Disposable Nitrile Examination Gloves is a non-sterile disposable device intended for medical purposes that is worn on the examiner's hand or finger to prevent contamination between patient and examiner.
Device Story
Disposable nitrile examination gloves; non-sterile; worn on examiner's hand or finger. Function: physical barrier to prevent contamination between patient and examiner. Used in clinical settings by healthcare professionals. Benefit: reduces risk of cross-contamination during patient examinations.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data. Bench testing only. Testing included biocompatibility (cytotoxicity, sensitization, irritation, systemic toxicity), watertightness (ASTM D5151-19), physical dimensions (ASTM D6319-19), and physical properties (tensile strength, elongation). All results met acceptance criteria.
Technological Characteristics
Material: Nitrile. Form factor: Disposable, non-sterile, blue, ambidextrous gloves. Sizes: S, M, L, XL. Standards: ASTM D6319-19, ASTM D6124-06, ASTM D5151-19, ISO 10993-5/10/11. No software or electronic components.
Indications for Use
Indicated for use as a non-sterile, disposable medical glove worn on the examiner's hand or finger to prevent cross-contamination between patient and examiner.
Regulatory Classification
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.
Predicate Devices
Powder Free Nitrile Patient Examination Gloves, Blue Color (K181106)
Submission Summary (Full Text)
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September 21, 2021
Foshan Kangkang Biotechnology Co., LTD Yico Xie General Manager 2nd Floor, Building 4, Dongfang Industrial Park, Xiaotang Industrial Avenue, Shishan Town, Nanhai District Foshan City, Guangdong 528225 China
Re: K211073
Trade/Device Name: Disposable Nitrile Examination Gloves Regulation Number: 21 CFR 880.6250 Regulation Name: Non-Powdered Patient Examination Glove Regulatory Class: Class I, reserved Product Code: LZA Dated: August 4, 2021 Received: August 4, 2021
Dear Yico Xie:
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.
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For Clarence W. Murray, III, PhD 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
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### Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K211073
Device Name
Disposable Nitrile Examination Gloves
Indications for Use (Describe)
Disposable Nitrile Examination Gloves is a non-sterile disposable device intended for medical purposes that is worn on the examiner's hand or finger to prevent contamination between patient and examiner.
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)
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# 510(k) Summary
### K211073
Date of Summary Preparation: March 31, 2021 Date of Modification: July 23, 2021
### 1. Submitter's Identifications
Submitter's Name: FOSHAN KANGKANG BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD Address: 2nd Floor,Building 4,Dongfang Industrial Park, Xiaotang Industrial Avenue, Shishan Town, Nanhai District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province, China Contact Person: Yico Xie Contact Title: General Manager Contact E-mail Address: kangkang biotechnology(@aliyun.com Zip code: 528225 Telephone: +86-13702554142
#### 2. Correspondent's Identifications
Correspondent's Name: FOSHAN KANGKANG BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD Address: 2nd Floor, Building 4, Dongfang Industrial Park, Xiaotang Industrial Avenue, Shishan Town, Nanhai District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province, China ZIP Code: 528225 Contact Person: Yico Xie Contact Title: General Manager Contact E-mail Address: Kangkangfda@126.com Telephone: +86-13702554142
#### 3. Name of the Device
Device Classification Name: Non-powdered Patient examination glove Common Name: Polymer Patient Examination Glove Trade Name: Disposable Nitrile Examination Gloves Model/Size: S, M, L, XL Classification Panel: General Hospital Product Code: LZA Device Classification: Class I
#### 4. The Predicate Devices
Powder Free Nitrile Patient Examination Gloves, Blue Color K181106
#### 5. Device Description
The proposed device is Powder Free Nitrile Examination Gloves. The proposed device is blue. The proposed device is non-sterile.
#### 6. Indications for Use
Disposable Nitrile Examination Gloves is a non-sterile disposable device intended for medical purposes that is worn on the examiner's hand or finger to prevent contamination between patient and examiner.
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# 7. Summary of Technological Characteristics
| | Proposed Device | | Primary predicate device | Comparison | |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|------------|
| 510k Number | K211073 | | K181106 | | |
| Manufacturer | FOSHAN KANGKANG BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD | | JiangSu DongXin Medical Technology Co., Ltd | | |
| Proprietary<br>Name | Disposable Nitrile Examination Gloves | | Powder Free Nitrile Patient Examination Gloves, Blue Color | | |
| Regulation<br>Number | 21 CFR 880.6250 | | 21 CFR 880.6250 | Same | |
| Product Code | LZA | | LZA | Same | |
| Color | Blue | | Blue | Same | |
| Size | S, M, L, XL | | S, M, L, XL | Same | |
| Indications for<br>Use | Disposable Nitrile Examination Gloves is a non-sterile disposable device intended for medical purposes that is worn on the examiner's hand or finger to prevent contamination between patient and examiner. | | Powder Free Nitrile Patient Examination Gloves, Blue Color 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. | Same | |
| Device<br>Description and<br>Specifications | Meets ASTM D6319-19 | | Meets ASTM D6319-10 | Same | |
| Freedom from<br>Pinholes<br>IL I AQL2.5 | 1) Inspection 125pcs, Inspection Level I AQL2.5, and Accept/Reject criteria of 7/8<br>2) Water leakage test: 0 noncompliance. | | 1) Inspection Level I AQL2.5, and Accept/Reject criteria of 10/11<br>2) Water leakage test: 5 noncompliance is allowed. | Similar | |
| Dimensions<br>-Length<br>ILS-2 AQL4.0 | Meets ASTM D6319-19<br>230mm min. for all sizes | | 232 mm min for all sizes | Similar | |
| Dimensions<br>-Width<br>IL S-2 AQL4.0 | Meets ASTM D6319-19<br>S 82-85mm<br>M 93-97mm<br>L 100-103mm<br>XL 110-111mm | | S 76-90mm<br>M 89-102mm<br>L 108-119mm<br>XL 115-128mm | Similar | |
| Dimensions<br>-Thickness<br>IL S-2 AQL4.0 | Meets ASTM D6319-19<br>Thickness (mm) min.<br>Finger: 0.13 | | Thickness (mm) min.<br>Finger: 0.08<br>Palm: 0.08 | Similar | |
| | Palm: 0.07 | | | | |
| Physical<br>Properties<br>IL S-2 AQL4.0 | Before Aging | After Aging | Before Aging | After Aging | Similar |
| Tensile Strength<br>(MPa) | 15.3-23.4 | 14.1-30.6 | 18-25 | 17-22 | Similar |
| Ultimate<br>Elongation (%) | 500.972-<br>595.086 | 416.106-<br>601.187 | 550-600 | 450-570 | |
| Residual Powder | 1) Checked on 5pcs<br>sub-samples (N=5).<br>2) Result as following: Mean:<br>0.18mg/glove | | 2) Checked on 5pcs<br>sub-samples (N=5).<br>2) Result as following: Mean:<br>0.1mg/pcs | | Similar |
| Materials | Nitrile | | Nitrile | | Same |
| Single Patient<br>Use | Single Patient Use | | Single Patient Use | | Same |
| Biocompatibility | Under the conditions of this<br>study, the test article was a<br>non irritant or non sensitizer | | Under the conditions of this<br>study, the test article was a<br>non irritant or non sensitizer | | Same |
| | Under the conditions of this<br>study, the test article was<br>slight cytotoxic to L-929 cells<br>and was accepted in the agar<br>diffusion method. | | Under the conditions of this<br>study, the test article was non<br>cytotoxicity to L-929 cells. | | Similar |
| | Under the conditions of this<br>study, the test article was<br>showed no evidence of causing | | Not publicly available | | Different7 |
| Labeling for the<br>legally marketed<br>device to which<br>substantial<br>equivalence is<br>claimed | -Powder Free<br>-Patient Examination Glove<br>-Single Use Only<br>- Manufactured For:<br>- Lot<br>-Blue color<br>- Non sterile | | -Powder Free<br>-Patient Examination Glove<br>-Single Use Only<br>- Manufactured For:<br>- Lot<br>-Blue color<br>- Non sterile | | Same |
| Standard | ASTM D6319-19<br>ASTM D6124-06<br>(Reapproved 2017)<br>ASTM D5151-19<br>ISO 10993-5:2009<br>ISO 10993-10:2010<br>ISO 10993-11:2017 | | ASTM<br>D6319-10(Reapproved 2015)<br>ASTM D6124-06<br>(Reapproved 2017)<br>ASTM<br>D5151-06(Reapproved2015)<br>ISO 10993-5:2009<br>ISO 10993-10:2010 | | Similar8 |
### Table 1 Comparison to Predicate Device
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# 8. Summary of Non-Clinical Testing:
Non-clinical tests were conducted to verify that the proposed device met acceptance criteria
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for each test.
ISO 10993-5:2009 Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices - Part 5: Tests for In Vitro Cytotoxicity
ISO 10993-10:2010 Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices - Part 10: Tests for Irritation and Skin Sensitization
ISO10993-11:2017 Biological evaluation of medical devices - Part11: Tests for systemic toxicity, implemented test for acute system toxicity
ASTM D6319-19 Standard Specification for Nitrile Examination Gloves for Medical Application
ASTM D6124-06 (Reapproved 2017) Standard Test Method for Residual Powder on Medical Gloves
ASTM D5151-19 Standard Test Method for Detection of Holes in Medical Gloves
Summary of the non-clinical testing is shown as below:
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# FOSHAN KANGKANG BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
| Test Methodology | Purpose | Acceptance Criteria | Results |
|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| In Vitro Cytotoxicity Test:<br>Agar diffusion Method | The purpose of the test is to<br>determine the potential cytotoxicity<br>toxicity of a mammalian cell culture<br>(mouse fibroblast L-929 cells) in<br>response to the test article. | The test sample met the requirements of the test if the biological<br>response was less than or equal to grade 2. | Under the conditions of<br>this study, the test article<br>was Slight cytotoxic and<br>was accepted in the agar<br>diffusion method. |
| Skin Sensitization Test:<br>Guinea Pig Maximization | The test was designed to evaluate<br>the potential of a test article to cause<br>skin sensitization. The test is used as<br>a procedure for screening of contact<br>allergens in guinea pigs and<br>extrapolating the results to humans,<br>but it does not establish the actual<br>risk of sensitization. | Magnusson and Kligman grades of 1 or greater in the test group<br>generally indicate sensitization, provided grades of less than 1<br>are seen in control animals.<br>If grades of 1 or greater are noted in control animals, then the<br>reactions of test animals which exceed the most severe reaction<br>in control animals are presumed to be due to sensitization.<br>If the response is equivocal, rechallenge is recommended to<br>confirm the results from the first challenge.<br>The outcome of the test is presented as the frequency of positive<br>challenge results in test and control animals. | The test article showed no<br>evidence<br>of<br>causing<br>delayed dermal<br>contact<br>sensitization in the guinea<br>pig. |
| Skin Irritation Test:<br>Extraction Method | To evaluate the potential<br>skin<br>irritation caused by test article<br>contact with the skin surface of<br>rabbits and extrapolating the results<br>to humans, but it does not establish<br>the actual risk of irritation. | When blank or negative control was used, calculate the primary<br>irritation score for the controls and subtract that score from the<br>score using the test material to obtain the primary irritation<br>score. | The test result showed that<br>the response of the test<br>article<br>extract<br>was<br>categorized as negligible<br>under the test condition. |
| Acute Systemic Toxicity Test:<br>Extraction Method | The test was designed to evaluate<br>the potential acute system toxicity<br>caused by test article contact with<br>the ICR mice and extrapolating the<br>results to humans. | Within the monitoring period (72 h), if the toxicosis response<br>of testing group is not greater than that of control group, the<br>testing sample is regarded as acceptable. In case that two or<br>more mice show the medium toxicosis symptom or die, the<br>testing sample is regarded as unacceptable. If any animals<br>treated with the sample show only slight signs of biological<br>reactivity, and not more than one animal shows gross symptoms<br>of biological reactivity or dies, repeat the testing using groups<br>of 10 animals. On the repeat test, if all 10 animals treated with<br>the sample show no scientifically meaningful biological<br>reactivity above the vehicle control animals during the<br>observation period, the sample meets the requirements of this<br>test. | The test article showed no<br>evidence of causing acute<br>system toxicity in the ICR<br>mice. |
