Gloves

Gloves
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Gloves
Abena’s expert knowledge and experience help you select
the best glove for specific needs. The most important
parameter when choosing a glove is the intended
application of the glove and the consequent need for
protection against various risks.
Therefore, Abena’s gloves concept covers a wide variety
of medical gloves as well as protective gloves.
Medical Gloves
The medical gloves include products for all protection
and hygiene applications in the health care sector. All
medical gloves meet the highest level of quality and
safety and comply with all relevant European standards
such as the series of EN 455 standards. Some of the
medical gloves are dual labeled, which means they can
also be used as protective gloves.
Medical gloves exist in different qualities:
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Nitrile
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Latex
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Vinyl
They are divided into two categories, namely hospicare
gloves and Abena gloves. Please refer to the individual
sections of this catalogue for detailed information about
the different qualities and their applications.
Protective Gloves
The protective gloves are divided into single use gloves
and household gloves, as well as some undergloves. The
gloves chosen in this category can be used either as
protection against minimal risks or for specific needs in
the cleaning or laboratory sector.
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Abena House
of Concepts
Abena’s House of Concepts is a cornerstone
in our business concept.
Together with Abena’s product concepts
for incontinence, body wash,
bed protection, skin care, protective
wear and wound care, our gloves concept
offers a powerful one-stop solution
to health care institutions such as hospitals,
clinics, nursing homes, medical shops
as well as for cleaning tasks, hairdressers,
dentists, laboratories and for the food and automotive
industries.
Regulations
Specialist knowledge
Hospitals /Clinics Nursing homes/Medical shops Hairdressers/Dentists/
Laboratories/
Food and Automotive Industries
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Abena and The Environment
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Abena supports United Nations Global Compact in
the areas of human rights, labour, environment and
anti-corruption
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The optimized packaging and logistics are your
guarantee for less waste and lower CO 2
-emissions
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Packaging is recyclable
Right Product –
Best Price
Abena’s own sourcing organization sources a wide
range of products from the leading sourcing hubs
in the world such as China, Malaysia and Sri
Lanka, etc. Our own people enforce our strict
quality procedures locally at the manufacturers
carefully chosen by Abena. Abena is committed
to bringing the right products to our customers
at the best price.
Unique Selling Points for
Our Gloves Concept
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Gloves for many different purposes.
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Guideline to the correct protection
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Comfortable gloves
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Test performed on the gloves
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Uniform quality
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Examination Gloves
Nitrile
Application, Nitrile
For quick cleaning tasks.
For nursing tasks
For tasks involving blood and other
bodily fluids.
For the handling of food.
For the handling of medicine,
including cytostatica and hormone
cream.
For staff and/or patients who are
allergic to latex.
For the handling of various
chemicals.
The Difference Between
Hospi-Care and Abena Gloves
Hospi-Care nitrile gloves are
thicker and stronger than the
standard quality.
The barrier of the glove is tested
against more chemicals and
cytostatica.
Our Hospi-Care assortment also
offers a nitrile glove suitable for
persons with rubber chemicals
allergy.
Nitrile, textured, powder free
Art. No. Size
Width Colour
Units per
pack/cll
290411 X-small 76 mm White 150/1500
290412 Small 86 mm White 150/1500
290413 Medium 98 mm White 150/1500
290414 Large 107 mm White 150/1500
290415 X-large 115 mm White 150/1500
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Examination Gloves
Nitrile
Nitrile, textured, powder free
Art. No. Size
Width Colour
Units per
pack/cll
290417 X-small 76 mm Blue 150/1500
290418 Small 86 mm Blue 150/1500
290419 Medium 98 mm Blue 150/1500
290420 Large 107 mm Blue 150/1500
290421 X-large 115 mm Blue 150/1500
Nitrile, textured, powder free
Art. No. Size
Width Colour
Units per
pack/cll
290437 X-small 75 mm Black 200/2000
290438 Small 85 mm Black 200/2000
290439 Medium 95 mm Black 200/2000
290440 Large 105 mm Black 200/2000
290441 X-large 115 mm Black 180/1800
Nitrile, textured, powder free
Art. No. Size
Width Colour
Units per
pack/cll
3940 X-small 76 mm White 100/1000
3941 Small 86 mm White 100/1000
3942 Medium 98 mm White 100/1000
3943 Large 107 mm White 100/1000
3944 X-large 115 mm White 100/1000
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Examination Gloves
Nitrile
Nitrile, textured, powder free
Art. No. Size
Width Colour
Units per
pack/cll
290423 X-small 76 mm Blue 100/1000
3958 Small 86 mm Blue 100/1000
3959 Medium 86 mm Blue 100/1000
3960 Large 98 mm Blue 100/1000
3961 X-large 115 mm Blue 100/1000
3945 XX-large 120 mm Blue 90/900
Nitrile, textured, powder and accelerator free
Art. No. Size
Width Colour
Units per
pack/cll
290400 Small 80 mm Dark blue 100/1000
290401 Medium 95 mm Dark blue 100/1000
290402 Large 110 mm Dark blue 100/1000
290403 X-large 115 mm Dark blue 100/1000
Nitrile, textured, long, powder free
Art. No. Size
Width Colour
Units per
pack/cll
290431 X-small 76 mm Blue 100/1000
3924 Small 86 mm Blue 100/1000
3925 Medium 98 mm Blue 100/1000
3926 Large 107 mm Blue 100/1000
3927 X-large 115 mm Blue 100/1000
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Examination Gloves
Latex
Application, Latex
For quick cleaning tasks that do not
involve contact with strong
chemicals.
