The Biogel® Puncture Indication System

Available in both latex and non-latex options.

Overview

Glove perforations can have serious consequences in today’s healthcare environment. In fact, medical professionals carry a higher burden of significant occupational exposures to blood-borne viruses (41%). This increased by 78% from 2002-2005.1 The American College of Surgeons states, “Double gloving does help to cut down by a factor of 10, the number of potential exposures”. With 92% of all punctures going unnoticed by surgeons, the Biogel double gloving Puncture Indication System has a 97% accuracy rate in identifying punctures.2

The Biogel double gloving Puncture Indication Systems are available in both latex and non-latex. Not all gloves are alike, only Biogel provides the clearest puncture indication, so why trust anyone else.3

How Biogel Indicator systems work:

  • Two gloves are worn: a Biogel Indicator underglove (green latex, blue non-latex) and a Biogel overglove.
  • If the outer glove is punctured and fluid penetrates between the two gloves, a dark patch alerts the wearer to the puncture.

Don’t let glove perforations go undetected. Let the Biogel double gloving Patented Puncture Indication System alert you with visible evidence of a perforation, in the presence of fluid, as it happens. Don’t just think you’re protected. Know it!

Spot the risk.

1 Eye of the Needle. UK Surveillance of Significant Occupational Exposures to Bloodborne Viruses in Healthcare Workers, Health Protection Agency, November 2006; p4 http://www.hpa.org.uk/infections

2 Wigmore, SJ & Rainey, JB, “Use of Coloured Undergloves to Detect Glove Puncture.” BSJ 1994: 81: 1480.

3 REPR0355, Spectrophotometer Measurement of the Colour Indicator Type Surgical Gloves Performed by University of Leeds, Department of Colour Science.



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