Overview
Nitrile surgical gloves are the latex-free alternative to traditional latex surgical gloves. They offer slightly less tactile sensitivity but eliminate the risk of Type I latex allergy reactions during surgery — critical when patient or surgical team has known latex sensitivity.
Materials
- ✓Synthetic nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR)
Key Features
- ✓Sterile, single-use
- ✓Latex-free
- ✓Anatomical shape
- ✓Stronger than latex surgical (more puncture resistant)
✓ Pros
- +No latex allergy risk
- +Higher puncture resistance than latex surgical
- +Increasingly preferred for high-risk procedures
✗ Cons
- −Less tactile sensitivity than latex
- −Less elastic
- −More expensive than latex surgical
Who Uses Surgical Nitrile?
Latex-allergic surgeonsPediatric surgeryOperating rooms with latex-free protocols