Why WeProFab Surgical Gloves

If you want to have better protection for your everyday work, WeProFab surgical gloves are one of your best protections. We are exceeding 20 years in the industry so we have plenty of experience in regard to fabricating useful products. Our surgical gloves provide different types that can be suited for your protection.

WeProFab surgical gloves offer anti-virus surgical gloves, disposable surgical gloves, heat insulation surgical gloves, PE surgical gloves, HDPE surgical gloves, anti-scratch surgical gloves, and more.

Our surgical gloves are applicable in different types of industry such as for the medical and food industry.

In the medical industry, our surgical gloves are in demand since we offer virus-resistant surgical gloves that can protect bacteria, viruses, and fungi. It protects from virus-like coronavirus, influenza, SARS, and many more.

Using our surgical gloves, it can assure you to have full protection since the viruses will not pass through the glove. WeProFab surgical gloves are ideal to use in hospitals, dental clinics, food processing industries, and more applications.

WeProFab surgical gloves are also applicable for light-duty that needs glove changes such as food service lines, deli counters, and other applications. It has a characteristic that has a loose fit in which it has easy on or off applications.

Also, our surgical gloves are perfect to use in the healthcare industry since it protects and prevents cross-contamination between patients and medical workers.

Our surgical gloves are ideal to use for extensive hand protection when handling different sensitive objects in a medical setting. Our surgical gloves are overall sterile and it is ideal in chemical and biochemical laboratories. WeProFab surgical gloves are safe and durable material. It is safe to use and very comfortable that you will not get irritated when worn.

If you want to have a surgical glove for your medical purposes or a surgical gloves supplier, WeProFab is your great solution for that. We can assure you to have the best and high-quality surgical gloves product since we utilize our latest machinery equipment for fabrication.

If you have more inquiries or questions regarding our surgical gloves product, please contact us now and we will glad to assist you with your needs.

Ultimate FAQ Guide To Surgical Gloves

Safeguarding your surgical team is critical to preventing infections and the spread of microbes and other transmittable diseases.

One way to achieve this is to ensure that your surgical team is protected from pathogens and microbes present in bodily fluids, such as blood, sweat, saliva, urine, semen, vaginal secretions, milk, tears, etc.

Including surgical gloves as part of your surgical team’s PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) becomes very necessary as the first line of defense.

Surgeons using surgical gloves

This guide provides all the necessary information you need on surgical gloves.

If you’re a member of a surgical team or work for a hospital, this FAQ guide is useful for you to know everything about surgical gloves.

Read on.

What Are Surgical Gloves?

Surgical gloves are medical devices.

In terms of category, they are the highest grade of medical gloves and a crucial part of the surgical supply cabinet for any surgical team.

 Disposable Surgical Gloves

The use of surgical gloves becomes necessary when there is a need to conduct surgical operations or have contact (touching with hands) with body fluids.

Since the risk of contact with blood-borne pathogens or any other microbes transferable through body fluids is so high with such procedures and activities, medical gloves with an acceptable quality level for pinholes must be used.

Surgical gloves are sterile and have the most stringent quality level for pinholes (lowest pinhole) than other categories of medical gloves.

Generally, surgical gloves are specially designed with higher quality than examination gloves or other medical gloves.

They are designed to offer the highest level of protection, sensitivity, tactile feel, high tensile strength, and accuracy required by any surgical team.

What Is The Use Of Surgical Gloves?

The main use of surgical gloves is to act as a protective shield or barrier to prevent the likely transmission of biofluid-borne pathogens and microbes between patients and surgeons or medical workers during surgical procedures.

What Are The Best Type Of Surgical Gloves?

There are basically three types of surgical gloves based on the material they are made of which are latex, vinyl, and nitrile.

Each has its pros and cons and the best of the three gloves is determined by the preference of the user and the intended use of the gloves.

· Latex Gloves

These are the most common type of disposable surgical gloves and also the most widely used.

They are made of natural rubber latex and offer great flexibility, durability, comfort, and performance.

 Latex Surgical Gloves

Latex gloves are easy to wear, offer the best fit, and have the highest level of tactile sensitivity.

You will find that they also act as an effective mid-range barrier against microbes, contaminants, and pathogens.

More so, this type of gloves can endure complicated and long surgical procedures and are biodegradable.

Nevertheless, if you are allergic to latex, latex gloves are not recommended for you.

