Do you know the history of surgical gloves?

In 1889, William Halsted of Johns Hopkins Hospital in the United States designed and invented surgical gloves.

The surgical procedure at that time was not designed to prevent infection, but rather by the surgeon (later William Halsted of Hopkins Hospital) for his beloved operating room nurse Caroline Hampton.

Due to her allergy to the surgical disinfectant mercuric chloride used at the time, head nurse Caroline Hampton was unable to continue assisting Dr. Halsted in clinical practice and decided to resign. And unwilling to lose this capable head nurse, William Halsted personally approached the rubber giant Goodyear at the time and designed close fitting surgical gloves from hand to wrist. This invention not only saved the head nurse, but also won her heart.

At that time, it may have been used as a means to pursue and protect girls, which led to a marriage and changed the entire history of surgery.

Since then, surgical gloves have gradually become standard equipment in operating rooms. Surgical hat (headscarf), hand washing clothes, and surgical gloves are a three piece set for every surgeon's work.

In order to facilitate the wearing of rubber gloves, glove manufacturers will apply various powders on the rubber gloves. Over 100 years have passed, despite the rapid advancement of other technologies in the field of surgery, surgical gloves still maintain their basic appearance of invention and have not undergone significant changes.

However, all of this will change with the red card issued by the FDA this time.