Surgicl Glove

Abstract

A surgical glove adapted to be worn by a user has a portion at the underside of the wrist area of the glove which is enlarged or expandable provides relief from pressure to the wrist of a user wearing the glove during use of the glove. A second enlarged or expandable portion positioned at the dorsal side of the wrist area of the glove further provides relief from pressure to the wrist of the wearer of the glove.

Description

[0001]The present invention relates to surgical gloves, and more particularly to surgical gloves of elastomeric material having improved comfort and stress relief to the user, particularly at the wrist area.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Surgical gloves, particularly of elastomeric material, such as latex, are commonly and widely known. The gloves, in addition to use in surgical medical and dental examination and treatment procedures, are also used in many commercial and industrial applications, such as in the manufacture of shoes and in the manufacture and / or assembly of electronic equipment, for example, computer chips, which also require clean-room or almost sterile conditions to prevent contamination of the devices being assembled. The reference to “surgical gloves” herein is understood to apply to the above-described gloves used in the various applications.[0003]The need for improvement in surgical gloves to provide comfort to the user in some respects has been recognized. Fo...

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Benefits of technology

[0006]Therefore, one object of this invention is the provision of a surgical glove which includes a portion of the glove in the area of the inside, i.e., the underside or palmar side of the wrist above the carpal tunnel and palmar carpal ligament, which does not cause pressure to that area upon the wearer of the glove performing hand manipulation.

Problems solved by technology

It has now been shown, in an unreported study, that repetitive hand manipulation, particularly in surgical procedures, requiring hand manipulation of instruments, including instruments causing vibration which may be transmitted to the surgeon's hand and wrist, more particularly surgeons performing spinal surgery on patients over several or more hours is likely to cause wrist stress-related problems, for example, carpal tunnel problems.

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