PURPLE NITRILE* Exam Gloves
PURPLE NITRILE* Exam Gloves provide healthcare workers with outstanding barrier protection from bacteria, viruses, and chemicals where risk of fluid exposure is moderate to high.
Purple Means Protection
The HALYARD* portfolio of PURPLE NITRILE* Exam Gloves are heavy-weight nitrile gloves. They provide excellent barrier protection from chemicals, foreign substances and bodily fluids. PURPLE NITRILE-XTRA* Exam Gloves offer the highest level of chemotherapy protection available in the HALYARD* line of nitrile exam gloves.
Trusted Performance
Healthcare professionals in the ER, ICU, lab, and oncology units of acute care facilities, as well as EMS staff, dental clinicians, and cancer center specialists all rely on PURPLE NITRILE* Exam Gloves. When they see that unique purple color, clinicians know they have protection they can trust, and that gives them the confidence to provide the best care to every patient.
PURPLE NITRILE* Exam Glove
Approved for use with Chemotherapy Drugs
Textured fingertips
Sterile Options Available
Are you protected? Know for sure.
Download the full list of 52 chemotherapy drugs that our PURPLE NITRILE-XTRA* Exam Gloves protect against.
PURPLE NITRILE-XTRA* Exam Gloves
Extended Cuff
52 Chemo Drugs Tested and Approved
2 Sterile Gloves Per Pouch
PURPLE NITRILE* MAX Exam Gloves
The new standard for protection in the sterile processing department
Eliminate the need to wear double or triple gloves with the longer and thicker PURPLE NITRILE* MAX. Protection, specifically for Central Sterile Processing technicians, all the way to the mid-forearm.
- Excellent wet/dry grip with fully textured palms and fingertips
- Added confidence when handling instruments and decontamination chemicals with a heavier glove weight
- Superior protection from sharps with the thickest disposable nitrile glove in the SPD
- Protection from water ingress and subsequent skin irritation with a longer glove at 415mm.
PURPLE NITRILE* MAX Exam Gloves are an excellent choice for protection against chemical exposure.
They have been tested against 52 chemotherapy drugs per the European norm EN374-1 and the US standard ASTM D6978, Standard Practice for Assessment of Resistance of Medical Gloves to Permeation by Chemotherapy Drugs, as well as common chemicals found in the healthcare environment.
Longer Length
PURPLE NITRILE* MAX cuff extends a full 415mm, providing the right level of protection from dangerous microorganisms, all the way to the mid-forearm.
Heavier Weight
At 20 grams, PURPLE NITRILE* MAX is more than twice the weight of PURPLE NITRILE-XTRA*, for added confidence when handling instruments and decontamination chemicals.
Thicker Fingertips
Its increased fingertip thickness provides almost double the protection of any other exam glove in the HALYARD* portfolio.
Fully Textured
PURPLE NITRILE* MAX features fully textured fingertips and palm, designed for excellent wet and dry grip.
Glove Guidelines for Chemotherapy Activities 1
- If double-gloving, one pair should be worn under the gown cuff and the other worn over the gown cuff.
- If single-gloving, the gloves should be worn over the gown cuff.
- When compounding, change gloves every 30 minutes.
- For all other activities, change gloves after each use or every 30 minutes of wear.
- For all activities, change gloves immediately when contaminated or damaged.
Related Products
PURPLE NITRILE* Exam Glove
PURPLE NITRILE-XTRA* Exam Glove
PURPLE NITRILE* MAX Exam Glove
Have Questions?
For more information on our PURPLE NITRILE* Exam Gloves, contact one of our representatives.
Sources
1 Oncology Nursing Society (ONS): Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Guidelines and Recommendations for Practice 2005.
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