· Nitrile Gloves

These are latex-free and protein-free gloves.

You will find that they are stronger than vinyl or latex gloves and act as the highest barrier against pathogens and microbes.

They’re also very resistant to puncture, needle sticks, chemicals, and abrasions.

 Nitrile Surgical Gloves

They can mold easily to your hand for a comfortable fit.

However, nitrile surgical gloves will dissolve if they come in contact with acetone.

Also, they are available in powder-free versions.

· Vinyl Gloves

These are PVC (Polyvinyl chloride) gloves which can offer high protection value at a low cost.

They are soft, latex-free, inexpensive, and comfortable to wear.

Vinyl gloves also offer an effective standard barrier against microbes and pathogens.

However, they’re less durable, less elastic, and less tactile.

Hence, they cannot be used for work that requires more mobility and durability from your gloves.

Vinyl Surgical Gloves

More so, vinyl gloves offer the lowest levels of puncture resistance and chemical resistance.

This is why you will find that most times, vinyl gloves are relegated to examination gloves only.

What Type Of Surgical Gloves Do Hospitals Use?

The most commonly used types of surgical gloves in hospitals are the latex and nitrile gloves.

They are more effective when handling high-risk situations involving body fluids or patients with infectious illnesses.

While nitrile gloves are higher quality surgical gloves, latex gloves are designed for more sensitivity and accuracy required during surgical operations.

As stated above, latex gloves are widely used by surgeons and doctors in the hospital.

While nitrile gloves are gradually becoming popular for hospitals and emergency personnel, they are still in use by non-medical personnel like veterinarians, factory workers, housekeepers, security guards, and police officers.

What Is The Difference Between Surgical And Examination Gloves?

Surgical gloves have better precision, better sensitivity, and more precise sizing than examination gloves.

They are also made to a higher standard and have higher barrier protection levels than examination gloves.

 Nitrile Examination Glove

More so, while surgical gloves are usually sterile, examination gloves can either be sterile or non-sterile.

Latex Examination Glove

Just as its name depicts, examination gloves are meant for just medical examination and do not offer adequate protection against the risk of contracting biofluid-borne infections.

Vinyl Examination Glove

Can You Use Expired Surgical Gloves?

It’s not recommended for you to use expired surgical gloves.

Although expired surgical gloves may still offer some barrier protection, they may not offer adequate barrier protection but predispose you to infections during use.

Hence, you should always inspect all surgical gloves before use to see if they are beyond their expiration date.

You should also check out for tears, visible holes, discolorations, etc.

If you notice any of the concerns above, don’t hesitate to discard the expired surgical glove.

Expired Surgical Glove

In cases where the surgical gloves are expired but have no visible concern, it’s recommended that you use such expired gloves as examination gloves or where high-level protection is not needed.

Do Surgical Gloves Cause Allergies?

Yes, depending on the users, surgical gloves may cause allergies.

For instance, latex gloves cause allergies if you are allergic to latex.

Latex allergies are systemic and may trigger anaphylactic shock, which makes them the most serious glove allergies.

Some vinyl gloves use activation agents that may lead to skin allergies.

Nitrile gloves often use thiazoles or carbamates, which can also lead to skin allergy.

Why Do Doctors Wear Blue Surgical Gloves?

The color of the surgical glove worn by the doctor or surgeon has no significant effect on the effectiveness of the glove, except if the glove is discolored.

Doctor Wearing Blue Surgical Gloves

Most times, the color of the surgical glove helps medical personnel to differentiate between latex (pale yellow) and non-latex gloves, and nitrile gloves used in medical facilities usually have a shade of blue.

However, surgical glove of various colors – pink, purple, gray – are now produced.

Different Colors of Surgical Gloves

So when you see a doctor wearing a blue surgical glove, he or she is wearing a nitrile glove.

Note that discoloration of surgical gloves is an indication of glove failure.

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Do You Need To Wash Your Hands After Wearing Surgical Gloves?

No, you do not need to wash your hand after wearing a surgical glove as surgical gloves do not require washing.

However, the following glove-use information by WHO should be followed:

When hand hygiene is necessary while you’re wearing a surgical glove or after contact with a patient, then you should remove the glove to perform handwashing.

Can You Sanitize Surgical Gloves?

Yes, you can sanitize your surgical glove if it’s not disposable although disposable surgical gloves are more recommended.

If your surgical glove is reusable, you should fully sanitize your glove in and out.

