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Sterile Powder Free Latex Surgical Gloves, Tested for Use with Chemotherapy Drugs

K232444510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 20, 2023128-day reviewClass I21 CFR 878.4460

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Grand Work Plastic Products Co., Ltd. · KGO Surgeon'S Gloves

Cleared on Dec 20, 2023 as substantially equivalent to K202765 (Careplus (M) Sdn Bhd, 2021) after a 128-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1998.

Decided
Dec 20, 2023
Review
128 days
Class
Class I
Product code
KGO
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K983489 (1998). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 2 generations backK983489 Encore Mark IV Powder Free Polymer Coated Latex Surgical Glove with…Ansell Perry · 1998
  2. 1 generation backK202765 ENCORE Latex Textured Surgical Gloves, Powder Free with Protein…Careplus (M) Sdn Bhd · 2021
  3. This deviceK232444 Sterile Powder Free Latex Surgical Gloves, Tested for Use with…Grand Work Plastic Products Co., Ltd. · 2023
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K983489Encore Mark IV Powder Free Polymer Coated Latex Surgical Glove with Protein…Ansell Perry1998—
−1K202765ENCORE Latex Textured Surgical Gloves, Powder Free with Protein Content…Careplus (M) Sdn Bhd2021—
0 (this device)K232444Sterile Powder Free Latex Surgical Gloves, Tested for Use with Chemotherapy…Grand Work Plastic Products Co., Ltd.2023—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K232444, 1998–2023Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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Top candidate predicates for a new KGO device

  1. #1 K192328 JR.MEDIK Latex Surgeon’s Gloves Powder Freescore 15.2 · 5 generations · no Class I recall
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What was it cleared against? (1)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K202765ENCORE Latex Textured Surgical Gloves, Powder Free with Protein Content Labeling Claim…
Summary page 6
…us (M) SDN BHD ENCORE Latex Textured Surgical Gloves, Powder Free with Protein Content Labeling Claim (50 micrograms or less) and Tested for use with Chemotherapy drugs (K202765). Reference device: Medline Industries, Inc. Signature Latex and Signature Latex Micro, Powder-Free, Surgical Glove, Tested for…
Careplus (M) Sdn Bhd2021—
†K202668Signature Latex and Signature Latex Micro, Powder-Free, Surgical Glove, Tested for Use…Medline Industries, Inc.2020—

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 25 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 22.5 years on median.
  • None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.

How does its category compare?

All KGO devices

KGO Surgeon'S Gloves: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2023, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · KGO

1in 2025

2007: 102008: 22009: 32010: 62011: 112012: 72013: 62014: 72015: 122016: 92017: 122018: 72019: 112020: 152021: 142022: 62023: 142024: 22025: 12026 (partial year): 2
2007high 15 (2020) · low 1 (2025)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KGO

185in 2023

2007: 113 days median2009: 48 days median2010: 87 days median2011: 90 days median2012: 133 days median2013: 184 days median2014: 257 days median2015: 225 days median2016: 218 days median2017: 111 days median2018: 194 days median2019: 204 days median2020: 117 days median2021: 199 days median2022: 127 days median2023: 185 days median
2007high 257 (2014) · low 48 (2009)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · KGO

2in 2023

2009: 152010: 12016: 22017: 12018: 82022: 22023: 2
2007high 15 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · KGO

21in 2025

2007: 132008: 82009: 142010: 162011: 142012: 142013: 412014: 282015: 112016: 152017: 202018: 152019: 512020: 152021: 142022: 102023: 282024: 182025: 21
2007high 51 (2019) · low 8 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KGO, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
200710113013
20082—08
20093481514
2010687116
20111190014
20127133014
20136184041
20147257028
201512225011
20169218215
201712111120
20187194815
201911204051
202015117015
202114199014
20226127210
202314185228
20242—018
20251—021
20262—0—

What is it indicated for?

The glove is intended to be worn by operating room personnel to protect a surgical wound from contamination. In addition, these gloves were tested for use with chemotherapy drugs in accordance with ASTM D6978. Chemotherapy Drug Minimum Breakthrough Detection Time (BDT) in Minutes Bleomycin Sulfate 15mg/ml (15000 ppm) >240 Busulfan 6mg/ml (6,000 ppm) >240 Carboplatin 10mg/ml (10,000 ppm) >240 Carmustine (BCNU)3.3 mg/ml (3,300 ppm) 14.0 Cisplatin 1mg/ml…

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The glove is intended to be worn by operating room personnel to protect a surgical wound from contamination. In addition, these gloves were tested for use with chemotherapy drugs in accordance with ASTM D6978.

Chemotherapy Drug Minimum Breakthrough Detection Time (BDT) in Minutes

Bleomycin Sulfate 15mg/ml (15000 ppm) >240

Busulfan 6mg/ml (6,000 ppm) >240

Carboplatin 10mg/ml (10,000 ppm) >240

Carmustine (BCNU)3.3 mg/ml (3,300 ppm) 14.0

Cisplatin 1mg/ml (1,000 ppm) >240

Cyclophosphamide 20mg/ml (20,000 ppm) >240

Cytarabine HCL, 100 mg/ml (100,000 ppm) >240

Dacarbazine 10 mg/ml (10,000 ppm) >240

Doxorubicin HCL, 2 mg/ml (2,000 ppm) >240

Etoposide, 20 mg/ml (20,000 ppm) >240

Epirubicin HCL, 2 mg/ml (2,000 ppm) >240

Fludarabine, 25 mg/ml (25,000 ppm) >240

Fluorouracil, 50mg/ml (50,000ppm) >240

Idarubicin HCL, 1mg/ml (1,000ppm) >240

Ifosfamide, 50mg/ml (50,000ppm) >240

Mechlorethamine HCI, 1mg/ml (1,000ppm) >240

Melphalan, 5mg/ml (5,000ppm) >240

Methotrexate, 25mg/ml (25,000ppm) >240

Mitomycin C, 0.5mg/ml (500ppm) >240

Mitoxantrone HCL, 2mg/ml (2,000ppm) >240

Paclitaxel, 6mg/ml (6,000ppm) >240

Paraplatin, 10mg/ml (10,000ppm) >240

Rituximab, 10mg/ml (10,000ppm) >240

Thio Tepa, 10mg/ml (10,000ppm) 16.1

Vincristine Sulfate, 1mg/ml (1,000ppm) >240

Please note that the following drugs have low permeation times:

Carmustine (BCNU): 14.0 minutes, Thiotepa: 16.1 minutes

Warning: Do not use with Carmustine and Thiotepa

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K232444: Sterile Powder Free Latex Surgical Gloves, Tested for Use with Chemotherapy Drugs.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K232444

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026