Donable surgeon's glove free of inner surface lubricating powder and method of making same
AssigneeAmerican Hospital Supply Corporation
InventorJohn J. Joung
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Abstract
A powder free surgeon's glove of a material such as latex rubber, which has covalently bonded to its outer surface a halogen resistant layer, such as silicone. The inner surface of the glove has been halogen treated for smooth nontacky donning characteristics.
Claims16
A powder-free surgeon's glove comprising:
- a support glove of a first elastomer having a halogenated inner surface and a backing glove of a second elastomer chemically secured to an outer surface of the support glove, wherein the second elastomer provides the glove with greater resistance to halogen degradation than does the first elastomer, whereby sharp angular flexing in the knuckle area as well as stretching and snapping during donning does not crack the laminated support glove nor delaminate it from this backing glove.
A method of making a powder-free surgeon's glove comprising the steps of:
- (a) forming a support glove of a first elastomer;
- (b) attaching a backing glove of a second elastomer to an exterior of the support glove, wherein the backing glove provides the glove with greater resistance to halogen degradation than does the support glove;
- (c) chemically bonding the two gloves together;
- (d) curing the backing glove;
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- (e) halogenating a surface of the support glove that is not protected by the backing glove to provide a surgeon's glove that is easily donnable without lubricating powders.
A method of improving the resistance of elastomeric gloves to halogen degradation, delamination, and cracking by chemically securing to the outer surface of said glove a second elastomeric glove of the type which provides greater resistance to halogen degradation than does the first elastomeric glove, and halogenating said glove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.