AQL explained
AQL is a sampling setting, not a promise about the box in your hand. How to read it, and what to ask.
Gloves
Surgical and sterile gloves Quoted on request
Sterile surgical gloves in latex and synthetic materials, sizes 5.5 to 9, and sterile exam gloves for procedures and compounding.
Buyer questions, answered
Latex or synthetic, and which synthetic?
Latex gives the highest elasticity and feel and carries FDA's required allergy caution. Polyisoprene is the synthetic with the closest feel to latex. Polychloroprene and nitrile are the other synthetic options, with nitrile offering the highest chemical resistance. Latex-sensitive surgical teams standardize on a synthetic line.
Do we double glove, and do we want a colored underglove?
A contrasting underglove shows a breach in the outer glove at once. Undergloves come in green or blue and are listed with their own sizes and pairs per box.
Which half sizes, and how many pairs of each?
Surgical gloves run 5.5 to 9 in half-size steps, left and right. Operating rooms standardize on a small number of lines and need every half size in stock, so quotes list pairs per box and boxes per case for each size.
What leak limit and standard apply?
FDA's maximum pinhole AQL for surgical gloves is 1.5, against 2.5 for exam gloves. Some lines state 1.0 or 0.65. The material specification is ASTM D3577, which sets minimum thickness, length and strength.
Does pharmacy need sterile chemo-tested gloves for compounding?
Sterile compounding of hazardous drugs under USP chapters 797 and 800 calls for sterile gloves tested under ASTM D6978. Sterile exam gloves with a chemotherapy claim are listed here with their tested drug list available on the quote.
How to choose
- Choose the material for the team: latex, polyisoprene, polychloroprene or nitrile.
- Choose the role: standard, orthopedic thickness, micro thickness or underglove.
- List every half size the department uses and the pairs per size per month.
- For compounding, ask for sterile exam gloves with ASTM D6978 data and the drug list.
Standards this group can show
- FDA 510(k) cleared (K number on your quote)
- ASTM D3577 rubber surgical gloves
- Pinhole AQL 1.5 or stricter under 21 CFR 800.20
- Sterilization under ISO 11135 or ISO 11137
- ASTM D6978, where tested
- ASTM F1671, where tested
Surgical and sterile gloves listed today
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Pricing
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We list products by specification. Your written quote names the manufacturer, the brand and the item number before you commit to anything.
Guide
Guides that apply
How to verify a 510(k)
Five steps to check a glove's FDA clearance yourself, starting from the K number on your quote, and what a clearance does not prove.
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