Durable Gloves used during surgery

[dangit]

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I wanted to make this a thread so that it'll get more exposure hopefully more response.

is there such thing as "unbreakable" gloves? there's got to be some compound/polymer out there that is impenetrable to physical trauma (ie needle sticks, scapel knicks, etc.), yet you can dispose of it by using enzymes...

does this sound like science fiction? in this day and age with the advent of technology and science, i wonder why do surgeons still use latex gloves or rather how come only latex/nitrile gloves are only available? If such protection like the one i described were available, i think this would put some ppl at ease of catching a BB infection. are there people working on this?

i tried googling, but haven't found anything. does anyone know anything or would want to see something like this in the future?

 

[LucidSplash]

I wanted to make this a thread so that it'll get more exposure hopefully more response.

is there such thing as "unbreakable" gloves? there's got to be some compound/polymer out there that is impenetrable to physical trauma (ie needle sticks, scapel knicks, etc.), yet you can dispose of it by using enzymes...

does this sound like science fiction? in this day and age with the advent of technology and science, i wonder why do surgeons still use latex gloves or rather how come only latex/nitrile gloves are only available? If such protection like the one i described were available, i think this would put some ppl at ease of catching a BB infection. are there people working on this?

i tried googling, but haven't found anything. does anyone know anything or would want to see something like this in the future?

I'm pretty sure the answer is "no." Given the level of tactile feedback necessary in surgery, coupled with the sheer number of sets of gloves used, the technology you are suggesting probably is as of yet unable to meet the combined demands of decent sensory feedback with economic feasibility.