A veterinary glove, a veterinary implement for ultrasound rectal examination of a large animal, and a method of preparing such an implement

摘要

The present invention relates to a veterinary glove (9) for use in the ultrasound rectal examination of a large animal by means of an elongated ultrasound probe inserted into said glove (9), said glove (9) having a fluid tight glove wall (15) defining a hand receiving glove body (10) for receiving the hand of a person performing said examination, said hand receiving glove body (10) including a palm portion (12) integral with a thumb finger pocket (18a), an index finger pocket (18b) and one or more additional finger pockets (18c, 18d, 18e), said glove wall (15) also defining an elongated probe pocket (22) integral with said palm portion (12) and communicating with the inside of said glove (9), said elongated probe pocket (22) i) extending between said thumb finger pocket (18a) and said index finger pocket (18b) or ii) being arrange able to extend between said thumb finger pocket (18a) and said index finger pocket (18b).