A system for enhancing sterility includes a first surgical glove including an upper glove portion and a lower glove portion. A surgical garment includes at least one surgical garment cuff and a sealing device including a first adhesive. The first adhesive of the sealing device is configured to be affixed between an inside surface of the lower portion of the first surgical glove and an outside surface of the at least one surgical garment cuff so as to provide a fluid seal between the first surgical glove and the at least one surgical garment cuff of the surgical garment.

A system for enhancing sterility includes a first surgical glove including an upper glove portion and a lower glove portion. A surgical garment includes at least one surgical garment cuff and a sealing device including a first adhesive. The first adhesive of the sealing device is configured to be affixed between an inside surface of the lower portion of the first surgical glove and an outside surface of the at least one surgical garment cuff so as to provide a fluid seal between the first surgical glove and the at least one surgical garment cuff of the surgical garment.

The present invention relates generally to methods of preparing antimicrobial elastomeric articles that include an elastomeric article having an antimicrobial coating provided thereon. The antimicrobial elastomeric articles exhibit enhanced ability to reduce or eliminate microbes that come in contact with the article. Certain aspects of the invention are further directed to methods of packaging the antimicrobial elastomeric articles, where the packaged antimicrobial articles exhibit antimicrobial effectiveness for an extended period of time as compared to unpackaged antimicrobial articles. Antimicrobial elastomeric articles and packaged antimicrobial elastomeric articles prepared in accordance with the methods of the present invention are also provided.

The present invention relates generally to methods of preparing antimicrobial elastomeric articles that include an elastomeric article having an antimicrobial coating provided thereon. The antimicrobial elastomeric articles exhibit enhanced ability to reduce or eliminate microbes that come in contact with the article. Certain aspects of the invention are further directed to methods of packaging the antimicrobial elastomeric articles, where the packaged antimicrobial articles exhibit antimicrobial effectiveness for an extended period of time as compared to unpackaged antimicrobial articles. Antimicrobial elastomeric articles and packaged antimicrobial elastomeric articles prepared in accordance with the methods of the present invention are also provided.

An example package of gloves and associated system is provided. The package of gloves includes two or more gloves, with each of the gloves including a proximal end defining a cuff with an opening capable of receiving a hand of a user therethrough, and a distal end opposing the proximal end and defining finger sections capable of receiving fingers of the hand of the user. The package includes a removable connecting component disposed between each of the respective gloves and connecting the proximal and distal ends of adjacently disposed gloves to each other.

An example package of gloves and associated system is provided. The package of gloves includes two or more gloves, with each of the gloves including a proximal end defining a cuff with an opening capable of receiving a hand of a user therethrough, and a distal end opposing the proximal end and defining finger sections capable of receiving fingers of the hand of the user. The package includes a removable connecting component disposed between each of the respective gloves and connecting the proximal and distal ends of adjacently disposed gloves to each other.

An apparatus for dispensing a disposable glove and applying it to the hand of a user in which a stream of air drawn into an enclosed glove applying chamber through a constricted opening aligned with the heel of the glove inflates the topmost glove in a stack of gloves in the chamber so that a user can readily insert his hand into the glove. After the user has donned the glove on the hand, a wall of the chamber is opened to permit the user to readily withdraw his hand from the glove applying chamber while the air flow which originally inflated the top-most glove is disrupted. Upon closures of the chamber wall, the re-established air flow automatically inflates the next lower glove in the glove stack to prepare the next glove for receipt of another hand. The apparatus alternatively or in addition includes a glove removal chamber arranged to remove a glove from a gloved hand using a stream of air drawn into the glove removal chamber.

A roll of disposable, rubber gloves that are attached to a paper-like material via, but not limited to, an adhesive, heat or vacuum sealing. By producing one single sheet of the glove roll at a time, it gives the capability to sandwich two sheets of the glove roll together to create individual sections of pairs of gloves. Producing the glove roll this way allows for the guarantee of infection control. The user is only receiving one pair of gloves at a time, rather than reaching into a box of gloves and pulling out too many and possibly contaminating the remaining gloves and/or wasting the extra. The roll will be dispensed by a machine that is similar in fashion to a paper towel dispenser and available in an automatic or manual dispensing option. The roll will also be dispensed via a traditional cardboard glove box.

A roll of disposable, rubber gloves that are attached to a paper-like material via, but not limited to, an adhesive, heat or vacuum sealing. By producing one single sheet of the glove roll at a time, it gives the capability to sandwich two sheets of the glove roll together to create individual sections of pairs of gloves. Producing the glove roll this way allows for the guarantee of infection control. The user is only receiving one pair of gloves at a time, rather than reaching into a box of gloves and pulling out too many and possibly contaminating the remaining gloves and/or wasting the extra. The roll will be dispensed by a machine that is similar in fashion to a paper towel dispenser and available in an automatic or manual dispensing option. The roll will also be dispensed via a traditional cardboard glove box.

Kits and methods are provided for harvesting samples such as cells or tissue including skin tissue for use in research and therapeutic protocols. Kits and methods for deploying grafts, constructs or other products for therapeutic use are also provided. Use of the kits temporarily preserves the viability and/or function of the sample (such as a tissue sample) and/or therapeutic agent.