Surgical glove and process for making the same

A glove for use in medical procedures having an average wall thickness between about 6 to 20 thousands of an inch, said glove comprising at least one layer comprising a mixture of dried rubber latex and high specific gravity metal particles, said at least one layer having a substantially even outer surface, said at least one layer being pin-hole free, and said glove being capable of absorbing between about 50 and 80 percent of incident radiation of between about 60 to 100 KVP, and said glove being sufficiently flexible to permit it to be used with dexterity during a medical procedure.

A glove for use in medical procedures having an average wall thickness between about 6 to 20 thousands of an inch, said glove comprising at least one layer comprising a mixture of dried rubber latex and high specific gravity particles, said mixture being formed by suspending natural rubber latex particles and said high specific gravity particles in a liquid suspension medium so as to create a latex-particle suspension, with said high specific gravity particles comprising between about 5 and 10 volume percent of the latex-particle suspension, said at least one layer being pin-hole free, and said glove being capable of absorbing between about 50 to 80 percent incident radiation of between 60 to 100 KVP, and said glove being sufficiently flexible to permit it to be used with dexterity during a medical procedure.

A glove for use in medical procedures having an average wall thickness of between about 6 to 20 thousands of an inch, said glove comprising at least one layer comprising a mixture of dried rubber latex and tungsten particles, said mixture being formed by suspending natural rubber latex particles and said tungsten particles in a liquid suspension medium so as to create a latex-particle suspension, with said tungsten particles comprising between about 3 to 20 volume percent of the latex-particle suspension, with said at least one layer being pin-hole free.