO -1
#### 510K SUMMARY as required by: 21CFR § 807.92 A. APPLICANT INFORMATION
| 1. | Submitter Name | Beta Healthcare Products Pvt.Ltd. |
|----|----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | Date Submitted | November 29, 2017 |
| | Address | Plot No 21B,<br>Cochin Special Economic Zone,<br>Kakkanad,Kochi-682037.<br>Kerala, India. |
| | Phone | +91 484 2413389 , 2413390 |
| | Fax | +91 484 2413341 |
| | E-mail | betahealthcare@gmail.com |
| | Contact Person | Boney Moolayil |
| | Designation | Director |
| | Contact Number | +91 974700797 |
| | Contact Email | betahealthcare@gmail.com |
#### B. US AGENT & CONTACT PERSON INFORMATION
| 17 | US agent & contact person name | Manoj Zacharias |
|----|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 18 | Address | Liberty Management Group Ltd.<br>75 Executive Dr, STE 114, Aurora, IL-60504, USA. |
| 19 | Phone | (630) 270-2921 |
| 20 | Fax | (815) 986-2632 |
| 21 | E-mail | manoj@libertymanagement.us |
#### C. DEVICE IDENTIFICATION
| Common Name | Surgeon's Glove |
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Device Name | Surgeon's Glove powder free |
| Product proprietary or trade name | Pristeen (Latex Surgeon's Gloves<br>Powder Free, Polymer coated with<br>protein content labeling claim of 50<br>µg/dm² or less per glove of<br>extractable protein) |
| Classification name | Surgeon's Glove |
| Device Classification | 1 |
| Product Code | KGO |
| Regulation Number | 21 CFR 878.4460 |
| Review Panel | Gen & Plastic Surgery |
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#### K172942
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#### D.PREDICATE DEVICE INFORMATION
| Sl.No | Name of devices | 510k Number | 510K Owner |
|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Predicate device-1 | Medismart+ Latex Surgeon's<br>Glove powder free-polymer<br>coated with protein content<br>labeling claim of 50 $ \u00b5g $ /dm² or<br>less per glove of extractable<br>protein | K151114 | St.Marys Rubbers Pvt.Ltd.<br>Koovappally P.O,<br>Kanjirappally, Kottayam<br>District, Kerala State, India-<br>686518 |
| Predicate device-2 | SURGTEX Latex Surgeon's<br>Glove powder free-polymer<br>coated with protein content<br>labeling claim of 50 $ \u00b5g $ /dm² or<br>less per glove of extractable<br>protein | K130450 | Purna Bina SDN BHD<br>Plo 5, Jalan Mahsuri, 7.5km,<br>Jalan Mersing,<br>Kluang Industrial Area<br>Kluang, Johor 86000 |
#### E. DESCRIPTION OF THE DEVICE
The proposed device, Latex Surgeon's Gloves Powder Free, Polymer coated with protein content labeling claim of 50 µg/dm² or less per glove of extractable protein is a sterilized and disposable medical glove intended to be worn by operating room personnel to protect a surgical wound from contamination.
The proposed device is made of natural rubber latex, as per standard ASTM D35 77 -09
The classification is: Type I - gloves compounded primarily from natural rubber latex".
The proposed device is Powder Free Latex Surgeon's Gloves, and variants of different sizes.
All variants share the same color, creamy, white.
The proposed device is sterilized either using Ethylene Oxide Sterilization or Gamma irradiation method to achieve the Sterility Assurance Level (SAL) of 10 +and place in a sterility maintenance package to ensure a shelf life of 3 years.
#### F. INDICATIONS FOR USE STATEMENT:
A latex surgeon's glove is a device made of natural rubber intended to be worn by operating room personnel to protect a surgical wound from contamination.
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#### G. NON-CLINICAL TEST CONCLUSION
Bench tests were conducted to verify that the proposed device met all design specifications as was Substantially Equivalent (SE) to the predicate devices. The test results demonstrated that the proposed device complies with the following standards:
ASTM D3577-09:- Standard Specification for Rubber Surgical Gloves.
ASTM D 5151-2011:-Standard Test Method for Detection of Holes in Medical Gloves.
ASTM D6124-2011:- Standard Test Method for Residual Powder on Medical Gloves.
ASTM D5712-10:-Standard Test Method for the Analysis of Aqueous Extractable Protein in NaturalRubber and Its Products Using the Modified Lowry Method.
ASTM D6499-12:-Standard Test Method for the Immunological Measurement of Antigenic Proteinin Natural Rubber and Its Products.
