IP Library Granted Patent US 9,974,611
Granted Patent B2
US 9,974,611 · App. 14/099,803 · Granted May 22, 2018

Ergonomic surgical glove

Inventors: Lloyd P. Champagne (Phoenix, AZ); Jozef Zoldos (Phoenix, AZ); Yani Deros (Phoenix, AZ)
Assignee: EXOMED INTERNATIONAL IP, LLC
A61B19/045A61B42/00A61B42/40
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,974,611
App. No.
14/099,803
Granted
May 22, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a surgical glove that alleviates the biasing force associated with bending or abducting the hand and fingers when wearing a surgical glove.

Claims (10)

1. A medical glove, comprising:

a molded latex or latex-free elastomeric material, and the glove including:

a body portion, a set of finger portions, and a thumb portion; and the finger portions including an index finger portion, a middle finger portion, a ring finger portion and a little finger portion;

the body portion having a proximal opening and a distal area including respective finger openings for each of the finger portions where the finger portions are joined at the finger openings to the body portion, and the finger portions each extend along a long axis away from the finger opening, and the body portion includes a palm region, and a dorsum region which has a lateral side and a medial side and is connected on the lateral side and on the medial side to the palm region, and includes a thumb opening into the thumb portion where the thumb portion is joined at the thumb opening to the body portion and the thumb portion extends along a long axis away from the thumb opening;

the finger portions each sequentially include a MCP joint portion, a proximal phalange portion, a PIP joint portion, a middle phalange portion, a DIP joint portion, and a distal phalange portion; and the thumb member sequentially includes a MCP joint portion, a proximal phalange portion, an IP joint portion, and a distal phalange portion;

wherein for each finger portion, the MCP joint portion, the PIP joint portion and the DIP joint portion are each formed at an angle along the long axis of the finger portion so as to collectively curve the finger portion toward the palm region, and for the thumb portion, the MCP joint portion and the IP joint portion are each formed at an angle along the long axis of the thumb portion so as to collectively curve the thumb portion toward the palm region;

wherein for each finger portion, the angle of the MCP joint portion is greater than the angle for the respective PIP joint portion and for the respective DIP joint portions for each finger portion;

wherein the angle of the index finger MCP joint portion is greater than the angle of the little finger MCP joint portion;

wherein the dorsum region includes a pattern comprising at least one projection of material proximal to the finger opening for each finger portion and there are more projections of material proximal to the opening of the little finger opening than there are proximal to the opening of the index finger opening;

wherein each of the finger portions and the thumb portion includes at least one projection of material which extends in the direction of the long axis so as to accommodate an expansion in diameter in a fully flexed position of a finger portion and the thumb portion; and wherein for each finger portion, the MCP joint portion, the PIP joint portion and the DIP joint portion each include at least one projection of material which extends across the long axis of the finger portion, and for the thumb portion, the MCP joint portion and the IP joint portion each include at least one projection of material which extends across the long axis of the thumb portion.

Assignments (7)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 24, 2022
From: DEROS, YANI
To: EXSOMED CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 060309/0260 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2022
From: EXSOMED HOLDING COMPANY, LLC
To: EXSOMED CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 060051/0216 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 16, 2019
From: EXSOMED INTERNATIONAL, LLC
To: EXSOMED HOLDING COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 048037/0747 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 16, 2019
From: ASIATRUST LTD., TRUSTEE OF THE QUATRO TRUST
To: EXSOMED INTERNATIONAL, LLC
Reel/Frame 048037/0318 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 16, 2019
From: EXSOMED INTERNATIONAL IP, LLC
To: ASIATRUST LTD., TRUSTEE OF THE QUATRO TRUST
Reel/Frame 048037/0172 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 7, 2015
From: EXSOMED HOLDING COMPANY, LLC
To: EXSOMED INTERNATIONAL IP, LLC
Reel/Frame 036012/0987 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 1, 2014
From: CHAMPAGNE, LLOYD P.; ZOLDOS, JOZEF
To: EXSOMED HOLDING COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 033226/0478 →
Continuity (4)
Provisional Application 61734027 · Dec 6, 2012
Provisional Application 61758728 · Jan 30, 2013
Provisional Application 61772463 · Mar 4, 2013
Related Publication 20140166521A1 · Jun 19, 2014