Sterile Surgical Gloves | Puncture Indication
With needlestick and other sharps injuries in the OR increasing the risk of exposure to blood-borne viruses 1 , double-gloving with a puncture indicator system can help.
Imagine the stress, trauma and treatment cost if you or a colleague were infected with hepatitis or HIV. And for your patients, a surgical site infection could double the length of their hospital stay 1 and require an extra week of antibiotic therapy 1 .
Studies show that OR staff are exposed to patients’ blood 1 in every 10 surgeries (10.4 per 100 procedures) 2 – while seven out of each 100 hospitalised patients in developed countries will acquire at least one healthcare-acquired infection 3 . It’s vital to reduce the risks and costs associated with preventable healthcare-acquired infections.
Why puncture indication?
Surgical gloves can increase patient and clinical safety in the OR. It stands to reason that fewer glove failures will reduce the potential exposure to pathogens – and the related costs. Puncture Indication reduces the risk of an inner-glove perforation by 71% compared to single gloving 4 and is proven to reduce the risk of sharps injuries and exposure to blood-borne viruses 4. Biogel indicator systems provide best-in-class perforation detection 5 6 .
Quality surgical gloves
Proven protectionBiogel® gloves are less likely to fail than other gloves 7 .
Our knowledge
Learn more about the importance of double gloving for your complete protection.
Related Biogel Indication System products
Biogel PI Micro Indicator System
Extra-thin surgical glove Puncture Indication System including under- and overglove
Biogel Eclipse Reveal System
Supple natural rubber latex surgical glove puncture indication system
Biogel Eclipse Indicator Underglove
Supple natural rubber latex surgical indicator underglove
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