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US 2017/0304016 A1Published application
Padded Medical Procedure Glove and Finger Cot
OwnerLatesha Simone Powellinventor
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Abstract
A glove or finger cot may be formed of a polymer and include one or more pads over the back side of one or more distal finger joints. The glove or cot may optionally be lubricated, sterile, reversible and/or disposable, and may incorporate indicia indicating the location of the pads. The pads may provide protection from, e.g., repetitive stresses in tapping vials or syringes in medical examination, surgery, laboratory procedures, or other clinical contexts.
Claims21
A glove, comprising:
- a. a palm side and a back side, the palm side and the back side together providing a continuous outer covering, the continuous outer covering extending over a hand including four fingers, and a thumb, and over a palm and a back of the wrist at least to the wrist;
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- b. one or more pads, the pads being integrated into the glove above one or two distal joints of one or more fingers, the pads being placed on the back side of glove.
A finger cot, comprising:
- c. a fingerprint side and a nail side, the fingerprint side and the nail side together providing a continuous outer covering, the continuous outer covering extending over the distal joints of a finger;
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- d. one or more pads, the pads being integrated into the finger cot above one or two distal joints of one or more fingers, the pads being placed on the nail side of finger cot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.