APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DONNING STERILE GLOVES

摘要

The present invention is directed to glove inflation apparatuses and methodsfor dinning sterile gloves. The aparatuses includes at least one vacuumchamber that has an opening sized and shaped for receiving a glove and forestablishing a fluid-tight seal between the glove and the vacuum chamber. Theapparatuses further includes a vacuum pump which is connected to the chamberand a source of compressed gas which is in fluid communication with the glove.The apparatues further includes a switch that is connected to the pump and thesource of compressed gas. The switch has two states. In the first state, theswitch permits the pump to evacuate the chamber. In the second statem theswitch permits the source of compressed gas to expel the glove from theopening of the chamber. The methods for donning s sterile glove include thesteps of securing a cuff portion of a glove onto an opening of a vacuumchamber to establish a fluid-tight seal between the glove and the vacuumchamber, creating a vacuum in the vacuum chamber so as to inflate the glove,placing a hand in the inflated glove, and applying positive pressure to thecuff portion of the glove to release the glove from the opening of the vacuumchamber.