Medical apparatus

Abstract

A new and improved glove design for a medical glove is disclosed that will allow medical tape to be applied while lessening the possibility of the medical tape sticking to the new and improved glove design. The new and improved glove design would use a tape resistant material on the glove, allowing the medical tape to be applied easier and lowering the chance that the medical tape would stick to the new and improved glove design. The tape resistant material would preferably be applied to the just the fingertip area of each of the fingers of a typical hospital/medical glove, but alternatively, could be applied to the entire external surface of the glove.

What I claim as my invention is:  
     
         1 . A glove for medical use comprising: 
 (a) an inner layer having a thumb portion and four finger portions, the four finger portions comprising an index finger, a middle finger, a ring finger, and a pinky finger, the thumb portion having two ends, a first end and a second end, the second end of the thumb portion connected to the glove, the index finger having two ends, a first end and a second end, the second end of the index finger connected to the glove, the middle finger having two ends, a first end and a second end, the second end of the middle finger connected to the glove, the ring finger having two ends, a first end and a second end, the second end of the ring finger connected to the glove, the pinky finger having two ends, a first end and a second end, the second end of the pinky finger connected to the glove, the inner layer being fabricated preferably from latex, the inner layer having an outer surface, and    (b) an outer layer fabricated from a material that would resist attachment of medical tape or other sticky surfaces, the outer layer covering a portion of the outer surface of the inner layer of the glove.    
     
     
         2 . A glove for medical use according to    claim 1    wherein the outer layer fabricated from a material that would resist attachment of medical tape or other sticky surfaces would cover the entire outer surface of the inner layer of the glove.  
     
     
         3 . A glove for medical use according to    claim 1    wherein the outer layer fabricated from a material that would resist attachment of medical tape or other sticky surfaces would cover approximately a one inch and two inch length at the first end of the thumb portion, further wherein the outer layer would cover approximately a one inch and two inch length at the first end of the index finger, further wherein the outer layer would cover approximately a one inch and two inch length at the first end of the middle finger, further wherein the outer layer would cover approximately a one inch and two inch length at the first end of the ring inger, and further wherein the outer layer would cover approximately a one inch and two inch length at the first end of the pinky finger.