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Surgeon'S Gloves

Page Type
Product Code
Definition
A surgeon's glove is a disposable device made of natural rubber latex that may or may not bear powder to facilitate donning, and it is intended to be worn on the hands, usually in surgical settings, to provide a barrier against potentially infectious materials and other contaminants.
Regulation Medical Specialty
General and Plastic Surgery
Review Panel
General Hospital
Submission Type
510(K)
Device Classification
Class 1
Regulation Number
878.4460
GMP Exempt?
No
Summary Malfunction Reporting
Eligible
Implanted Device
No
Life-Sustain/Support Device
No
Third Party Review
Third Party Eligible

CFR § 878.4460 Non-powdered surgeon's glove

§ 878.4460 Non-powdered surgeon's glove.

(a) 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.

(b) Classification. Class I (general controls).

[53 FR 23872, June 24, 1988, as amended at 66 FR 46952, Sept. 10, 2001; 81 FR 91730, Dec. 19, 2016]

Surgeon'S Gloves

Page Type
Product Code
Definition
A surgeon's glove is a disposable device made of natural rubber latex that may or may not bear powder to facilitate donning, and it is intended to be worn on the hands, usually in surgical settings, to provide a barrier against potentially infectious materials and other contaminants.
Regulation Medical Specialty
General and Plastic Surgery
Review Panel
General Hospital
Submission Type
510(K)
Device Classification
Class 1
Regulation Number
878.4460
GMP Exempt?
No
Summary Malfunction Reporting
Eligible
Implanted Device
No
Life-Sustain/Support Device
No
Third Party Review
Third Party Eligible

CFR § 878.4460 Non-powdered surgeon's glove

§ 878.4460 Non-powdered surgeon's glove.

(a) 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.

(b) Classification. Class I (general controls).

[53 FR 23872, June 24, 1988, as amended at 66 FR 46952, Sept. 10, 2001; 81 FR 91730, Dec. 19, 2016]