What are the categories of medical gloves?

The purpose of gloves is to prevent hand injury or microbial contamination, to prevent the spread of microorganisms on the skin or hands, to avoid chemical damage or to reduce sharp injuries.Medical staff are known to use different gloves in different places and at different times.What is the classification of medical gloves?

According to the material of gloves can be divided into: Latex Gloves, Nitrile gloves, TPE gloves and Vinyl Gloves.

Nitrile gloves: Ideal as an alternative to latex gloves, which are perfect for hand skin and are extremely comfortable.Suitable for non-aseptic operations with high risk of contact with blood or body fluids;Operations involve the handling of sharp objects, cytotoxic substances and disinfectants.

According to the nature of work can be divided into: Sterile Gloves and non-sterile gloves, non-sterile gloves are also divided into cleaning Examination Gloves and housekeeping gloves.

1. Surgical disinfection gloves: Sterile disposable.It is primarily used for operations that require high levels of sterility, such as surgery, childbirth, central catheterization, and preparation for parenteral nutrition.
2. Cleaning examination gloves: Clean, sterile, disposable.For direct or indirect contact with the blood, body fluids, secretions, faeces and objects seriously contaminated by body fluids.
3. Housekeeping gloves: Clean and reusable.It is mainly used in direct contact with the human body, and housekeeping gloves can be used to clean environmental surfaces.