Resources Category: Exam and Surgical Gloves

Gloves Most Prone to Pinholes

Gloves are a proven way to protect your hands from contamination or prevent the transfer of microbes on your hands to those in your care or the environment. However, not all gloves provide the same barrier protection, with some prone to developing pinholes that reduce their effectiveness. See our infographic below on which gloves provide …

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Best Practice for Donning and Doffing Medical Gloves

It’s easy to overlook basic safety practices that are simple and repetitive. Proper donning and doffing of disposable medical gloves is one of those practices. The key concern is creating a barrier between wearers’ skin and contaminants, pathogens or other hazardous materials. Healthcare workers, for instance, need a barrier between themselves and patients’ blood, skin …

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Types of Gloves

Knowing the benefits, risks, strengths and limitations of the different types of disposable gloves is essential.

Comparing Nitrile and Vinyl Gloves

In many industries, vinyl gloves are the main source of protection for workers. But did you know that nitrile gloves are a better choice?

Antimicrobial Glove Technology

The AMG is the world’s first non-leaching antimicrobial glove that is proven to kill up to 99.999% microbes upon glove contact.

Biodegradable Gloves

GloveOn Avalon Biodegradable Glove provides a practical solution for a cleaner planet by vastly accelerating the biodegradation process.

What type of testing is required for a medical glove to receive a 510(k) clearance?

A 510(k) is a premarket submission made to FDA to demonstrate that the medical glove to be marketed is as safe and effective, that is, substantially equivalent, to a legally marketed medical glove. Medical gloves must be biologically compatible with human skin. To assess this, the FDA requires two biological tests: Primary skin irritation (PSI), …

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