Are Surgical Gloves Washable?

If the surgical glove is disposable, try as much as possible not to reuse it.

In fact, it’s not ideal to wash and reuse any surgical glove that has been used for a surgical process.

Instead, you should dispose of the used gloves after each use immediately, especially if the glove is ripped, soiled, or you attended to someone who has an infection.

Also, do not dry latex gloves in the clothes dryer.

Can You Use The Same Surgical Glove For Multiple Patients?

No, this is not ideal and it is not recommended.

Don’t use a surgical glove for more than a patient even if the patients would undergo the same surgical process.

How Long Does Surgical Gloves Last?

The specific material the surgical gloves are made of coupled with the storage system will determine how long the surgical gloves would last.

However, the general guideline states that the disposable latex gloves last for 3 years while the disposable nitrile gloves last for 5 years.

How Many Times Can You Use Your Surgical Gloves?

You can only use your surgical glove once if it is disposable.

All disposable surgical gloves are meant for a single-use.

It is not recommended for the decontamination and reprocessing of surgical gloves even where glove supply is limited for adequate safety.

Can You Use Hand Sanitizer On Surgical Gloves?

Surgical gloves are sterile and disposable.

Hence, they are can be used immediately when removed from their pack and should be disposed of immediately after use.

However, if you need to operate on different body parts of the same patient, there may be a need to use the same glove for the entire process but it’s advisable to sanitize your surgical glove after operating on each body part.

You can simply wash your gloves with soap and water or with alcohol, which is more effective.

Although some chemicals can still penetrate and degrade nitrile and latex surgical gloves, hand sanitizers are definitely not one of them.

Almost all hand sanitizers contain ethanol or ethyl alcohol as their active ingredient.

You can watch this video to find out how to wear your surgical gloves.

What Are The Ideal Surgical Gloves For Hospital Use?

Surgical gloves for hospital use should be disposable medical gloves made of vinyl, latex, or nitrile materials.

Any surgical glove used in the hospital should be coated for extra protection, textured, sterile, and free of powder as powder can impedes the healing of wounds.

For the utmost level of protection against pathogens and microbes during surgical procedures, nitrile surgical gloves tend to be the most favored type of glove.

What’s The Difference Between A Powdered Surgical Glove And A Non-Powdered Glove?

A powdered surgical glove requires powder as a lubricant.

The powder lubricates the glove and makes it easy to be worn.

Figure 12 – ng (regular corn starch), it can be harmful and hurt when it comes in contact with open wounds.

It may also impede the healing process.

A non-powdered glove doesn’t require lubrication and is the most used type of surgical glove for surgical operations.

What Determines The Level Of Barrier Protection Of Surgical Gloves?

Here are the factors that determine the level of barrier protection of surgical gloves:

• The chemicals the glove comes in.
• The fit of the glove. Gloves that fit poorly will offer less protection.
• The length of time the glove is worn by the user.
• The material the glove is made of.
• Whether or not the user handled equipment that may stress or damage the glove.

Do Vinyl Surgical Gloves Cause Cancer?

Most vinyl gloves contain diisononyl phthalate (DINP), which is a plasticizer that makes them pliable.

However, DINP has been declared hazardous recently and has been included in the Proposition 65 list of chemicals “known to the State of California to cause cancer.” Hence vinyl gloves containing DINP can cause cancer.

Producers of DINP-containing vinyl gloves are, therefore, required to attach a caveat on the pack of the vinyl gloves.

Luckily, not all vinyl surgical gloves contain DINP. So, if you need to use a vinyl glove, look out for those that are void of DINP.

Are Latex Gloves Biodegradable?

Yes, latex gloves are biodegradable.

While other disposable surgical gloves are not biodegradable, latex gloves are recyclable and will eventually break down.

However, biodegradation is not instant.

Although latex is natural rubber, latex gloves can take several years to finally break down because other chemicals have been added to the glove material.

How Long Should You Wash Your Hands Before Wearing Disposable Surgical Gloves?

It’s very important to always wash your hands with soap and water before wearing surgical gloves.

You should wash your hands thoroughly for about 30 seconds.

Ensure to also wash the backs of your palms, especially in-between your fingers and under your fingernails.

Pathogen or microbes may find their ways to the surfaces of your hand or underneath your fingernails so it is important to maintain hygiene.

You can watch this video to find out how to wash your hands and wear surgical gloves