Designation:D3577−19StandardSpecificationforRubberSurgicalGloves1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3577;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoverscertainrequirementsforpack-agedsterilerubbersurgicalglovesusedinconductingsurgicalprocedures.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.3Thefollowingsafetyhazardscaveatpertainsonlytothetestmethodportion,Section8,ofthisspecification:Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.4Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D412TestMethodsforVulcanizedRubberandThermoplas-ticElastomers—TensionD573TestMethodforRubber—DeteriorationinanAirOvenD3767PracticeforRubber—MeasurementofDimensionsD5151TestMethodforDetectionofHolesinMedicalGlovesD5712TestMethodforAnalysisofAqueousExtractableProteininLatex,NaturalRubber,andElastomericProd-uctsUsingtheModifiedLowryMethodD6124TestMethodforResidualPowderonMedicalGlovesD6499TestMethodforImmunologicalMeasurementofAntigenicProteininHeveaNaturalRubber(HNR)anditsProducts2.2OtherDocuments:ISO2859SamplingProceduresandTablesforInspectionbyAttributes3U.S.Pharmacopeia43.Classification3.1Type1—Glovescompoundedprimarilyfromnaturalrubbe...
