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The Evolution of Medical Gloves: From Birth to Technological Innovation
In 1889, the first pair of disposable gloves was born in the clinic of Dr. William Steward Halsted. Its initial purpose was to ensure the flexibility of the surgeon’s hands and the hygiene of the medical environment. Over time, the function of disposable gloves has expanded to isolate blood borne diseases, and was officially listed as personal protective equipment during the AIDS outbreak in 1992.
The rise and fall of powder gloves: powder composition and safety hazards
In order to solve the problem of difficulty in wearing gloves, early manufacturers would add talcum powder or stone pine spore powder to gloves to make them easier to peel off from the hand mold. However, both powders pose a risk of postoperative infection. Subsequently, food grade corn starch gradually replaced talcum powder and conidia powder as the mainstream choice. Although corn starch is relatively safer, there are still potential risks for people with allergies.
Security standard decoding: full analysis of core differences between followers and non followers
In the field of medical rubber gloves, the core difference between powdered and non powdered products is not only reflected in the wearing experience, but also closely related to strict safety standards. According to international standards:
Limit of protein extraction by water
The water extraction protein of natural latex gloves should be strictly controlled to ≤ 200 μ g/dm ² (to prevent protein allergy risk)
Limit of residual powder on the surface
Traditional powder gloves allow surface powder to be ≤ 10mg/dm ², while powder control for powder free gloves is more stringent, requiring a single residual amount of ≤ 2.0mg – this is equivalent to reducing powder contamination by more than 80%, especially suitable for high cleanliness requirements such as electronic component assembly and food and drug processing.
It is worth noting that the powder free process achieves lubrication through chlorine washing or silicification technology, which not only avoids dust pollution but also meets the strict requirements of clinical surgery for minimally invasive environments.
Global ban wave: The market for pink gloves fades out
Due to the potential hazards of powdered gloves, on March 21, 2016, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a notice recommending a nationwide ban on medical powdered gloves. This measure quickly sparked a global response, with multiple countries including Germany and the UK issuing notices to completely ban powdered gloves. At the same time, strict regulations are imposed on the “powder free gloves” used in the production process to ensure that the residual powder and debris of each glove do not exceed 2.0m
With the deepening understanding of the hazards of powdered gloves in the medical industry, China is gradually reducing the use of powdered gloves. In 2018-2019, the National Medical Products Administration issued a document requiring attention to its risks.
The National Medical Products Administration issued a notice to pay attention to the risks of powdered medical gloves
In fact, as early as 1991, Professor Zhao Yupei, former president of Peking Union Medical College, called for attention to the hazards of surgical gloves with powder. [1] Nowadays, although the use of powdered examination gloves is still visible in some hospitals for non-invasive procedures, overall, powder free gloves have become the mainstream choice in the medical field.
Professor Zhao Yupei’s Early Attention to the Hazards of Powder Gloves
The rise of powder free gloves: a dual breakthrough in safety and technology
With the advancement of production technology, powder free gloves have solved the infection risk of traditional powder gloves while maintaining ease of wearing. In 2016, the FDA explicitly stated that powder free gloves can provide equivalent protection without additional risks. [2] Taking the Medispo high standard powder free gloves launched by Zhonghong Hengbao as an example, they eliminate powder pollution and have a pinhole level of less than AQL 1.0, far exceeding national standards. They use T-POLYURE coating technology, which is not only safer and more comfortable, but also easier to wear, making them a typical representative of the technological innovation of powder free gloves.
Madis’ high standard powder free surgical gloves have broken through the bottleneck of Chinese medical surgical gloves entering the international high-end market. The production process meets the strict standards of Europe and America, and the manufacturing level has reached the international leading level. As a brand under Zhonghong Hengbao, Medis has always focused on applying technological innovation. In addition to disposable high standard powder free, powder coated gloves and extra comfortable coated powder free gloves, it has also developed specialized products such as “deproteinized gloves”, “antiviral gloves” and “medical radiation protection gloves”, filling the gap at home and abroad. Its products are sold well in over 60 countries and regions worldwide, becoming the first brand in China to supply United Nations medical gloves.
The transformation from having followers to not having followers is not only an upgrade in medical safety, but also a microcosm of the globalization of technical standards. Brands represented by Medis are continuously innovating to promote the entry of Chinese medical hand cards into the international high-end market, providing a more secure choice for global medical staff.