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| Watertightness Test for<br>Detection of Holes:<br>Sampling procedures for<br>inspection by attributes Part 1:<br>Sampling schemes indexed by<br>acceptance quality limit (AQL)<br>for lot-by-lot inspection (ISO<br>2859-1:1999)<br>Standard Specification for<br>Nitrile Examination Gloves for<br>Medical Application (ASTM<br>D6319 - 19)<br>Standard Test Method for<br>Detection of Holes in Medical<br>Gloves (ASTM D 5151-19) | The test was designed to validate the<br>properties of the test glove.<br>Water tightness test for detection of<br>holes, physical dimensions and<br>physical properties were performed<br>on the test glove to test its<br>properties.<br>The results showed each property of<br>the test glove was acceptable under<br>this test condition. | Items: Water lack,<br>Batch size: 35000<br>Inspectional level: I<br>AQL: 2.5<br>Sample Demand: 125<br>Criterion: ≤7 | Number of Conforming:<br>125 Glove<br>Number of Non-<br>confirming: 0 Glove | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Physical Dimensions Test:<br>Sampling procedures for<br>inspection by attributes Part 1:<br>Sampling schemes indexed by<br>acceptance quality limit (AQL)<br>for lot-by-lot inspection (ISO<br>2859-1:1999)<br>Standard Specification for<br>Nitrile Examination Gloves for<br>Medical Application (ASTM<br>D6319 - 19)<br>Standard Practice for Rubber—<br>Measurement of Dimensions<br>(ASTM D 3767-03(2014)) | | Items: Physical dimension test<br>Batch size: 35000<br>Inspectional Level: S-2<br>AQL: 4.0<br>Sample Demand: 13 | The test result was<br>considered to be<br>acceptable. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Determination of Physical<br>Properties:<br>Sampling procedures for<br>inspection by attributes Part 1:<br>Sampling schemes indexed by<br>acceptance quality limit (AQL) | | Items Before Aging After Accelerated<br>Aging Tensile<br>Strength Ultimate<br>Elongation Tensile<br>Strength Ultimate<br>Elongation Physical<br>Requirements ≥14MPa ≥500% ≥14MPa ≥400% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The test result was<br>considered to be<br>acceptable. |
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# FOSHAN KANGKANG BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
| for lot-by-lot inspection (ISO 2859-1:1999)<br>Standard Specification for<br>Nitrile Examination Gloves for<br>Medical Application (ASTM D6319 - 19)<br>Standard Test Methods for<br>Vulcanized Rubber and<br>Thermoplastic Elastomers—<br>Tension (ASTM D 412-06a(2013))<br>Surface Powder Test of<br>"powder-free" gloves:<br>Standard Specification for<br>Nitrile Examination Gloves for<br>Medical Application (ASTM D6319 - 19)<br>Standard Test Method for<br>Rubber—Deterioration in an Air<br>Oven (ASTM D 573-04(2015))<br>Medical gloves - Determination<br>of removable surface powder<br>ISO 21171-2006<br>Standard Test Method for<br>Residual Powder on Medical<br>Gloves ASTM D6124 -<br>06(2017) | Inspection Level | S-2 | | | |
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| | AQL | 4.0 | | | |
| | Sample Size Code Letter | E | | | |
| | Batch Size | 35000 | | | |
| | Sample Demand | 13 | | | |
| | Number of Non-conforming | ≤1 | ≤1 | ≤1 | ≤1 |
| | Powder-free Synthetic Exam<br>3 sets of 2 gloves/batch, Average: 0.63mg/glove | | Analyte: Residual Powder<br>Result: 0.18mg/glove<br>The results showed each property of the test glove was acceptable under this test condition. | | |
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### 9. Clinical Test Conclusion
Clinical testing is not needed for this device.
### 10. Conclusion
The conclusions drawn from the nonclinical tests demonstrate that the proposed device is as safe, as effective, and performs as well as or better than the legally marketed predicated device.
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The Embeddings tab plots every matching document in a 2-D "galaxy map" where semantically similar devices cluster together. Hover or click clusters to explore, and let AI label the clusters for you. Embeddings beat product codes for grouping: two devices can carry different product codes (LLZ vs. QIH) yet do the same thing — the embedding captures the meaning of the intended use and device story. This is also exactly how retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) works under the hood, and it makes a great visual on client calls.
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Head to the search page and work through a few of these AI/ML fuzzy searches to build intuition: perivascular fat on CT · aortic valve calcification opportunistic screening on noncontrast CT · breast cancer prediction on digital pathology slides · autism detection · gestational age prediction · a hearing aid that can also detect a pulse · foundation model based analysis of ECG · large language models · penetration test. Watch how the relevance scores, intended use, and AI Performance tables tell you when results stop being meaningful.