Manufacturers of Gloves

Which is the best manufacturer of sterile surgical gloves that You prefer for medical play?

The brand of surgical (sterile) gloves, versus non-sterile (exam) gloves is a very personal thing. Gloves are made from different molds, so people will have different preferences regarding how they fit their own hands.

I like Microtouch surgical gloves.

Kimberly Clark sterlie gloves has the best quality latex and fit.

Biogel are nice.

A few of the orthopedic surgical gloves are dark brown and have that cool foreboding old school look to them. They go nicely with my white scrubs and old white surgical gown!

I have tried ansell and they worked well for me.

I agree with Mash, I really like the biogels, they go on easily, they're tight and they feel nice and smooth, they smell good too!

I have only ever used Biogel gloves myself, & that is only because other gloves in cath packs are too small for my hands.

By far a better feel than any other gloves I have worn, i.e.(like latex or PVC exam gloves)

Would love to try different brands of surgical glove to compare.

Chirana is good to

Ansell makes nice gloves both sterile and non sterile with a very nice sensitive feel

Unfortunately, most gloves are textured on the outside, so I end up turning them inside-out for a delightfully smooth experience 😃

Ansell Microtouch (powdered) are nicely molded and stretchy. Ansell Sensi-Touch (also powdered) are smooth and have nice long cuffs. Sempermed Supreme are powder-free, thinner than most gloves, very smooth (no need to turn inside-out) but the cuffs aren't as long and I seem to be sensitive to the inner coating (!) for some reason. Biogel Sensor are also thin, stretchy, transparent, but because they are chlorinated, they smell awful! Still looking for that elusive perfect glove...

Great observations! I also like to use the inside-out technique. When used with a powder free glove, that smooth inner coating turned out, provides a lovely slippery sensation for your patient as your gloved hands slide easily across their bare skin...

Sounds like I need to look into the Sempremed too. They made a glove for hair dressers, called the matador. It is basically their orthopedic surgical glove unsterile. It is a long cuffed light brown glove that also works well when turned inside out. If you see them at the salon supply, check em out.

I have some Matadors lying about. They are really good.

I love the biogel, but I usually use microtouch since they are easier for me to get.

My girlfriend is a nurse and she she has some concerns and we've tried it the same, of course, with lubricant

I have some Cardinal Protegrity that are nice. They are brown, powder free, smooth and about 12" length. I also have some Ansell Accutech which are textured but very comfortable to wear.

Ansell gloves are good. Unfortunately can not find Biogel gloves. It is said to be awesome

My choice is Marigold surgical gloves

Http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/disposable-gloves/hand-protection/safety/ecatalog/N-b1i?Ndr=basedimid10071&sst=subset

Appear to have a wide selection to search on, a little pricy, but a good resource if you're looking for something different.

My collection has since grown so I wanted to update.

I have every type Biogel makes. My favorite are the green latex underglove, they are super soft on both sides. The other styles just have a bad smell I associate with them. The orthopedic are very thick and transfer great sensations.

I also have everything Medlines makes. Triumph are my favorite, bright white and great smell/ taste. The aloetouch ones the make are great to sleep in. The aloetouch micro are brown and super thin, but the regular aloetouch are a nice mint green color.

I never really liked any of my Ansell. Microptic are a nice shade of brown, but are thin and very tacky feeling.

Caridinal Protegrity SMT were my favorite fitting gloves, but they just replaced them with the protexis lines. The Protexis are better smelling (no nitrile coating) and have a layer called hydrogel that keeps them from sticking when donning.

I do have non latex from all of the manufacturers but I don't care for the smell. The biogel blue skinsense are very tough, I think they're polyisoprene. The synthetics usually collect dust for me.