For nursing tasks.
For tasks involving blood and other
bodily fluids.
For the handling of food.
Sterile gloves are for sterile
procedures.
The Difference Between
Hospi-Care and Abena Gloves
Hospi-Care latex gloves are
available in 2 different qualities.
One is chlorinated and coated with
polymer and has a very good grip.
The double chlorinated latex glove
has a very low content of latex
proteins.
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Examination Gloves
Latex
Latex, smooth, powder free
Art. No. Size
Width Colour
Units per
pack/cll
8817 X-small 75 mm Natural 100/1000
4387 Small 80 mm Natural 100/1000
4388 Medium 95 mm Natural 100/1000
4389 Large 110 mm Natural 100/1000
4381 X-large 115 mm Natural 100/1000
Latex, textured, powder free
Art. No. Size
Width Colour
Units per
pack/cll
290121 X-small 75 mm Natural 100/1000
290122 Small 85 mm Natural 100/1000
290123 Medium 95 mm Natural 100/1000
290124 Large 105 mm Natural 100/1000
290125 X-large 115 mm Natural 100/1000
Latex, textured, powder free
Art. No. Size
Width Colour
Units per
pack/cll
3928 Small 80 mm Blue 100/1000
3929 Medium 95 mm Blue 100/1000
3930 Large 110 mm Blue 100/1000
3931 X-large 115 mm Blue 100/1000
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Examination Gloves
Latex
Latex, textured, long, powder free
Art. No. Size
Width Colour
Units per
pack/cll
290120 X-small 75 mm Natural 100/1000
3920 Small 85 mm Natural 100/1000
3921 Medium 95 mm Natural 100/1000
3922 Large 105 mm Natural 100/1000
3923 X-large 115 mm Natural 100/1000
Latex, textured, double chlorinated, powder free
Art. No. Size
Width Colour
Units per
pack/cll
3864 X-small 75 mm Natural 100/1000
3892 Small 80 mm Natural 100/1000
3893 Medium 95 mm Natural 100/1000
3894 Large 110 mm Natural 100/1000
3895 X-large 115 mm Natural 100/1000
Latex, textured, powder free
Art. No. Size
Width Colour
Units per
pack/cll
3875 X-small 75 mm Natural 100/1000
3876 Small 80 mm Natural 100/1000
3877 Medium 95 mm Natural 100/1000
3878 Large 110 mm Natural 100/1000
3879 X-large 115,0 mm Natural 100/1000
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Examination Gloves
Latex
Latex, smooth, powdered
Art. No. Size
Width Colour
Units per
pack/cll
4383 X-small 75 mm Natural 100/1000
4384 Small 80 mm Natural 100/1000
4385 Medium 95 mm Natural 100/1000
4386 Large 95 mm Natural 100/1000
4382 X-large 115 mm Natural 100/1000
Latex, textured, powdered
Art. No. Size
Width Colour
Units per
pack/cll
3936 Small 80 mm Blue 100/1000
3937 Medium 95 mm Blue 100/1000
3938 Large 110 mm Blue 100/1000
3939 X-large 115 mm Blue 100/1000
Latex, textured, powder free, sterile
Art. No. Size
Width Colour
Units per
pack/cll
3976 Small 85 mm Natural 50/300
3977 Medium 95 mm Natural 50/300
3978 Large 106 mm Natural 50/300
290119 X-large 116 mm Natural 50/300
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Examination Gloves
Vinyl
Application, Vinyl
For quick cleaning tasks that do not
involve contact with strong
chemicals.