ASTM F 1929-2004:- Standard Test Method for Detecting Seal Leaks in Porous Medical Packaging by Dye Penetration.
ISO 10993-10: 2010, Biological evaluation of medical devices - Part 10: Tests for irritation and skin sensitization.
1S01137-2: 2013. Sterilization of healthcare products-Radiation-Part2: Establishing the sterilization dose.
ISO 10993-7:2008:-Biological evaluation of medical devices -: Ethylene oxide sterilization residuals
ISO 11135-1:2007 :- Sterilization of healthcare products -- Ethylene oxide - Part 1: Requirements for development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices.
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#### K172942
#### PAGE NO -4
#### H. PRODUCT COMPARISON IN COMPLIANCE WITH ASTM D 3577-09 STANDARD
SIZES AVAILABLE: - 5'/2, 6, 6'/2, 7, 7'/2, 8, 8'/2, 9
| SL.NO | CRITERIA | SPECIFICATION AS<br>PER ASTMD3577-09<br>STANDARD | AVERAGE VALUE OF<br>SUBJECT DEVICE | WHETHER SUBJECT<br>DEVICE COMPLIED<br>WITH THE<br>ASTMD3577 -09<br>STANDARD |
|-------|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1 | Length | | | |
| | Size 5′/2 | Min 265mm | 281 mm | Yes |
| | Size 6 | Min 265mm | 281mm | Yes |
| | Size 6′/2 | Min 265mm | 282mm | Yes |
| | Size 7 | Min 265mm | 282mm | Yes |
| | Size 7′/2 | Min 265mm | 282mm | Yes |
| | Size 8 | Min 265mm | 283mm | Yes |
| | Size 8′/2 | Min 265mm | 283mm | Yes |
| | Size 9 | Min 265mm | 283mm | Yes |
| 2 | Width | | | |
| | Size 5′/2 | 70+/-6mm | 74mm | Yes |
| | Size 6 | 76+/-6mm | 78mm | Yes |
| | Size 6′/2 | 83+/-6mm | 84mm | Yes |
| | Size 7 | 89+/-6mm | 91mm | Yes |
| | Size 7′/2 | 95+/-6mm | 97mm | Yes |
| | Size 8 | 102+/-6mm | 103mm | Yes |
| | Size 8′/2 | 108+/-6mm | 109mm | Yes |
| | Size 9 | 114+/-6mm | 115mm | Yes |
| 3 | Finger Thickness<br>(All sizes) | Min 0.10mm | 0.18mm | Yes |
| 4 | Palm Thickness<br>(All sizes) | Min 0.10mm | 0.16mm | Yes |
| 5 | Cuff Thickness<br>(All sizes) | Min 0.10mm | 0.13mm | Yes |
| SL.NO | CRITERIA | SPECIFICATION AS<br>PER ASTMD3577-09<br>STANDARD | AVERAGE VALUE<br>OF SUBJECT<br>DEVICE | WHETHER SUBJECT<br>DEVICE COMPLIED<br>WITH THE ASTMD3577<br>-09 STANDARD |
| 6 | Tensile Strength | | | |
| | Before aging<br>(All sizes) | 24Mpa minimum | 28.0Mpa | Yes |
| | After aging@<br>70°±2C for<br>166±2 hr<br>(All sizes) | 18Mpa minimum | 24.0Mpa | Yes |
| 7 | Ultimate Elongation | | | |
| | Before aging<br>(All sizes) | 750% minimum | 920% | Yes |
| | After aging@<br>70°±2C for<br>166±2 hr<br>(All sizes) | 560% minimum | 750% | Yes |
| 8 | Stress at 500%<br>before ageing<br>(All sizes) | 5.5 MPa Max | 3 Mpa | Yes |
| 9 | Pinhole AQL | | | |
| | Before aging<br>(All sizes) | Max 1.5 | 1.0 | Yes |
| | After aging@<br>70°C for 7 days<br>(All sizes) | Max 1.5 | 1.0 | Yes |
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# K172942
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#### I. SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENCE COMPARISON
