Cardinal Health 2D72LU75 - GLOVE, PROTEXIS, LATEX, BLU, NEU-THERA, SZ7.5, 200 PR/CS, 4 BX/CS

Cardinal Health 2D72LU75 - GLOVE, PROTEXIS, LATEX, BLU, NEU-THERA, SZ7.5, 200 PR/CS, 4 BX/CS

Protexis Latex Blue with Neu-Thera

Protexis Latex Blue with Neu-Thera Surgical Gloves are an ideal base layer in a double-gloving system. The Neu-Thera Emollient Coating moisturizes and soothes the skin, while their blue color helps alert the wearer to potentially dangerous perforations.

A Smart Foundation!

With advances in manufacturing and coating technologies, powder is no longer required as a donning lubricant. Powderfree surgical gloves provide the protection and performance needed without the irritant effects of powder.Protexis Latex Blue with Neu-Thera Surgical Gloves are an ideal base layer in a double-gloving system.

The Neu-Thera Emollient Coating moisturizes and soothes the skin, while their blue color helps alert the wearer to potentially dangerous perforations. Protexis is the new brand name of the powder-free portfolio of surgical gloves from Cardinal Health. It represents our ongoing dedication to providing protection, performance and expertise so wearers can perform confidently and focus on their patients.

Protection

• Powder-free, natural rubber latex.
• Ideal foundation layer or underglove when double-gloving.
• Distinct blue color aids in alerting wearers to perforations in the outer glove.

Performance

• Exclusive Neu-Thera Emollient Coating aids in wet and dry donning, and promotes skin moisturization.
• Proprietary hand mold with an independent thumb design allows for an anatomical fit and natural movement in the fingers, thumb and palm.
• Featuring an interlocking, beaded cuff design that helps to reduce roll-down.
• Ingredients include glycerin, provitamin B5 and gluconolactone --Applied to the interior of the gloves.
• Supports glove donnability on/off, dry/damp, single/double --Moisturizes, restores and soothes hands during wear.
• Encourages compliance with hand washing and surgical hand antisepsis guidelines.

Benefits and Safety

• Reduces the risk of exposure to patient blood by as much as 87 percent compared to single-gloving1.
• Protects against the transmission of HIV and other bloodborne pathogens2
• May lower the risk for sharps injury and infection.

Value

Protexis blue-colored undergloves may help avoid a wide range of costs associated with exposure to blood or bodily fluids

• Immediate testing and post-exposure prophylaxis.
• Potential life-threatening infection transmission.
• Potential clinician disability or career jeopardy.
• Emotional stress to clinicians and management.
• Staff or facility downtime and/or disruptions.
• Potential hospital liability.

Backed by the expertise of Cardinal Health, Protexis Latex Blue with Neu-Thera Surgical Gloves meet all relevant FDA and ASTM standards, including those for physical dimensions10, physical properties10 and freedom from holes.11 Documentation is available upon request.

Material

• Natural rubber latex with nitrile polymer and Neu-Thera Emollient Coating.
• Protein contains 50 micrograms (g) or less of total water extractable protein per square decimeter (/dm2 ).
• Powder-Free powder residue limit < 2.0 milligrams (mg) per glove.

Dimensions (target)

• Size: 7.5 : 190.5 mm
• Finger: 7.7 mils / 0.19 mm
• Palm: 5.5 mils / =0.14 mm
• Cuff: 5.5 mils / =0.14 mm

Properties (before aging)

• Tensile Strength: 24 MPa
• Stress @ 500% elongation (modulus): 5.5 MPa.
• Ultimate Elongation (elasticity): 750%
• Puncture resistance (cuff): 5N.
• Freedom from holes: 0.65 AQL.

Double-gloving: Recommended protection

• AORN recommends double-gloving during invasive procedures.
• ACS recommends the universal adoption of the double-glove technique for surgeons and scrub personnel.
• AAOS recommends double-gloving during all surgical procedures and to change the outer pair of gloves at least every two hours.
• CDC recommends double-gloving to reduce contact with patients blood and body fluids.