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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 1993
Filed:
Aug. 14, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christopher W Ansell, Sawston, GB;
Nicholas Medcalf, Ware, GB;
Peter W Williams, Saffron Walden, GB;
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew plc, , GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A41D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2167 ; 2168 ;
Abstract
Gloves, especially those of the type worn by surgeons, and fabricated from elastomeric materials have a hand conducting surface comprising an ionic polyurethane to render the glove hypoallergenic. The surface modifying composition may comprise a blend of an ionic polyurethane and a second polymer, e.g. another polyurethane or an acrylic polymer wherein the particle size of the second polymer are greater than that of the base ionic polyurethane. The use of blends enables donning of the glove to be effected without the aid of donning powder such as starch or talc.