Sterile surgical glove dispenser

Abstract

An organized dispenser for sterile surgical gloves comprising separate compartments within an enclosure for receiving a supply of like sized packages of sterile gloves. The compartments are separated by dividers having notches for facilitating the grasping of a single package of gloves and the enclosure is provided with flanges for allowing the single package of gloves to be pulled from the enclosure while retaining the remaining portion of the supply of gloves within the enclosure. The dispenser is provided with a selectable mounting arrangement, and with sets of labels for marking the compartments for easy identification of the size and type of gloves contained within each of the compartments.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S) [0001] The present application derives priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application 60 / 473,656 filed May 28, 2003.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The invention relates to article dispensers and, more particularly, to a device for holding sterile pre-packaged surgical gloves in separate compartments grouped by size and for facilitating the removal of a single pair of surgical gloves for use in rendering medical treatment. [0004] 2. Description of the Background [0005] Medical care providers routinely wear protective gloves to reduce the likelihood of contamination and to reduce the transmission of disease. In order to protect patients and themselves, medical care providers frequently change gloves, disposing of a used pair and replacing them with a fresh pair. Medical care facilities keep a large supply of gloves where they will be readily available to providers rendering patient care. [0006] Non-steri...

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Benefits of technology

[0010] It is, therefore, a primary object of the present invention to provide a holder for sterile surgical gloves having means to facilitate the grasping of a single sealed package containing a pair of gloves and having means to retain other pairs of gloves within the dispenser to prevent inadvertent removal.

[0011] It is another object of the present invention to provide an organized dispenser for sterile gloves which provides means for easily restocking the dispenser with additional packages containing pairs of gloves.

[0012] It is another object of the present invention to provide a color-coded dispenser for sterile surgical gloves having separate labeled compartments for unambiguous identification of the correct size and type of gloves needed.

Problems solved by technology

The racks used for examination gloves are not suitable for sterile gloves because a rack for eight boxes would be unduly large and impractical.

In addition, the sterile gloves must be kept in the sterile package until they are used, so the method of pulling gloves through a slot shaped opening is not feasible.

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