For the handling of non-greasy food.
The Difference Between
Hospi-Care and Abena Gloves
Hospi-Care vinyl gloves are
phthalatefree.
Suitable for handling all
kinds of food (phthalatefree).
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Examination Gloves
Vinyl
Vinyl, smooth, powder free
Art. No. Size
Width Colour
Units per
pack/cll
4431 X-small 75 mm Transparent 100/1000
4424 Small 85 mm Transparent 100/1000
4425 Medium 95 mm Transparent 100/1000
4426 Large 105 mm Transparent 100/1000
4430 X-large 115 mm Transparent 100/1000
Vinyl, smooth powder free
Art. No. Size
Width Colour
Units per
pack/cll
3896 Small 85 mm Blue 100/1000
3897 Medium 95 mm Blue 100/1000
3898 Large 105 mm Blue 100/1000
3899 X-large 115 mm Blue 100/1000
Vinyl, smooth, powder and phthalate free
Art. No. Size
Width Colour
Units per
pack/cll
290211 X-small 75 mm Clear 100/1000
290212 Small 85 mm Clear 100/1000
290213 Medium 95 mm Clear 100/1000
290214 Large 105 mm Clear 100/1000
290215 X-large 115 mm Clear 100/1000
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Examination Gloves
Vinyl
Vinyl, smooth, powdered
Art. No. Size
Width Colour
Units per
pack/cll
4390 Small 85 mm Transparent 100/1000
4391 Medium 95 mm Transparent 100/1000
4392 Large 105 mm Transparent 100/1000
4393 X-large 115 mm Transparent 100/1000
Vinyl, smooth, powdered
Art. No. Size
Width Colour
Units per
pack/cll
4314 Small 85 mm Blue 100/1000
4315 Medium 95 mm Blue 100/1000
4316 Large 105 mm Blue 100/1000
4317 X-large 115 mm Blue 100/1000
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Surgical Gloves
Powderfree
Latex, sterile
Art. No. Size
Width Colour
Units per
pack/cll
290110 5,5 72 mm Natural 50/200
290111 6 76 mm Natural 50/200
290112 6,5 83 mm Natural 50/200
290113 7 90 mm Natural 50/200
290114 7,5 95 mm Natural 50/200
290115 8 103 mm Natural 50/200
290116 8,5 109 mm Natural 50/200
290117 9 115 mm Natural 50/200
Synthetic, sterile
Art. No. Size
Width Colour
Units per
pack/cll
290100 5,5 72 mm Natural 25/100
290101 6 77 mm Natural 25/100
290102 6,5 83 mm Natural 25/100
290103 7 89 mm Natural 25/100
290104 7,5 95 mm Natural 25/100
290105 8 102 mm Natural 25/100
290106 8,5 108 mm Natural 25/100
290107 9 114 mm Natural 25/100
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Protective Gloves
Protect Your Hands
Working gloves
Cotton gloves (wear under
disposable gloves)
Strong gloves (vinyl, neoprene, latex
and nitrile)
Suitable for a wide range of
purposes
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Protective Gloves
Vinyl, powder free
Art. No. Size
Width Colour
Units per
pack/cll
290226 X-small 75 mm Transparent 200/2000
290227 Small 85 mm Transparent 200/2000
290228 Medium 95 mm Transparent 200/2000
290229 Large 105 mm Transparent 200/2000
290230 X-large 115 mm Transparent 200/2000
Nitrile, powder free
Art. No. Size
Width Colour
Units per
pack/cll
490181 X-small 76 mm Blue 200/2000
490182 Small 86 mm Blue 200/2000
490183 Medium 98 mm Blue 200/2000
490184 Large 107 mm Blue 200/2000
490185 X-large 115 mm Blue 200/2000
Cotton
Art. No. Size
Length Colour
Units per
pack/cll
281731 6 230 mm White 12/300
281734 7 230 mm White 12/300
281736 8 230 mm White 12/300
281735 9 230 mm White 12/300
281732 10 230 mm White 12/300
281733 11 230 mm White 12/300
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Special order goods

Protective Gloves
Cotton
Art. No. Size
Length Colour
Units per
pack/cll
4369 8 270 mm White 12/600
4354 10 290 mm White 12/600
Cotton
Units per
Art. No. Size
Length Colour pack/cll
4356 10 290 mm White 12/600
Cotton
Units per
Art. No. Size
Length Colour pack/cll
4366 One size 230 mm White 50/500
Polyester
Art. No. Size
Length Colour
Units per
pack/cll
