Disposable gloves and methods of using and making
AssigneeMedline Industries, Inc.
InventorsEvan Oravec, Katie MacLeod, Margaret Stephens
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Abstract
A disposable glove and a method for making the disposable glove that reduces or eliminates glove cuff roll-down. The disposable glove includes a treated area on the interior surface of the glove that extends from the hand area to a portion of the wrist-forearm area of the glove but such that at least a portion of the interior near the glove opening is untreated. The untreated portion of the interior surface of the disposable glove resists glove cuff roll-down when the glove is positioned on a user's hand and forearm.
Claims9
A method of making a disposable glove comprising:
- forming an untreated glove on a former, the untreated glove including a first area and a second area, the first area including a palm or back area and a plurality of finger receiving receptacles, the second area forming a wrist and forearm area;
- dipping the untreated glove into a chlorinated solution such that the palm or back portion and the plurality of finger receiving receptacles and only a lower portion of the wrist and forearm area are treated to yield a relatively lower-friction surface and an upper portion of the wrist and forearm area remain uncoated, thereby retaining a higher level of tackiness;
- removing the glove from the former;
- and
- inverting the disposable glove so that the treated surface is disposed on a portion of an interior surface.
A disposable medical examination glove comprising:
- a flexible body forming the disposable medical examination glove, the flexible body having a first area including a palm-back area and a plurality of finger receiving receptacles and a second area forming a wrist and forearm area;
- and
- a partially-treated interior, where the partially-treated interior comprises a chlorine-treated surface, and the partially-coated interior is disposed on the first area, and wherein at least a portion of the second area, including a cuff portion, is untreated such that the cuff portion remains resistant to glove cuff roll-down.
The disposable glove of claim 6 wherein at least a portion of the flexible body of the disposable medical examination glove is formed of nitrile.
A method for using a medical exam glove comprising in any appropriate order:
- donning a medical gown;
- placing a first hand in a first universally-handed disposable glove by sliding the first hand into a first chlorine-treated section of the first universally-handed disposable glove;
- placing a second hand in a second universally-handed disposable glove by sliding the second hand into a second chlorine-treated section of the second universally-handed disposable glove;
- disposing an untreated, upper portion of each of the first and second universally-handed disposable gloves over sleeves of the medical gown;
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- cleaning soiled medical tools.
A container of disposable medical gloves comprising:
- a package containing therewith more than two universally-handed disposable gloves;
- each of the multiple universally-handed disposable gloves having a partially-treated interior having a chlorine treatment applied thereto and an untreated interior area disposed adjacent an opening of the disposable glove, the untreated area including at least a glove cuff.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.