Protective glove for shielding penetrating radiation

Abstract

The invention relates to a protective glove for shielding penetrating radiation, having a radiation-inhibiting layer which at least partially surrounds the protective glove and is situated directly on the protective glove or is incorporated into the protective glove. The radiation-inhibiting layer is situated substantially on the extensor side of the protective glove, and the radiation-inhibiting layer, in the region of the fingers, decreases in thickness towards the flexor sides of the fingers over the course of the transverse direction of extent.

Claims

1. A protective glove for shielding penetrating radiation, the glove comprising: a radiation-inhibiting layer at least partially surrounding the protective glove and arranged directly on a material of the protective glove or incorporated into the material of the protective glove, wherein the radiation-inhibiting layer is arranged substantially on an extensor side of the protective glove and, in a region of fingers of the glove, decreases in thickness towards flexor sides of the fingers continuously over a transverse direction of extent.

2. The protective glove according to claim 1, wherein the radiation-inhibiting layer is oriented towards incident radiation in a working position of the protective glove.

3. The protective glove according to claim 1, wherein the radiation-inhibiting layer in the region of the fingers decreases in thickness continuously over a longitudinal direction of extent from finger roots to fingertips.

4. The protective glove according to claim 1, wherein areas of finger pads are excluded from the radiation-inhibiting layer.

5. The protective glove according to claim 1, wherein areas of fingertips are excluded from the radiation-inhibiting layer.

6. The protective glove according to claim 1, wherein areas of fingertips and finger pads are excluded from the radiation-inhibiting layer.

7. The protective glove according to claim 1, wherein the radiation-inhibiting layer is arranged on the extensor side of the protective glove and partially on the flexor sides of the fingers to that the fingers are surrounded in an approximately semi-circular shape.

8. The protective glove according to claim 1, wherein the radiation-inhibiting layer consists of a material comprising lead.

9. The protective glove according to claim 1, wherein the material of the protective glove is elastomeric.

10. The protective glove according to claim 9, wherein the radiation-inhibiting layer is incorporated into the material of the protective glove, wherein the radiation-inhibiting layer comprises lead.

11. The protective glove according to claim 1, wherein the radiation-inhibiting layer is arranged directly on the material of the protective glove and consists of a separate layer of an elastomeric material containing lead.

12. The protective glove according to claim 1, further comprising an additional elastomeric layer arranged over at least the radiation-inhibiting layer.

13. A protective glove for shielding penetrating radiation comprising: a glove formed of an elastomeric material having a radiation-inhibiting layer comprising lead arranged either directly on the glove or incorporated into the elastomeric material of the glove, wherein the radiation-inhibiting layer is arranged on an extensor side of the glove and, in a region of fingers of the glove, decreases in thickness towards flexor sides of the fingers continuously over a transverse direction of extent so that the fingers are surrounded in an approximately semi-circular shape.

14. The protective glove according to claim 13, wherein the radiation-inhibiting layer is oriented towards incident radiation in a working position of the protective glove.

15. The protective glove according to claim 13, wherein the radiation-inhibiting layer in a region of the fingers decreases in thickness continuously over a longitudinal direction of extent from finger roots to fingertips.

16. The protective glove according to claim 13, wherein areas of finger pads are excluded from the radiation-inhibiting layer.

17. The protective glove according to claim 16, wherein areas of fingertips are excluded from the radiation-inhibiting layer.

18. The protective glove according to claim 13, further comprising an additional elastomeric layer situated over at least the radiation-inhibiting layer.

19. The protective glove according to claim 13, wherein the radiation-inhibiting layer is incorporated into the elastomeric material of the glove.

20. The protective glove according to claim 13, wherein the radiation-inhibiting layer is arranged directly on the elastomeric material of the glove and consists of a separate layer of an elastomeric material containing lead.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] Further details, features and advantages of the invention are explained below with respect to the embodiments shown in the figures. It shows:

[0021] FIG. 1a shows a cross-sectional view of a finger to illustrate the positional indications;

[0022] FIG. 1b shows a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the invention in the area of the fingers of the protective glove;

[0023] FIG. 2a shows a sectional view in the longitudinal direction in the area of the fingers of an embodiment of a protective glove according to the invention;

[0024] FIG. 3a shows a sectional view in the longitudinal direction of extent of a further embodiment of a protective glove according to the invention;

[0025] FIG. 4a shows the arrangement of the radiation-inhibiting layer in the area of the fingers in a top view of an embodiment of a protective glove according to the invention;

[0026] FIG. 4b shows the arrangement of the radiation-inhibiting layer according to FIG. 4a in a cross-sectional view; and

[0027] FIG. 4c shows the arrangement of the radiation-inhibiting layer in the area of the thumb of the embodiment of the protective glove according to FIG. 4a in a cross-sectional view.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] FIG. 1a shows a cross-sectional view of a finger, which can represent a long or small finger or a thumb. FIG. 1a shows the fingernail of the long/small finger or thumb 3a, b. The vertical double arrow with the reference sign 12 illustrates the bending or stretching of the long/small fingers or thumb 3a, b. Accordingly the extensor side of the long/small finger or thumb 3a, b with the reference sign 5 is above the long/small finger or thumb 3a, b and the flexor side 6 below the finger 3a, b.

[0029] FIG. 1b shows a cross-sectional view of a protective glove 1 according to the invention for shielding penetrating radiation 4 with a radiation-inhibiting layer 2 at least partially surrounding the protective glove 1. The radiation-inhibiting layer 2 is arranged directly on the protective glove 1 or embedded in the protective glove 1. The radiation-inhibiting layer 2 is essentially arranged on the extensor side 5 of protective glove 1. The arrows with the reference sign 12 shown at the small/long fingers or the thumb 3a, b, respectively, indicate the bending or stretching of the respective fingers 3a, b, and it can be seen that the respective radiation-inhibiting layer 2 is arranged at the small/long fingers or the thumb 3a, b oriented in such a way that the radiation-inhibiting layer 2 of the respective fingers 3a, b have their greatest strength or thickness with respect to incident radiation 4, presently X-rays. In this way, the radiation-inhibiting layer 2 is oriented towards the incident radiation 4 in a working position of the protective glove 1.

[0030] Furthermore, it can be seen that the radiation-inhibiting layer 2 in the area of the fingers 3a, b decreases in thickness in the direction of the transverse direction of extent 10 towards the flexor sides 6 of the fingers 3a, b.

[0031] The incident radiation 4 is shown in FIG. 1b arriving vertically from above, as is the case in medical procedures with a fluoroscopic zone.

[0032] FIG. 2 shows a longitudinal sectional view of a finger 3a, b, which is arranged in an embodiment of a protective glove according to the invention. Presently a small/long finger 3a is shown in the protective glove 1. The longitudinal direction of extent 11 of the long/small finger 3a is illustrated by the marking with the reference sign 11. On the flexor side 6 of the protective glove 1 surrounding the small/long finger 3a the area of the finger cap 7 is excluded from the radiation-inhibiting layer 2. This is essentially only on the extensor side 5 of the protective glove 1 and its thickness is essentially constant over the course in the longitudinal direction of extent 11 of the small/long fingers 3a.

[0033] The thickness or height of the radiation-inhibiting layer 2 in this case is about 0.75 mm to about 1.6 mm.

[0034] In contrast to this, FIG. 3 shows that the thickness of the radiation-inhibiting layer 2 in the area of the shown small/long finger 3a decreases in the course of the longitudinal direction of extent 11 from the finger root 9 to the fingertip 8. In the region of the finger root 9, the thickness or height of the radiation-inhibiting layer is about 1.6 mm, whereby it decreases towards the region of the fingertip 8 essentially to a thickness or height of about 0.75 mm. According to the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 the area of the finger cap 7 is excluded from the radiation-inhibiting layer 2.

[0035] FIG. 4a shows a top view of a small/long finger 3a in an enlarged view of the corresponding FIG. 4b, whereby it can be seen that the radiation-inhibiting layer 2 is arranged over the entire length of the small/long finger 3a from finger root 9 to fingertip 8. The area of the finger cap 7 is excluded from the radiation-inhibiting layer 2.

[0036] FIG. 4b shows in an enlarged view that the radiation-inhibiting layer 2 surrounding the small/long finger 3a is located on the extensor side 5 and partly on the flexor side 6 and surrounds the small/long finger 3a to be protected in an approximately semi-circular shape. In addition, the radiation-inhibiting layer 2 is arranged in such a way that it is aligned with respect to incident radiation 4.

[0037] FIG. 4c shows the embodiment according to FIG. 4a, but instead of the small/long finger 3a the thumb 3b is shown. In contrast to the small/long finger 3a according to FIG. 4a or 4b, the radiation-inhibiting layer 2 is arranged on the opposite side of the finger of the protective glove 1, so that in a working position of the protective glove 1 the radiation-inhibiting layer 2 is aligned with incident radiation 4.

[0038] The embodiments shown and described in the figures are only intended to explain the invention and are not limiting.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

[0039]

TABLE-US-00001 1 - protective glove 2 - radiation-inhibiting layer 3a - small/long finger 3b - thumb 4 - incident radiation 5 - extensor side 6 - flexor side 7 - finger pad 8 - fingertip 9 - finger root 10 - transverse direction of extent 11 - longitudinal direction of extent 12 - bending/stretching