Why Go Latex Free?

Concern over the complications latex allergies can cause patients and staff is driving many healthcare facilities to eliminate latex in their hospitals. There are many compelling facts for you to be aware of:

-Hypersensitivity to the latex proteins in the gloves, also known as a Type I latex allergy, may cause numerous symptoms.

-Continued exposure to latex can lead to the development of a latex allergy.

-1% to 6% of the general population and 8% to 12% of the regularly exposed healthcare workers are sensitized to latex.1

-Latex in your OR can lead to additional costs, including OR teardown, re-sterilization for reusable products and worker’s compensation claims.

Achieving a latex-free environment can be challenging. Most latex-free gloves do not feel like latex, so surgeons and nurses believe they must sacrifice the fit, feel and comfort they have grown accustomed to with their everyday latex gloves.

Medline has innovative solutions to this dilemma. Medline’s SensiCare latex-free surgical gloves are made from Isolex™, a proprietary synthetic polyisoprene (PI). This man-made material has a molecular structure that is virtually identical to natural rubber (NR) latex. In fact, Isolex Polyisoprene (PI) is softer, more elastic and more comfortable than latex because it is a 100% synthetic material. At Medline, we manufacture the PI raw material ourselves, so we have control over the quality of the production from start to finish.

76% of nurses surveyed say that SensiCare feels better than their current latex glove.


The world’s first polyisoprene surgical glove

-Smooth grip that feels like latex
-Coated with pure Aloe Vera to keep hands soft and moisturized
-Standard thickness (9.8 mil)
-Ideal for general surgery
-Available sizes: 5 ½ -9

source:Ansell.com