Medical glove, as the standard configuration of medical staff, can be said to be closely related to the safety of medical staff and patients. Have you fully understood the selection of Medical glove?
As a medical device, Medical glove are disposable protective equipment used in medical examination or diagnosis. Medical glove can prevent cross infection between doctors and patients; When medical staff come into contact with high-risk surgeries or patients with a potential for infection, it can prevent skin contact with chemicals, blood borne pathogens, and other harmful substances during the process of saving lives and injuries.
There are mainly two kinds of Medical glove: inspection gloves and surgical gloves. Inspection gloves can be sterile or non sterile, while surgical gloves need to undergo sterilization treatment, packaged separately, and are sterile.
Disposable Medical glove can be divided into natural rubber gloves, nitrile gloves, polyethylene (PE) gloves and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) gloves according to the glove material. Latex gloves and nitrile gloves are the mainstream Medical glove.
Latex Medical glove are the most common Medical glove, which include hand examination gloves and surgical gloves.
Polyethylene (PE) gloves are cheaper and therefore an economical choice. However, they are not as flexible as latex gloves, making them unsuitable for complex operations.
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) gloves are more suitable for use in industries such as hygiene inspection, food industry, paint and coating industry, printing and dyeing industry, etc.
Nitrile gloves are a substitute for latex gloves. However, its softness and fit cannot be compared to latex gloves.
Sterilized gloves: Sterilized gloves are gloves specifically designed for surgical and invasive operations, providing high levels of protection.