Patent ID: 8479479

Claim:
A method for donning a medical glove, comprising the steps of: (a) acquiring a medical glove contained in a packaging comprising: a cover defining an interior space, said cover further including a sealed end and an opposing end having an opening in communication with said interior space; at least one deployable member, excluding a medical glove, forming part of said cover, having a proximal end and a distal end extending from the cover opening into said interior space, and said proximal end being secured to the cover opening, said at least one deployable member segregating the interior space into an inner clean and contaminant free area adjacent to the sealed cover end and an outer area adjacent to the cover opening; said distal end of the at least one deployable member being pivotably movable from a first position within the interior space to a second position outside the cover opening; and means for securely retaining the medical glove on the distal end of said at least one deployable member, wherein an exterior portion of the medical glove is disposed within the inner clean and contaminant free area in isolation from the outer area; (b) inserting a user's hand into the outer area through the cover opening; (c) placing said hand into the medical glove until said hand is fully seated therein; and (d) withdrawing the gloved hand from the clean area as the at least one deployable member is pulled out through the cover opening with the gloved hand.