Ansell Healthcare is a worldwide leader in hand protection for healthcare practitioners.
At Ansell Professional Healthcare, we manufacture and market a wide range of surgical and examination gloves. Our extensive portfolio of powdered, powder-free and synthetic examination and surgical gloves provides appropriate barrier protection for all healthcare professionals.
In hospitals, caregivers use our standard surgery gloves and specialty gloves for micro-surgery, orthopaedics and X-ray protection.
In non-hospital settings, the same professional gloves are used by dentists, independent nursing professionals, private practitioners and laboratory staff.
Professional caregivers recognize the outstanding quality of our entire range, including:
- DermaPrene Ultra, a synthetic, accelerator-free surgical glove;
- Encore, a top-of-the-line surgical glove range for all types of surgery;
- Gammex PF, a new generation of powder-free latex surgical gloves;
- Micro-Touch, a superior examination glove combining comfort and safety.
THESE SURGICAL GLOVES ARE CLASSIFIED INTO 3 CATEGORIES
Powdered Surgical Gloves
Encore Original Style 42, Gammex™, Handsell™, Medi-Grip™ Plus and Sensi-Touch™
Powder-free Surgical Gloves
Encore, Encore Acclaim, Encore MicrOptic, Encore Orthopaedic, Gammex™ PF, Gammex™ PF HydraSoft® ,L3™ ,Medi-Grip™ PF ,Micro-Thin Nutex™ ,Micro-Thin™ PF ,Micro-Touch® PF2 ,Nutex™ and Nutex™ non sterile
Synthetic Surgical Gloves
DermaPrene® Ultra
THESE EXAMINATION GLOVES ARE CLASSIFIED INTO 3 CATEGORIES
Powdered Examination Gloves
Exam-Tex Plus™ and Micro-Touch® Powdered
Powder-free Examination Gloves
DermaClean™, Micro-Touch® HydraCare®, Micro-Touch® HydraCare® Dental, Micro-Touch® Ultra PF, No Powder™ Exam Sterile, SensiClean and SensiClean II
Synthetic Examination Gloves
Dispos-a-Glove*, Ethiparat, Micro-Touch® DermaPrene®, Micro-Touch®, Nitrile® NitraTex® & NitraTex® EP and Synsation™
The products for each category are:
Powdered Surgical Gloves
- Encore Original Style 42
- Gammex™
- Handsell™
- Medi-Grip™ Plus
- Sensi-Touch™
Encore Original Style 42 – Powdered Surgical Gloves
Curved formers and beaded cuffs. It is offered as an alternative fit to the core range of Ansell surgical gloves
- PE (Polyethylene) packaging and very easy to peel down.
- Low allergenicity: Very low protein content is enjoyed as a result of the lengthy leaching processes and postproduction washing cycles. Protein content is measured by the use of the HPLC and Modified Lowry methods. Other low allergenic features include reduced chemical residues and thiurams-free, skin-friendly formulations.
- Ultra safe: Extensive bacteriophage tests have demonstrated and confirmed the gloves` resistance to viral penetration. Our quality control is assured by the use of AQL inspection methods.
Features and Benefits:
The Original Style 42 provides uncompromising quality in a standard latex surgical glove. Its smooth finish offers maximum tactile sensitivity. It`s made using advanced technologies to lower powder and protein levels
- Smooth finish for maximum tactile sensitivity
- Soft and comfortable
- Bio-absorbable cornstarch powder used as a lubricant
Gammex™ – Powdered Surgical Gloves
Applications: All types of surgery
The Gammex glove provides an optimal combination of comfort, plus ease-of-use. Produced on Ansell anatomic formers, it provides superior comfort and a fit that`s natural to the hand. Its textured surface facilitates a better instrument grip in both damp and dry environments. The straight cuff and enforced band ensure a secure hold on the surgical gown. This glove is powdered, which makes donning and double gloving easier.
- Superior tactile sensitivity: The high level of sensitivity is realized, thanks to the thickness that ranges from just 0.20 to 0.25 mm.
Handsell™ – Powdered Surgical Gloves
High performance in terms of:
- softness
- comfort
- elasticity
- sensitivity
- resistance to tearing or puncture
- greatly reduced allergenic potential
- low levels of residual process chemicals
- low levels of latex proteins
- Bio-absorbable cornstarch powder used as a lubricant.
Features and Benefits:
- Softness
- Tactile sensitivity
- Textured surface for better grip in a damp or dry environment
- Straight cuff and sticky band ensure a secure hold on the surgical gown.
Medi-Grip™ Plus – Powdered Surgical Gloves
Applications: Surgical procedures
Produced on anatomic formers, it provides an excellent fit. It has a long tapered cuff that ensures a secure hold on the surgical gown. Its microtextured surface ensures a safe and secure grip on instruments. And it is powdered, which makes donning and double gloving easier.
Sensi-Touch™ – Powdered Surgical Gloves
Applications: All types of surgery
Features and Benefits:
- High level of tactile sensitivity: The high level of sensitivity is realized by the glove`s special optimized thickness, ranging from just 0.22 to 0.24 mm (single wall thickness).
- Safety: The glove`s textured surface ensures a secure grip on instruments in both damp and dry environments. The straight cuff ensures a secure hold on the surgical gown. The glove`s (310mm) length is longer than a standard surgical glove, for additional protection.
- The glove passes the ASTM F-1671 Bacteriophage testing for viral penetration.
- The Sensi-Touch glove combines thinness with high tear resistance, for optimal barrier protection.
- Low allergenicity: Ansell tests powdered gloves as thoroughly as powder-free and synthetic gloves. Allergic reaction testing is based on the ISO10993-10 test. Test results on the Sensi-Touch glove indicate that: No evidence of skin sensitization is found.
