Surgical glove with removal means protected from contamination
OwnerHamid Saadatmanesh, Mohammad R. Ehsaniinventors
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Abstract
A glove having a wrist portion that contains a removable protective cover over a gripping means. The cover is impermeable to contamination and protects the gripping means from exposure to any infectious substance that may come into contact with the glove during use. After use, the glove is taken off by first removing the protective cover and then using the clean gripping means to pull the glove off. If at least one glove in a pair is equipped with the protective cover of the invention and both gloves comprise gripping means, both gloves can be removed without contact by unprotected fingers with contaminated portions of either glove.
Claims20
A glove with removal means protected from contamination to avoid exposure by a wearer while the glove is taken off, comprising:
- (a) a glove made with impermeable material and comprising a wrist portion adapted to prevent penetration of contaminants between the glove and a wrist of the wearer;
- (b) gripping means attached to an outer surface of said wrist portion and adapted for gripping and for pulling to remove the glove;
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- (c) protective-cover means for completely covering said gripping means and hermetically sealing it from contamination, said protective-cover means being attached to said outer surface of the wrist portion over an area surrounding said gripping means and being detachable such that said gripping means may be exposed for removing the glove.
A method for safely removing a contaminated glove after use, comprising the following steps:
- (a) providing and using a glove made with impermeable material and comprising a wrist portion adapted to prevent penetration of contaminants between the glove and a wrist of the wearer;
- said glove also comprising gripping means attached to an outer surface of said wrist portion and adapted for gripping and for pulling to remove the glove;
- and further comprising protective-cover means for completely covering said gripping means and hermetically sealing it from contamination, said protective-cover means being attached to said outer surface of the wrist portion over an area surrounding said gripping means and being detachable such that said gripping means may be exposed;
- (b) detaching said protective-cover means to expose said gripping means;
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- (c) using said gripping means to pull the glove off a wearer's hand;
- whereby said gripping means remains uncontaminated during use of the glove and may be safely touched during removal of the glove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.