Surgical glove retainer

An elastic strip of a stretch-bonded laminate having a length which terminates at first and second generally opposed ends and a width which terminates at generally opposed edges, the strip comprising:

• a first surface comprising an area of loops located near the first opposed end in such a manner that an area of the first surface within at least 0.125 inch of the first opposed end is devoid of loops and an area of the first surface within, at the most, 0.25 inch of both edges is devoid of loops;
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• a second surface comprising an area of hooks located near the second opposed end in such a manner that an area of the second surface within at least 0.125 inch of the second opposed end is devoid of hooks and an area of the second surface within, at the most, 0.25 inch of both edges is devoid of hooks;
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• wherein the strip is adapted to elongate and recover at least along the strip's length and the hooks are configured to engage the loops to join the first surface of the strip to the second surface of the strip.

A process for preventing roll-down of a surgical glove comprising the steps of:

• donning a surgical gown having an arm portion which terminates at or near the wrist of the wearer with a cuff;
• donning a surgical glove so that a wrist portion of the glove extends over the cuff of the surgical gown;
• stretching the elastic strip of claim 18 about the wrist portion of the glove so that the hooks of the elastic strip retainingly engage the loops of the elastic strip;
• allowing the elastic strip to retract to a compressive fit about the wrist portion of the glove.

An elastic strip of a necked-bonded laminate having a length which terminates at first and second generally opposed ends and a width which terminates at generally opposed edges, the strip comprising:

• a first surface comprising an area of loops located near the first opposed end in such a manner that an area of the first surface within at least 0.125 inch of the first opposed end is devoid of loops and an area of the first surface within, at the most, 0.25 inch of both edges is devoid of loops;
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• a second surface comprising an area of hooks located near the second opposed end in such a manner that an area of the second surface within at least 0.125 inch of the second opposed end is devoid of hooks and an area of the second surface within, at the most, 0.25 inch of both edges is devoid of hooks;
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• wherein the strip is adapted to elongate and recover at least along the strip's length and the hooks are configured to engage the loops to join the first surface of the strip to the second surface of the strip.