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US 12,636,111 B2Granted
Multilayer glove loader
AssigneeUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
InventorsAndrew Bayne, Noah Smith
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Abstract
In mass casualty (MASCAL) or similar events, combat medics often omit using body substance isolation (BSI) equipment, specifically disposable gloves, as donning gloves takes critical time away from treating patients. A multilayer glove loader and methodology of use that allows users to quickly put on multiple layers of gloves simultaneously addresses these concerns.
Claims23
A multilayer glove loader, comprising:
- a body having first and second opposing endpoints and a retaining element, the retaining element configured to retain two or more nested glove layers stretched over the first and second opposing endpoints and an outer surface of the body,
- where the multilayer glove loader is crescent-shaped in which the first and second opposing endpoints are first and second endpoints of the crescent-shaped loader.
A multilayer glove loader, comprising:
- a body having first and second opposing endpoints and a retaining element, the retaining element configured to retain two or more nested glove layers stretched over the first and second opposing endpoints and an outer surface of the body,
- where after transfer of the multilayer glove loader with a retained rolled portion of two or more nested glove layers onto the hand of a user, the multilayer glove loader is configured to be removed responsive to a twisting motion of the multilayer glove loader.
A method of using a multilayer glove loader, comprising:
- a user sliding fingers of the user's hands through an opening into finger portions of two or more nested glove layers loaded onto and retained by the multilayer glove loader, the opening formed between the multilayer glove loader and a rolled portion of the two or more nested glove layers retained by the multilayer glove loader;
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- the user removing the multilayer glove loader from the retained rolled portion of the two or more nested glove layers by twisting towards the user a corner of the multilayer glove loader from an open end of the two or more nested glove layers towards the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.