Finger cot

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Example of a finger cot that is not completely rolled out

As fingerlings both correspondences of be protective gloves called, but only each cover a finger, and mittens.

Corresponding to a protective glove

Finger cots are used in many industries, both medical care and industry. They are used where the whole hand does not have to be protected. Finger cots are made from latex , nitrile , vinyl , silicone , and less often from leather or textile .

Medical applications

In medical use, they are intended to protect patients from infectious material as well as doctors , dentists , veterinarians and medical staff from infections. Finger cots are used, for example, for rectal examinations, when applying ointments , to inspect the oral cavity or to initiate swallowing in the case of disorders in the swallowing frequency in the care sector.

Finger cots can also be used as a finger bandage or a gauze bandage to prevent loosening, dirt and moisture, or to protect the toes.

Oral care

The oral care fingerling made of textile fabric can be used for oral care before the first tooth and represents a gentle preliminary stage to the toothbrush to introduce the child to brushing their teeth in a playful way. As a toothbrush finger made of textiles, it is used to clean dogs' teeth . These finger cots are placed over the index finger and a safety loop is locked over the middle finger.

Industrial applications

In electronics production, fingertips are an important tool when handling sensitive components, for example in semiconductor technology , in order to protect semiconductor plates from static discharges in the electronics ESD area . They are used in the watch industry to protect sensitive watch parts from contact with fat and skin particles. Fingerprints are avoided on sensitive products .

Finger cots are also used when restoring pictures to protect them from contact with fat and skin particles.

Drug smuggling

Smuggled finger cots filled with heroin

Finger cots are used by drug smugglers . People, so-called pack donkeys, swallow the drugs packed in finger cots in the country of origin or dispatch, in order to smuggle them in the stomach to the destination country, where they are excreted again under controlled conditions.

Glove without fingertips

Gloves whose fingers do not cover the fingertips, for example bicycle, motorcycle gloves or knitted gloves, are also referred to as finger cots.

  • Bicycle finger cot

  • Knitted finger cot

See also

Rubber finger

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Corman's Colon and Rectal Surgery, LWW (2012) ISBN 1-4511-1114-2 .
  2. ↑ Health and nursing care: EXPRESS Pflegewissen . Georg Thieme Verlag; 2009. ISBN 978-3-13-149811-3 . P. 94.