Hypoallergenic slip resistant gloves and methods of making same
AssigneeAmerican Hospital Supply Corporation
InventorJohn J. Joung
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Abstract
A hypoallergenic surgeon's glove with an allergenic elastomeric support glove, such as natural latex, has secured to its inner surface by covalent chemical bonds a barrier glove of a nonallergenic elastomer, such as silicone. Sharp angular flexing in the knuckle area, as well as stretching and snapping during donning, does not crack the barrier glove nor delaminate it from the support glove. This hypoallergenic glove requires only about 1/3 the amount of lubricating donning powder in a natural latex glove. In another example, a slip resistant glove, such as silicone, is secured by covalent chemical bonds to an external surface of the support glove.
Claims30
A hypoallergenic surgeon's glove comprising:
- an outer support glove of a first elastomer containing an allergenic material;
- an inner barrier glove of a second non-allergenic elastomer secured by covalent chemical bonds to an inner surface of the support glove, wherein the inner barrier glove requires an amount of lubricating donning powder substantially less than that for donning a glove of the first elastomer, whereby sharp angular flexing in the knuckle area, as well as stretching and snapping during donning, does not delaminate the gloves nor interfere with the barrier glove's isolation of allergenic material from a surgeon's hand.
A method of making a hypoallergenic surgeon's glove comprising the steps of:
- (a) forming a support glove of a first elastomer containing an allergenic material;
- (b) attaching a barrier glove of a second non-allergenic elastomer to an exterior of the support glove, wherein the barrier glove requires an amount of lubricating donning powder substantially less than that for donning a glove of the first elastomer;
- (c) bonding the two gloves together by covalent chemical bonds;
- (d) curing the barrier glove;
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- (e) everting the two gloves so that the barrier glove is inside the support glove, whereby sharp angular flexing in the knuckle area, as well as stretching and snapping during donning, does not delaminate the glove nor interfere with the barrier glove's isolation of allergenic material from a surgeon's hand.
A slip resistant surgeon's glove comprising:
- a support glove of a first elastomer;
- a slip resistant glove of a different elastomer secured to an outer surface of the support glove by covalent chemical bonds, whereby sharp angular flexure in the knuckle area, as well as stretching and snapping during donning, do not delaminate the two gloves nor interfere with the properties of the slip resistant glove.
A method of making a slip resistant surgeon's glove comprising the steps of:
- (a) forming a support glove of a first elastomer;
- (b) attaching a barrier glove of a second elastomer to an exterior of the support glove, said second elastomer having greater resistance to surface slipping than the first elastomer when in contact with surgical instruments in a wet surgical site;
- (c) bonding the two gloves together by covalent chemical bonds;
- (d) curing the barrier glove;
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- (e) arranging the glove for donning so that the barrier glove is on an external surface of the surgeon's glove.
A method of reducing the amount of lubricating powder required on a surgeon's glove comprising:
- chemically securing a barrier glove of silicone elastomer to an outer support glove of a first elastomer containing an allergenic material, whereby sharp angular flexing in the knuckle area, as well as stretching and snapping during donning, does not delaminate the gloves nor interfere with the barrier glove's isolation of allergenic material from a surgeon's hand.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.