#### General Characteristics Comparison a.
| Characteristic | Subject device<br>K172942 | Predicate device-1<br>K151114 | Predicate device-2<br>K130450 | Substantially<br>Equivalent<br>(SE) or Not<br>(NSE) |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| Product Code | KGO | KGO | KGO | SE |
| Regulation No. | 21 CFR 878.4460 | 21 CFR 878.4460 | 21 CFR 878.4460 | SE |
| Class | 1 | 1 | 1 | SE |
| Intended Use for<br>Latex Surgeon's<br>Gloves Powder<br>Free, Polymer<br>coated with<br>protein content<br>labeling claim of<br>50 $\mu$ g/dm² or less<br>per glove of<br>extractable<br>protein. | A latex surgeon's glove is a<br>device made of natural rubber<br>intended to be worn by<br>operating room personnel to<br>protect a surgical wound from<br>contamination. | A latex surgeon<br>Surgeons glove is<br>a device made of<br>natural rubber<br>intended to be<br>worn by operating<br>room personnel to<br>protect a surgical<br>wound from<br>contamination | A latex surgeon<br>Surgeons glove is<br>a device made of<br>natural rubber<br>intended to be<br>worn by operating<br>room personnel to<br>protect a surgical<br>wound from<br>contamination - | Substantially<br>equivalent |
| Powdered or<br>Powder free | powered free | Powdered, and<br>powered free | powered free | SE |
| Classification per<br>ASTMD3577-99 | Type I - gloves compounded<br>primarily from natural rubber<br>latex | Type I - gloves<br>compounded<br>primarily from<br>natural rubber<br>latex | Type I - gloves<br>compounded<br>primarily from<br>natural rubber<br>latex | SE |
| Sterilization | ETO/as well as Radiation,<br>SAL- 10-6 | ETO/as well as<br>Radiation,<br>SAL- 10-6 | Radiation<br>SAL: 10-6 | SE |
| Label and<br>Labeling | Meet FDA's Requirements | Meet FDA's<br>Requirements | Meet FDA's<br>Requirements | SE |
| Special label<br>claim | Protein content labeling claim<br>of 50 $\mu$ g/dm² or less per glove<br>of extractable protein for Latex<br>Surgeon's Gloves<br>Powder<br>Free, Polymer coated | Same | same | SE |
| Type of use | Over the counter use | Over the counter<br>use | Over the counter<br>use | SE |
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#### b. Technological Characteristics Comparison
| Characteristics | Acceptance criteria of the standard | | | Whether the<br>subject device<br>met the<br>acceptance<br>criteria of the<br>standard |
|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | Subject device<br>K172942 | Predicate device-1<br>K151114 | Predicate device-2<br>K130450 | |
| Dimensions | ASTM D3577-<br>09(published date<br>02/01/2009) | ASTM D3577-09 | ASTM D3577-09 | Yes |
| Physical<br>Properties | ASTM D3577-09<br>(published date<br>02/01/2009) | ASTM D3577-09 | ASTM D3577-09 | Yes |
| Freedom from<br>Holes | ASTM D3577 and<br>AST M D5151,(published<br>date 08/20/2012) | ASTM D3577 and<br>AST M D5151 | ASTM D3577 and<br>AST M D5151 | Yes |
| Powder Content<br>for powdered<br>glove | ASTM D3577 and ASTM<br>D6124,(published date<br>08/20/2012) | ASTM D3577 and<br>ASTM D6124 | ASTM D3577 and<br>ASTM D6124 | Yes |
| Powder Content<br>for powder free<br>glove | ASTM D3577 and ASTM<br>D6124,(published date<br>08/20/2012)<br>Powder content < 2<br>mg/Glove | ASTM D3577 and<br>ASTM D6124,<br>Powder content < 2<br>mg/Glove | ASTM D3577 and<br>ASTM D6124,<br>Powder content <<br>2 mg/Glove | Yes |
| Protein Content | ASTM D3577, ASTM<br>D5712-10 and ASTM<br>D6499<br>(published date<br>02/01/2009) | ASTM D3577,<br>ASTM D5712-10<br>and ASTM D6499 | ASTM D3577,<br>ASTM D5712-10<br>and ASTM D6499 | Yes |
| Biocompatibility | ISO 10993-10 | ISO 10993-10 | ISO 10993-10 | Yes, Non-<br>irritant and Non-<br>Sensitizer |
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There is no difference with predicate device.
#### Substantial equivalence based on non clinical performance data
The performance test data of the non clinical tests are the same as mentioned immediately above.
#### Substantial equivalence based on clinical performance data.
Clinical data was not required for this submission.
#### Substantial Equivalence Conclusions
The conclusions drawn from the nonclinical tests demonstrate that the device is as safe, as effective, and performs as well as or better than the legally marketed predicate devices identified in this submission (K151114 and K130450).
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