4358 7 260 mm White 12/240
4359 8 260 mm White 12/240
4360 10 260 mm White 12/240
4361 11 260 mm White 12/240
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Protective Gloves
Nitrile
Art. No. Size
Width Colour
Units per
pack/cll
490053 7 90 mm Blue 12/144
3861 8 95 mm Blue 12/144
3862 9 105 mm Blue 12/144
3863 10 115 mm Blue 12/144
Latex
Art. No. Size
Width Colour
Units per
pack/cll
3841 6-6,5 85 mm Blue 12/144
3842 7-7,5 95 mm Blue 12/144
3843 8-8,5 105 mm Blue 12/144
3844 9-9,5 115 mm Blue 12/144
3845 10-10,5 125 mm Blue 12/144
Latex
Art. No. Size
Width Colour
Units per
pack/cll
3851 6-6,5 85 mm Pink 12/144
3852 7-7,5 95 mm Pink 12/144
3853 8-8,5 105 mm Pink 12/144
3854 9-9,5 115 mm Pink 12/144
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Protective Gloves
Latex
Art. No. Size
Width Colour
Units per
pack/cll
3831 7-7,5 95 mm Black 12/144
3832 8-8,5 105 mm Black 12/144
3833 9-9,5 115 mm Black 12/144
3834 10-10,5 125 mm Black 12/144
Latex, neopren
Art. No. Size
Width Colour
Units per
pack/cll
3821 7 85 mm Yellow 12/144
3822 8 95 mm Yellow 12/144
3823 9 105 mm Yellow 12/144
3824 10 115 mm Yellow 12/144
Vinyl
Art. No. Size
Width Colour
Units per
pack/cll
4362 7 85 mm Blue 8/200
4363 8 95 mm Blue 8/200
4364 9 105 mm Blue 8/200
4365 10 115 mm Blue 8/200
LDPE
Art. No. Size
Width Colour
Units per
pack/cll
4370 Small 230 mm Clear 100/5000
4371 Medium 240 mm Clear 100/5000
490109 Large 250 mm Clear 100/5000
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Legislation
Gloves
It can be difficult to understand the legislation for the labelling and classification
of gloves. With this guidance we try to make it more clear and easy.
Photo courtesy of Dipped Products PLC
General
The sale of gloves in the EU requires that they are
CE-marked. Gloves can be marked as medical device or as
protective clothing or – according to the new declaration
for medical device – as both.
If a glove is CE-marked as both medical device and
protective clothing it needs to comply with both directives
described below. This folder describes the
2 directives individually.
What is the difference between a medical glove and
a protective glove
A medical glove is defined as: gloves intended for use in
the medical field to protect patient and user from crosscontamination
A protective glove is defined as: Personal protective
equipment, which protects the hand or part of the hand
against hazards. It can additionally cover part of the
forearm and arm.
Which standards must the gloves comply with
The medical gloves must comply with the Medical
Device Directive (MDD)
To prove this the gloves are tested according to
several harmonized standards:
EN 455-1: Medical gloves for single use – Part 1:
Requirements and testing for freedom from holes
EN 455-2: Medical gloves for single use – Part 2:
Requirements and testing for physical properties.
EN 455-3: Medical gloves for single use – Part 3:
Requirements and testing for biological evaluation
EN 455-4: Medical gloves for single use –
Part 4: Requirements and testing for shelf life
determination
Protective gloves must comply with the requirements
of the directive for Personel Protective
Equipment.
The standards which apply to protective gloves
are among others:
EN 420: Protective gloves – General
requirements and test methods
EN 374-1: Protective gloves against chemicals
and micro-organisms – Part 1: Terminology and
performance requirements.
EN 374-2: Protective gloves against chemicals
and micro-organisms – Part 2: Determination of
resistance to penetration
EN 374-3: Protective gloves against chemicals
and micro-organisms – Part 3: Determination of
resistance to permeation by chemicals
EN 388: Protective gloves against mechanical
risks.
