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Medline Open-back Level 3 Protective Gown

K233526510(k) TraditionalCleared Mar 5, 2024125-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.4040

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

Medline Industries, LP · QPC Gown, Non-Sterile, Non-Isolation, Intended To Provide Moderate Or High Barrier Protection

Cleared on Mar 5, 2024 as substantially equivalent to K210405 (Cadillac Products, Inc., 2021) after a 125-day review. Its family tree reaches back 3 generations to 1993. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided
Mar 5, 2024
Review
125 days
Class
Class II
Product code
QPC
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 3 generations to K925077 (1993). 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

  1. Root · 3 generations backK925077 Poly-Med Disp. Pers. Prot. Gown Apron & ShoecoversMedtek Development Corp. · 1993
  2. 2 generations backK160337 Safecare Open Back Protective Gowns and ValueCare Open Back…Bam Corporation Limited · 2017
  3. 1 generation backK210405 ProTEC-USA EZDoff GownCadillac Products, Inc. · 2021
  4. This deviceK233526 Medline Open-back Level 3 Protective GownMedline Industries, LP · 2024
  5. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK262007 PRIMED AAMI Level 3 Open Back GownsPRIMED Medical Products, Inc. · 2026

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  • K262007PRIMED AAMI Level 3 Open Back GownsPRIMED Medical Products, Inc. · 2026 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−3K925077Poly-Med Disp. Pers. Prot. Gown Apron & ShoecoversMedtek Development Corp.1993—
−2K160337Safecare Open Back Protective Gowns and ValueCare Open Back Protective GownsBam Corporation Limited2017—
−1K210405ProTEC-USA EZDoff GownCadillac Products, Inc.2021—
0 (this device)K233526Medline Open-back Level 3 Protective GownMedline Industries, LP2024—
+1K262007PRIMED AAMI Level 3 Open Back GownsPRIMED Medical Products, Inc.2026—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
202610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K233526, 1993–2026Source: 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 QPC device

  1. #1 K262007 PRIMED AAMI Level 3 Open Back Gownsscore 12.9 · 4 generations · no Class I recall
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  3. #3 Held for the reportin the report
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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
*K210405ProTEC-USA EZDoff Gown
Summary page 5
…tion Product Code: QPC Classification Panel: General Hospital Regulatory Class: II Regulation Number: 21 CFR 878.4040 Predicate Device ProTEC-USA EZDoff Gown cleared in K210405. Device Description The Medline Open-Back Level 3 Protective Gown is a single use, disposable, non-sterile, non- isolation gown…
Cadillac Products, Inc.2021—

What descends from it? (1)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K262007PRIMED AAMI Level 3 Open Back GownsPRIMED Medical Products, Inc.20260

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 31 years and passes through 4 companies; a new generation was cleared every 4.4 years on median.
  • None of the 3 ancestors has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K262007 (PRIMED Medical Products, Inc., 2026) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All QPC devices

QPC Gown, Non-Sterile, Non-Isolation, Intended To Provide Moderate Or High Barrier Protection: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2024, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · QPC

2in 2025

2017: 12019: 12021: 22022: 12023: 22024: 12025: 22026 (partial year): 2
2007high 2 (2021) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · QPC

Too few QPC 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · QPC

No recall names QPC since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · QPC

No MAUDE report names QPC since 2007.

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YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20070—00
20080—00
20090—00
20100—00
20110—00
20120—00
20130—00
20140—00
20150—00
20160—00
20171—00
20180—00
20191—00
20200—00
20212—00
20221—00
20232—00
20241—00
20252—00
20262—0—

What is it indicated for?

Gown is a single use, disposable, non-sterile, non-isolation gown intended to be worn by healthcare personnel to provide moderate barrier protection (AAMI Level 3) in non-sterile and non-patient isolation situations.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K233526: Medline Open-back Level 3 Protective Gown.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K233526

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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