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MediSafe's NR Latex Gloves - Descriptions and Specifications
MediSafe is one of the few natural rubber latex glove manufacturers in
the world able to maintain strict control over the entire
latex glove making process because:
- MediSafe has a consistent source of raw latex from
unchanging rubber plantation sources located at the heart of the world's
rubber growing region of sumatra. This allows the company to optimize elimination
of extractable allergenic proteins.
- MediSafe manufactures and processes
its own latex in-house solely for making gloves. Most
medical gloves manufacturers buy latex from processors who produce latex
for a variety of industries - from foam to carpet backing.
- MediSafe is keenly focused on research and development with a
dedicated department that has not only helped develop a prepowdered NR Latex
glove having one of the lowest powder and water-extractable protein levels
in the industry, but also helped formulate the world's first Neoprene
Exam glove - now Patented by Medisafe.
This glove that has built into its synthetic matrix the fit, feel and comfort of
natural rubber latex gloves, while retaining the advantages of synthetic rubber.
Options available for our NR rubber latex gloves include
pre powdered, powder-free (polymer-coated). We are offering colored NR-PF in
white only and NR-PP in white, blue, green, and pink.
We also have flavor options such as peppermint.
Although the use of glove powder as a dusting lubricant is very common,
there is an alternative available to powdered rubber latex gloves that
are explained below.
Polymer-Coated Natural Rubber Latex
gloves
Another alternative to powdered gloves is a rubber latex glove having
a synthetic polymer lining on the internal surface of the glove. The slippery
surface of such a lining facilitates donning of the glove. Synthetic polymer
coatings may be made of a hydrogel, silicone, or another polymer.
DISPOSABLE LATEX GLOVE SPECIFICATIONS
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Natural Rubber Latex Gloves:
Powder-free polymer coated (NR-PC) |
Natural Rubber Latex Gloves:
Pre-powdered (NR-P) |
| Length |
All Size |
All Size |
| ± 5 |
min 230 |
min 230 |
| Width + 5 |
XS |
80 ± 5 |
80 ± 5 |
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S |
84 ± 5 |
84 ± 5 |
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M |
94 ± 5 |
94 ± 5 |
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L |
106 ± 5 |
106 ± 5 |
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XL |
110 ± 5 |
110 ± 5 |
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XXL |
- |
- |
| Thickness |
Cuff |
min 0.10 |
min 0.10 |
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Palm |
min 0.12 |
min 0.12 |
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Finger |
min 0.15 |
min 0.15 |
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A |
B |
A |
B |
| Tensile |
TS (Mpa) |
18 |
21 |
18 |
21 |
| Tested to |
EB% min |
600 |
750 |
600 |
750 |
| ASTM D-412 |
Mod'@ 300% |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
PinHole AQL tested to
ASTM D-5151
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1.5 |
1.5 |
Powder Mass Tested to
ASTM D-6124
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2mg/glove |
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10mg/dm2 |
Protein Level Tested to
ASTM D-5712
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< 50µg/gr |
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< 150µg/gr |
| Texture |
- |
Finger |
Palm / Non Textured |
| Donning |
Polymer coated |
USP Corn Starch |
| Note: B – Before aging A – After aging |
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