Spotlight: Halyard Purple Nitrile STERILE Exam Gloves

With Personal Protection Equipment or PPE acting as our everyday shield against any harmful germs or pathogens that may be roaming undetected, we can’t afford to take any chances and it is essential that we continue to educate ourselves on our options. Continuing our series highlighting Halyard’s glove line-up, we would like to talk about Halyard’s Purple Nitrile Sterile Gloves. This option is no different than the previous gloves we have reviewed – Halyard’s gloves exceed the requirements set for standard PPE through their comfort, versatility, and quality.  Now let’s talk sterile purple – these gloves stand out as a sterile glove option in the line-up.

The Sterile variants have a key difference than the originals, and that comes in the packaging. The “Sterile” title comes from the fact that they’re packaged in pairs. This form of packaging provides sterility for when you need a single pair of gloves and not just taking them one after another. Each pair is individually wrapped in box for the express purpose of being used that way. 

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Halyard’s Sterile Purple Nitrile Gloves

We have thoroughly discussed the benefits of nitrile. Latex and vinyl gloves are still widely used for general purpose equipment because, honestly, quality isn’t always a factor. Their level of protection can’t go against some of the heavier requirements needed beyond just general use and therefor can’t be used in nearly as many of the same extensive medical scenarios as nitrile. Halyard’s Sterile Purple Nitrile gloves cost and quality go hand-in-hand.

Versatility

We could just say the material is Nitrile and end this section here. But instead, let’s dive into what the material does that mean to you?

1. Halyard’s Purple Nitrile Sterile Gloves are waterproof. They’re recommended for damp work environments, and you can even wear them under your regular work gloves to prevent permeation.

2. Nitrile is 3-4 times more puncture-resistant than latex, Nitrile is the way to go if you need tough protection.

3. How about the fact that they’re chemotherapy drug-resistant? These gloves are recommended to use against potent cancer drugs that normal gloves wouldn’t be able to handle on a good day. They’ve been tested against 29 chemotherapy drugs per the ASTM D6978-05. And of course, this means any standard chemicals found in work environments as well.

4. Nitrile has also been proven as one of the longest lasting materials for shelf life. Under the right and proper conditions, your nitrile gloves can have a shelf life of possibly 5-10 years. Just keep them in the original packaging and stored in the proper room conditions.

The versatility of these easy-to-use disposable gloves reaches beyond just the medical scene too. Nitrile itself is now the industry go-to when looking for protective gloves for some of the biggest industries that require them. Industrial, medical, food industry, you name it.

Quality Assurance

Halyard’s Purple Nitrile Sterile Gloves meet and/or exceed most standard requirements for competing gloves. This means that they are significantly less likely to have critical defects than exam gloves that just meet the ASTM 2.5 AQL requirement. Here are some other important points to note:

• They have an AQL (Acceptable Quality Level) of 1.0 for critical defects. Meets or exceeds ASTM D6319 – Standard Specification for Nitrile Examination Glove for Medical Applications
• Meets or exceeds biocompatible 10993 studies for systemic toxicity, irritation and sensitization endpoints
• Passes Viral Penetration Testing – ASTM F1671 – 07 Standard Test Method for Resistance of Materials Used in Protective Clothing to Penetration by Blood-Borne Pathogens Using Phi-X174 Bacteriophage Penetration as a Test System

Sizes

With the variety of sizes Halyard has provided, you’ll definitely find a size to meet the needs of you whole team. These gloves can be purchased at 9.5-inch and 12-inch lengths for maximum coverage. They also range in sizes: small (S), medium (M) and large (L). And you can even buy them in bulk cases here.

Comfort

Once you put them on, your Halyard Purple Nitrile Sterile Gloves will essentially form fit to your hand using your own body heat. With their primary material being acrylonitrile butadiene, these gloves won’t cause any irritation or Type-1 allergic reaction that comes about from rubber or latex proteins. And these are powder-less gloves, so they’re both frictionless and irritation-free for a safe and easy removal. No tearing them apart just to get them off.

Packaging

Unlike their non-sterile variants, the Halyard Purple Nitrile Sterile Exam Gloves do not have SmartPULL packaging. The packaging for these sterile gloves is different than their non-sterile counterpart. Inside the box, the gloves are packaged in pairs of two for maximum sterility. So in exchange for the SmartPULL technology whenever you need a glove or two, this packaging allows for when you need a pair of sterile gloves specifically. 

Final Thoughts

The versatility and quality of Nitrile gloves makes it an obvious go-to these days for gloves in most industries. If you have any further questions about how Halyard has gone the extra mile with quality of life improvements to an existing formula, check out our website or feel free to call customer service at 704-966-1650. Halyard’s Purple Nitrile Exam Gloves are one of the best in the game. To purchase, click here.

Or you can check out Halyard’s other types of PPE gloves available here.