Breach detection indicator gloves

Studies indicate that as much as 92 per cent of surgical glove punctures go unnoticed during surgery with single gloving. Using double gloves reduces the risk of surgical staff perforating an inner glove by 71 per cent. Thus, Mölnlycke’s double gloves strategy reduces the risk of blood contamination by 65 per cent, compared to single gloves. It also reduces the risk of needlestick injury by up to 82 per cent. On this background, Mölnlycke has created an indicator glove which can significantly detect perforations during surgery by colouring the punctured area, from 23 per cent in the single glove group to 36 per cent in the combination glove group. Further to 90.2 per cent in the indicator glove group. Using indicator double gloving will significantly detect glove punctures.