# K022024: Nitrile Powder-Free Medical Examination Glove (Green)

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Best Manufacturing Company
- Decided: Aug 1, 2002 after 42 days
- Product code: LZA (Polymer Patient Examination Glove)
- Device class: 1
- Regulation: 21 CFR 880.6250
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 3 generations back to K902696 (1990). 5 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 6 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K012166: Nitrile Powder-Free Medical Examination Glove (Brown), Best Manufacturing Company (2001) Summary page 1.
- K012899: Green Nitrile Powder-Free Medical Exmaination Glove, Best Manufacturing Company (2001)

## Indications for use
The Nitrile Powder-Free Medical Examination Glove (green) is a disposable device intended for medical purposes; that is worn on the examiner's hand, to prevent contamination between the patient and examiner (21 CFR 880.6250).

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K022024
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology