Biogel® PI UltraTouch® G and Biogel® PI UltraTouch® M offer additional choice in texture, grip and control.
DENVER (MARCH 15, 2010)
Mölnlycke Health Care, the maker of Biogel® gloves, today introduced two new surgical gloves featuring enhanced grip to its Biogel non-latex polyisoprene (PI) line. The announcement was made at the AORN Congress 2010 in Denver.
The new Biogel PI UltraTouch G is typically 15 percent thinner than the current Biogel® PI and offers improved sensitivity, a curved finger and a micro-roughened surface. The Biogel PI UltraTouch M features a textured surface with a straight finger. Available nationwide April 1, both gloves offer a specialized manufacturing process to create extra grip and control.
“U.S. health care workers have different needs when it comes to texture, grip and sensitivity in their surgical gloves,” said Carolyn Twomey, RN, BSN, Global Head of Clinical Services for Mölnlycke Health Care. “That’s why we’ve expanded the Biogel non-latex PI product line to offer more choices to those looking for enhanced grip in a high-quality, non-latex surgical glove.”
The new gloves can be worn alone or with the Biogel® PI Indicator™ Underglove as part of Biogel’s Patented Puncture Indication System™.1 Biogel PI UltraTouch G and Biogel PI UltraTouch M both offer the fit, feel and comfort of latex while providing optimal grip for a range of surgical procedures or surgeries where latex allergies are a concern for patients or clinicians.
“Latex allergies can significantly affect both patients and health care workers,” said Twomey. “By using non-latex surgical gloves, facilities can eliminate unnecessary glove-related latex allergic reactions and the potential costs associated with them.”
Biogel surgical gloves are 100 percent powder-free and offer an industry-leading acceptable quality level (AQL) freedom from holes of 0.65. Every glove is air inflation-tested and visually inspected for quality and user confidence and exceeds industry standards for force at break, tensile strength and elongation.2
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About Mölnlycke Health Care
Mölnlycke Health Care is one of the world’s leading providers of single-use surgical and wound care solutions to the professional health care sector. The company offers an array of services that allows its customers to increase efficiency, save time and deliver better, safer care.
Mölnlycke offers safe and efficient surgical and wound care solutions through a wide range of single-use products that help minimize the risk of infections for patients and protect health care workers.
Key brands include Biogel®, BARRIER®, Hibiclens® and wound care dressings with Safetac® technology.
For more information about the Mölnlycke Health Care full line of products, please visit www.molnlycke.com or call (800) 843-8497.