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Disposable Medical Gloves
Medical examination gloves
are class I medical device
This means that the
manufacturer is responsible
to ensure that the gloves
comply with the requirements
of the CE-labelling of gloves.
Medical sterile examination
gloves are class Is device
Also here the producer is
responsible to ensure that
the gloves comply with the
requirements for CE-labelling but
the sterilisation proces needs to
be approved by a notified body.
Therefore, the CE-label must
be followed by 4 digits for the
identification of the notified body.
Medical sterile surgical gloves
are class IIa medical device
Surgical gloves must be approved
by a notified body. The CE-label
must be followed by 4 digits for
the identification of the notified
body.
EN 455-1: Medical gloves for
single use – Part 1: Requirements and testing
for freedom from holes
The AQL level for pinholes has to be 1,5 to meet
the requirements for this standard.
EN 455-2: Medical gloves for single use –
Part 2: Requirements and testing for physical
properties
This standard sets requirements to the width
and length of the different sizes of gloves.
Furthermore, there are requirements for the
force at break
EN 455-3: Medical gloves for single
use – Part 3: Requirements and testing for
biological evaluation
This standard describes how to test the gloves
(latex) for the protein content. There are references
to standards, where gloves are tested as to
irritation and sensibilisation. Furthermore, it is
required of the manufacturers not to use chemicals
in the production, which can be harmful to health.
If this is not possible, these chemicals must be
limited to an absolute minimum. Furthermore, there
are demands as to the cleanness of sterile gloves.
EN 455-4: Medical gloves for single use –
Part 4: Requirements and testing for shelf life
determination
The shelf life of the gloves must be tested both
by accelarated ageing, but also by ageing over real
time. When expiring the gloves must still comply
with the 3 above mentioned standards.
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Protective Gloves
Protective gloves are divided into 3 categories:
Category 1 – Simple category
Category 2 – Intermediate category
Category 3 – Complex categori
Category 1:
Gloves of this category are for
low risk working tasks. In some
cases it would be possible to
conduct these tasks without
gloves.
Category 2:
In this category the gloves are
tested according to one or more
standards (described below).
They are marked with pictograms
to indicate the risks they protect
against and to which extent. The
gloves are CE-labelled and the
pictograms only apply if the tests
are conducted by an independent
testing institute.
Category 3:
The gloves in this category
protect the users against
external risks - in some cases
fatal risks. These gloves are
also tested according to one
or more standards, just like
the gloves of category 2.
Furthermore, the manufacturer
needs approval according to
a quality system (such as ISO
9001) to ensure an equal
production. In addition to the
CE-label these gloves carry a
4 digit code, which identifies the
notified body, which approved
the production.
Standards for the testing of gloves:
EN 420: Protective gloves – General
requirements and testing methods
EN 374-1: Protective gloves against
chemicals and micro-organisms
– Part 1: Terminology and
performance requirements.
EN 374-2: Protective gloves against
chemicals and micro-organisms –
Part 2: Determination of resistance
to penetration
These 2 pictograms can be used for
gloves, which are tested according
to the test methods described in EN
374-2, and they must at least comply
with level 2, which also means that
they meet AQL 1.5
This pictogram means
protection against
micro organisms.
This pictogram means
protection against low
risk chemicals.
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Legislation
Gloves
EN 374-3:
Protective gloves against chemicals
and micro-organisms – Part 3:
Determination of resistance to
permeation by chemicals
This symbol applies if the
glove can resist permeation
of 3 of the following
chemicals for at least 30
minutes.
The chemicals against which the glove provides protection must be mentioned
with the symbols stated below:
A – methanol
B – acetone
C – acetonitrile
D – dichloromethane
E – carbon disulfide
F – toluene
G – diethylamine
H – tetrahydrofuran
I – ethyl acetate
J – n-heptane
K – Sodium hydroxide 40%
L – Sulphuric acid 96%
Permeation time converted to protectionindex:
1 > 10 min
2 > 30 min
3 > 60 min
4 > 120 min
5 > 240 min
6 > 480 min
EN 388: Protective gloves against
mechanical risks.
The pictogram is used when the
glove is tested against mechanical
risks. 4 numbers will be stated
under the pictogram.
These numbers refer to, in given order, how resistant the glove is against the following:
A. Abrasion resistance (0-4)
B. Blade cut resistance (0-5)
C. Tear resistance (0-4)
D. Puncture resistance (0-4)
0 is the lowest value and 5 the highest.
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