Integrity and quality of the healthcare worker/patient barrier
is a key factor against the risks linked to blood exposure,
i.e. viral (in particular hepatitis B and C and HIV) and bacterial
contamination in a healthcare setting. When accidents occur
(injury due to cuts or perforations, micro-perforations undetected
by the wearer, or simply the intrinsic porosity of most latex-based
materials), the gloves currently on the market do not offer
a sufficient protection.
Built around the dynamic protective barrier concept, the
G-VIR® glove contains a disinfectant agent which diminishes the
transmitted viral load in case of Blood
Exposure Accident (BEA).
The concept is based on a composite, triple-layer structure:
• two mechanical layers in contact
with the skin of the patient and that of the healthcare worker,
completely impermeable to the smallest particles (including
viruses).
• an inner "biological"
layer encased between the mechanical layers containing
a antimicrobial agent (mixture of biguanide and quaternary
ammoniums) that greatly diminishes the transmitted viral load
(and thus the resulting probability of contamination)
when the integrity of the material is compromised (e.g. microperforations
and even accidental needle-sticks and cuts).
