BURBANK - Latex gloves are widely used to protect health workers from exposure to bloodborne pathogens. They are susceptible to tiny puncture holes that are hard to see. Habley Medical Technology Corp. in Lake Forest, Orange County, has just been awarded a patent for a modification that will provide instant warning. It consists of two surgical gloves with a pocket of low-pressure air between the layers. Even the tiniest puncture will cause a change in the air pressure between the layers, inflating a
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