PUNCTURE EVIDENT SURGICAL GLOVE

摘要

A puncture evident surgical glove (1) having an integral indicator (2) by which to visually and instantaneously alert the wearer of the need to re-glove should the structural integrity of the glove (1) be compromised by a tear or puncture. Outer and inner membranes (4, 6) are spaced from one another around the finger area (22) of the glove (1) to define a hermetically sealed air inlet path. The indicator (2) is adapted to have either a relaxed, inflated condition at which the indicator (2) is filled with air or a compressed, evacuated condition at which air is expulsed from the indicator (2) to the atmosphere. The indicator (2) is initially in the compressed, evacuated condition. However, should the finger area (22) of the glove (1) be punctured or torn, the indicator (2) will automatically be filled with air and recover from the compressed, evacuated condition to the relaxed, inflated condition.