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Needlestick protective glove

  • US 4,942,626 A
  • Filed: 12/23/1988
  • Issued: 07/24/1990
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/23/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A glove for use by medical personnel to protect them from accidental injuries when handling needles which is adapted to cover substantially the entire hand from the wrist to the fingertips which comprises:

  • a first discrete layer of a flexible material having a pore size which is smaller than the diameter of a needle and which forms a glove including four finger stalls and a thumb stall, said first layer including at least two openings, one in the fingerprint area of the index finger stall and the second in the fingerprint area of the middle finger stall, anda second discrete layer of flexible material having a pore size which is smaller than the diameter of a needle, said second layer being permanently attached to selected areas of said first layer of material to provide said selected areas with sufficient thickness to prevent needle penetration under normal conditions encountered when handling needles, said selected areas comprising all of said thumb stall, and lateral sides of said index finger stall and said middle finger stall.

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