Gloves: The Medline Difference

Gloves

Exam Gloves

For more than 40 years, Medline has created innovative exam-glove options that meet the evolving needs of the healthcare industry. Rigorous testing (AQL 1.5) and strict standards ensure that all our gloves provide excellent fluid and viral protection. Our commitment to high-quality and excellent service has helped us to become the largest exam glove supplier in the United States. Choose from our complete assortment of premium nitrile, vinyl and latex exam gloves.

Aloetouch®

Manufactured using propriety technology, our Aloetouch® gloves are coated on the inside with pure freeze-dried organic aloe. Heat from the wearer's hands activates the aloe, helping to relieve skin that is dry, red, chapped and irritated from frequent hand washing and glove donning. A recent study demonstrates that healthcare workers who used Medline's Aloetouch gloves had less skin irritation and better compliance with hand-hygiene requirements. Available in nitrile, vinyl and latex.

Nitrile

Although nitrile gloves of the past have been thick and stiff, Medline's new nitrile exam gloves offer a flexibility and tactile sensitivity similar to latex with the protection and durability of nitrile. This affordable glove can be used facility-wide to help prevent allergic reactions to latex.

3G Vinyl

Medline's patented stretch-synthetic exam gloves deliver unprecedented softness, strength and durability. Made from a proprietary formula, our 3G gloves are a cost-effective latex-free alternative with the tactile sensitivity, fit and barrier protection facilities need. The resin in our 3G glove has much longer polymer chains than other synthetic gloves on the market today, making the resin more workable, flexible and resilient. Now you can standardize with a single latex-free vinyl glove.

Packaging

Efficient, Less Waste – All of Medline's exam gloves are designed to lay flat – one on top of the other – inside the box so you can grab one glove at a time, instead of a clump.

Designer Glove Boxes - Specifically designed for long-term care facilities, these eye-catching boxes feature beautiful original designs with the highest quality printing to enhance room décor and help patients and residents feel more at home.

More Glove, Less Waste

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Our new nitrile exam glove packaging helps you:

Reduce time replacing empty boxes
Maximize available storage space
Consolidate ordering
Increase productivity
Decrease waste

Surgical Gloves

Medline offers a complete line of latex, latex-free, and specialty surgical gloves in a variety of styles to satisfy your most demanding needs. Because Medline is committed to assisting your facility in meeting its objectives, our sales representatives and regional O.R. specialists assume a consulting role to aid you with:

SKU consolidation
Elimination of powdered gloves
Elimination of latex and achieving a 100% latex-free environment
Implementing a cost-effective product mix with your existing surgical gloves

Cost-effective Solutions

Medline has demonstrated impressive performance as a medical supplies manufacturer and distributor with 41 consecutive years of financial growth. Because Medline sells more than 100,000 products, we are able to spread our costs over several items, which drastically minimizes our costs and allows us to offer highly competitive surgical glove prices to you. In fact, most facilities realize savings of more than 10% by switching to Medline’s premium surgical gloves.

Quality Assurance Program

Medline has long been hailed as a manufacturer and supplier of top-quality products. Ensuring the safety of both you and your patients is a top priority at Medline. In our uncompromising effort to care for you and your patients, our gloves are tested to levels 60% more stringent than the FDA requires. Medline thoroughly inspects its gloves for:

Thickness
Dimension consistency
Elongation
Pinholes
Tensile strength
Tears

Medline Support

We understand that switching to a different surgical glove supplier is a challenging endeavor for any facility. Medline’s Hassle-Free Evaluation Program is designed to make your transition to Medline’s surgical gloves trouble-free.

Representation & Pretrial

Medline’s dedicated sales representatives, regional O.R. specialists, and clinical nurses will work with your staff prior, during, and after the surgical glove evaluation.

Our team will meet with your key decision makers, staff, and surgeons to detail the product options, features and benefits, and address any concerns. This includes attending your surgical committee meetings to present the product line and review your objectives. We will support your efforts to announce the trial with posters, letters, and samples for the staff.

Trial & Conversion

Medline’s sales representatives will be on-site throughout the trial to in-service, properly size the staff, answer questions, and handle any objections.

We will provide a detailed summary report highlighting the gloves trialed, staff acceptance rate, glove pricing, and recommended actions to convert, including replacing current inventory with Medline product to make your transition quick and trouble-free. Medline sales representatives will be present to assist you in implementing the glove conversion, reeducating the staff, and changing the staff’s preference cards.