# K172930: mCare Powder-free Blue Nitrile Examination Gloves

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Mercator Medical (Thailand), Ltd.
- Decided: Apr 13, 2018 after 200 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: 1 generation back to K022548 (2002). 1 ancestor in all.
46 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 48 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K022548: Medtexx Blue Colour Powder-Free Nitrile Rubber Examination Gloves, Latexx Manufacturing Sdn.Bhd. (2002) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K192333: Blue Nitrile Examination Gloves Powder Free (2020), 43 descendants of its own
- K202384: Palm Care Blue Nitrile Examination Gloves Powder Free (2020), 8 descendants of its own
- K203191: LYDUS Nitrile Examination Gloves, Powder Free (2021), 6 descendants of its own
- K211515: Nitrile Examination Gloves (2021), 2 descendants of its own
- K221169: JR MEDIC Nitrile Examination Gloves Powder Free- Black (2022), 1 descendant of its own

## Indications for use
mCare® Powder Free Nitrile Blue Examination Glove are disposable device intended for medical purposes that are worn on the examiner's hand to prevent contamination between patient and examiner.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K172930
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology