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US 2009/0241237 A1Published application
Med ready gloves
OwnerCarolanne Marie Greenfieldinventor
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This invention comprises of one-time single-use gloves made from latex or vinyl that have a built in pocket space on the outside surface (the term “outside surface” refers to the surface of the glove that is distal from the body of the wearer) of the glove in palm and fingers areas that have tiny surface holes on the outside surface of the pocket to allow dispensing of solution that is sealed under a plastic pull back tab. Once the tab is pulled back, the solution can be forced out of the pocket's tiny holes located on the outside surface of the pocket, by squeezing the hands gently for small amounts or firmly to allow larger amounts of solution. These gloves can be produced to be sterile or non-sterile, depending on the need of the product. The purpose of these gloves are to provide a one time use solution to administering topical solutions, medication and shampoos to human and animal patients, providing a sterile approach when necessary, provide a barrier to disease between the caregiver and patient. They are environmentally friendly by eliminating excessive waste of one time used contaminated containers.
The glove comprises of a one time single use latex or vinyl glove with a pocket on the outside surface of the glove in the palm area.
The glove will have a built in latex or vinyl pocket space on the outside surface of the glove in the palm and fingers area. In this claim, the term “outside surface” refers to the surface of the glove that is distal from the body of the wearer.
Such pocket will be located on the outside surface of the palm and fingers areas of the glove. The pocket will have tiny outside surface holes on the encapsulated area, (also referred to as pocket area in this claim). located on the outside surface of the pocket distal from the caregiver to allow dispensing of solutions of medicine, emollients, shampoo and any or all topical solutions for treating humans and animals.
Such pocket will have a plastic seal that covers the entire outside surface area of the pocket, sealing and/or keeping sterile the solution within the capsulated area until the time of dispensing and applying the solution.
Such seal will be a pull back tab that detaches from the outside surface sealed area once it is pulled back unsealing the pocketed solution and exposing the tiny holes.
While wearing these gloves, the caregiver pulls back the plastic tab to unseal solution. Gently squeezing of the hands and fingers forces the solution out of the tiny holes to the outside surface area of the palm and fingers areas allowing disbursement and application of the medicine, emollients, shampoo and any or all topical solutions from the caregiver to the patient or animal.
The gloves will be an effective barrier of contagious diseases and bodily fluids between caregiver and patient, while allowing application of therapeutic solutions and medicines.
The sealing tab will have an adhesive on the inside surface to adhere the sealing tab to the outer surface of the pocket sealing the holes to keep the solution in place and to keep the solution sterile when applicable.
The sealing tab can be pulled back with little force to unseal to expose the pocket holes.
The glove will be filled by a port on the outer surface of the pocket after it is sealed with the sealing tab. Once filled the port will be sealed by a heated press sealer.
These gloves will come in pairs containing one left glove and one right glove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.