Padded Medical Procedure Finger Cot

Abstract

A finger cot may be formed of a polymer and include one or more pads over the fingernail side of one or more distal finger joints. The finger cot may optionally be lubricated, sterile, reversible and/or disposable, and may incorporate indicia indicating the location of the pads. The pads may provide protection from, e.g., repetitive stresses in tapping vials or syringes in medical examination, surgery, laboratory procedures, or other clinical contexts.

1 . A finger cot consisting of:
 a fingerprint side and a fingernail side, the fingerprint side and the fingernail side together providing a continuous outer covering made of a polymer selected from the list consisting of: latex, nitrile rubber; polyvinyl chloride; neoprene; isoprene; and polyisoprene, the finger cot configured to extend over the distal joints; fingerprint side and fingernail side of a human finger;
 one or more pads made of the polymer with a thickness of 20 mils or greater, the one or more pads integrated with the finger cot on the fingernail side, the one or more pads located at a distal portion of the finger cot, the one or more pads configured to extend over a fingernail and a second joint of a finger of the human hand when worn, 
 a thickness of the continuous outer covering being in the range of 1 to 15 mils. 
   
     
     
         2 . The finger cot of  claim 1 , where the finger cot is a medical examination finger cot. 
     
     
         3 . The finger cot of  claim 1 , where the finger cot is a surgical finger cot. 
     
     
         4 . The finger cot of  claim 1 , where the finger cot is lubricated. 
     
     
         5 . The finger cot of  claim 1  where the finger cot is lubricated with cornstarch or lycopodium powder. 
     
     
         6 . The finger cot of  claim 1 , where the finger cot is sterile. 
     
     
         7 . The finger cot of  claim 1 , where the finger cot is disposable. 
     
     
         8 . The finger cot of  claim 1 , further consisting of: a continuous inner covering, the continuous inner covering configured to extend over the distal joints; fingerprint side and the fingernail side of a human finger; the one or more pads is integrated between the continuous inner covering and the continuous outer covering, such that the finger cot is reversible.