510(k) Report

FDA product code · General hospital

Latex Patient Examination Glove

LYYClass I21 CFR 880.6250510(k) required1,954 decisions since 19886 recalls

1,954 FDA decisions since 1988. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 143 days (half between 99 and 256). 6 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K192329, named by 6 later devices.

A latex patient examination glove is a disposable device made of natural rubber latex that may or may not bear a trace amount of residual powder, and is intended to be worn on the hand for medical purposes to provide a barrier against potentially infectious materials and other contaminants.

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

FIG. A — Illustration, general hospital panel

Twenty years of LYY at a glance: how often FDA decides these devices, how long 510(k) reviews take, how often they are recalled, and how many adverse event reports name the code.

FDA decisions per year · LYY

1in 2025

2007: 122008: 132009: 72010: 132011: 112012: 112013: 62014: 32015: 32016: 42017: 42018: 22019: 12020: 12021: 82022: 142023: 22024: 12025: 1
2007high 14 (2022) · low 1 (2019)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LYY

150in 2022

2007: 75 days median2008: 151 days median2009: 76 days median2010: 106 days median2011: 127 days median2012: 133 days median2013: 131 days median2014: 156 days median2015: 251 days median2016: 142 days median2017: 230 days median2021: 188 days median2022: 150 days median
2007high 251 (2015) · low 75 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · LYY

1in 2020

2011: 12020: 1
2007high 1 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · LYY

1in 2025

2007: 112008: 142009: 112010: 102011: 42012: 12013: 22014: 62015: 52016: 72017: 72019: 72020: 12021: 12024: 62025: 1
2007high 14 (2008) · low 0 (2018)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LYY, 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
20071275011
200813151014
2009776011
201013106010
20111112714
20121113301
2013613102
2014315606
2015325105
2016414207
2017423007
20182—00
20191—07
20201—11
2021818801
20221415000
20232—00
20241—06
20251—01
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — LYY by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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