STERILE GLOVE WITH TOUCHLESS DONNING
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1. A sterile glove comprising:
- a hand and finger portion;
a cuff having an inside surface and an outside surface, wherein the cuff is adapted to be folded over at a fold when the glove is packaged in a sterile package and wherein the fold forms an opening for inserting a hand into the glove; and
a stretching mechanism coupled substantially near or on the fold, wherein the stretching mechanism is adapted to increase a size of the opening while donning the glove and wherein at least a portion of the stretching mechanism is detachable;
wherein the stretching mechanism has an unstretched state and a stretched state and the stretching mechanism is in the unstretched state when the glove is packaged.
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Abstract
A sterile glove includes a hand and finger portion and a cuff having an inside surface and an outside surface. The cuff is adapted to be folded over at a fold when the glove is packaged in a sterile package and the fold forms an opening for inserting a hand into the glove. A stretching mechanism is coupled substantially near or on the fold and is adapted to increase a size of the opening while donning the glove. At least a portion of the stretching mechanism is detachable. The stretching mechanism has an unstretched state and a stretched state, and the stretching mechanism is in the unstretched state when the glove is packaged.
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1. A sterile glove comprising:
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a hand and finger portion; a cuff having an inside surface and an outside surface, wherein the cuff is adapted to be folded over at a fold when the glove is packaged in a sterile package and wherein the fold forms an opening for inserting a hand into the glove; and a stretching mechanism coupled substantially near or on the fold, wherein the stretching mechanism is adapted to increase a size of the opening while donning the glove and wherein at least a portion of the stretching mechanism is detachable; wherein the stretching mechanism has an unstretched state and a stretched state and the stretching mechanism is in the unstretched state when the glove is packaged. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of packaging a sterile glove that comprises a hand and finger portion and a cuff having an inside surface, an outside surface and a cuff rim, the method comprising:
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folding the cuff at a fold so that at least a portion of the inside surface faces outward and wherein the fold forms an opening for inserting a hand into the glove; and coupling a stretching mechanism substantially near or on the fold, wherein the stretching mechanism is adapted to increase a size of the opening while donning the glove and wherein at least a portion of the stretching mechanism is detachable; wherein the stretching mechanism has an unstretched state and a stretched state and the stretching mechanism is in the unstretched state when the glove is packaged. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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