Latex Free Hospital Product List

NOTE: This list is for informational purposes only. It is very difficult to obtain full and accurate information on the latex content of products, which may vary between companies and product series. A.L.E.R.T., Inc. disclaims any legal responsibility associated with the use of any product on this list. All individuals and professionals must obtain written verification of non-latex status from the product supplier before use with a latex allergic individual. Many companies listed under alternatives also carry latex products. Please contact A.L.E.R.T., Inc. at 1-888-97 ALERT to share information you obtain about products not listed.

Usage:

• Product that frequently contains latex
  • Alternative product or method that does NOT contain latex

• Airway, masks:
  • Kendall (508-261-8000)
  • Ferris Medical (716-537-2391)
  • Hudson (800-848-3766),
  • Vital Signs (800-932-0760)
  • Polamedco Airways (310-417-3901)
    
    
• Ambu bag:
  • Silicone:
  • PMR 2 by Nellcor Puritan-Bennett (800-NELLCOR)
  • Laerdal (800-431-1055)
  • Resprionics (800-345-6443)
  • Vital Signs (800-932-0760)
  • Armstrong Medical (800-323-4220)
    
    
• Anesthesia, bags & ventilator circuits:
  • Neoprene bag Anesthesia Associates (619-744-6561)
  • Ohmeda (800-345-2700)
  • Vital Signs (800-932-0760)
  • or use a well-washed system
    
    
• Bandages:
  • Active Strips & Comfort Strips (latex in package) 3M (3M-HELPS)
  • Phoenix Health Care Products
  • Readi-Bandages
  • sterile dressings with latex free tape
    
    
• Bite block:
  • Silicone bite block
    
    
• Blood pressure cuff, tubing:
  • Use over clothing / cover with webril or stockinette
  • TrimLine Medical (800-526-3538)
  • Vital Signs (800-932-0760)
  • Dinamap by Critikon (813-887-2000)
    
    
• Bulb syringes:
  • PVC Bard (800-526-4455)
  • Medline (800-MEDLINE)
    
    
• Buretrols (have latex diaphrom
  • B Braun Burettes (610-266-0500)
    
    
• Casts:
  • Delat-Lite Orthoflex (J&J):
  • Tetra Medical Supply (800-621-4041)
  • Scotchcast soft cast
  • Delta-Lite S
  • Fiberglass
  • Fabric J&J
  • Caraglas Ultra
  • liner (Gore)
    
    
• Catheters: Embolectomy, Biliary Embolectomy and Irrigation, Occlusion and Termodilution:
  • M. Devices Group www.mdevices.net
    
    
• Catheters, leg bags, drainage systems:
  • Velcro, nylon straps, PVC:
  • Mentor (800-235-5731)
  • Bard (800-225-0927)
    
    
• Catheters, rectal pressure:
  • Lifetech (713-495-9411)
  • Cook (800-457-4448)
    
    
• Catheters, condom:
  Silicone:
  • Coloplast (800-726-6362)
  • Clear Advantage Mentor (800-235-5731)
  • ConvaTec (800-422-8811)
  • Rochester Medical (800-299-3266)
    
    
• Catheters, indwelling urinary:
  Silicone:
  • Kendall (800-962-9888)
  • Bard (800-225-0927)
  • Rusch
  • Rochester Medical (800-299-3266)
  • Mentor(800-235-5731)
  • Cook (800-457-4448)
    
    
• Catheters, Latex-Free
  
  • Applied Medical (800) 282-2212
    
    
• Catheters, Urodynamics:
  • Double, triple lumen for urodynamics
  • Bard (800-225-0927)
  • Silicone feeding tubes
  • Mentor (800-235-5731)
  • Cook Urological (800-593-2080)
  • Lifetech (713-495-9411)
    
    
• Catheters, straight:
  • Mentor (800-235-5731)
  • Coloplast (800-237-4555)
  • RobNet Sherwood (800-325-7472)
  • Bard (800-225-0927)
    
    
• Chux (washable underpads):
  • Disposable underpads
    
    
• Colostomy pouch:
• Dental products:
  • See A.L.E.R.T., Inc. Dental List
    
    
• Cold Wraps &
  Latex Free Packaging
  • Phoenix Health Care Products
    
    
• Dressings:
  Molesskin, Dyna-flex (J&J), Action Wrap, Coban (3M), BDF Elastoplast
  • Andover Coated Products (800-423-6686)
  • Tetra Medical Supply (800-621-4041)
  • Reston foam liner (3M)
  • Webril (Kendall)
  • Comfeel
  • Venigard
  • Opsite Coloplast (800-237-4555)
  • Xerofoam Sherwood (800-325-7472)

  Note: Steri-Strips, Active Strips, comfort Strips, flexible fabric adhesive band, Tegaderm, Tegasorb (3M) contain Latex in packaging only. (800-3m-HELPS).

• Elastic bandages:
  ace wraps, Esmarch, Elastikon (J&J)
  • Tetra Medical Supply (800-621-4041)
  • Cover skin with cotton barrier
  • CoNco all cotton white elastic bandage
  • Adban adhesive compression bandage
  • X-Mark Avcor (800-282-6748)
  • Esmark Deroyal (800-251-9864)
    
    
• Electrode pads, grounding:
  • Valleylab (800-255-8522)
  • 3M Red Dot electrodes #2330, 2269T, 2237, 2259, 2263 2265, 2270, 9640 (with expiration dates 1999 or later) (800-228-3957)
  • Conmed (315-797-8375)
  • Dantec EKG & EMG (800-835-9873)
    
    
• Endotracheal Tubes, airways:
  • Malinckrodt (800-262-3654)
  • Polemedco Airways (310-577-1422)
    
    
• Enema, ready to use:
  (Fleet-latex valve)
  • Glycerin
  • Babylax Fleet (804-528-4000)
  • Theravac
  • Bowel Management Tube (MIC)
  • cone irrigation set ConvaTec (800-422-8811)
  • silicone retention cuff tip (Lafayette)
  • Fleet Bag Emena Vinyl
    
    
• Gastroscopy-tubes, buttons:
  • Silicone:
  • Bard (800-225-0927)
    
    
• Gloves, sterile, exam:
  Use vinyl, neoprene, neolon, polymer gloves.
  • Allerderm (800-365-6868) - Tactul-1, itrile
  • American Heatlh & Safety (800-522-7554)
  • Safeskin (800-462-9989)
  • Allergard J&J (800-526-3967)
  • Ansell (800-321-9752) - Dermaprene
  • Ammex (800-274-7354) - (Note: Also sells latex gloves)
  • Dermaprene Ansell (800-927-8659)
  • Duraprene Triflex Baxter
  • ECI Medical Technologies (800-437-6251) - Elastryn
  • J & J - Allergard
  • Maxxim (800-727-7340) - Neolon, Sensicare, Tru-touch
  • N-DEX Best (800-241-0323)
  • Neolon
  • Neotech Regent (800-843-8497)
  • Sensicare, Tru-touch, Maxxim (800-727-7340)
  • Smart Practice (800-822-8956) - Tactulon, Tactyl 1,2
  • Surgikos - Disposa-a-Glove
    
    
• IV access:
  tubing injection ports:
  Y-sites, bages buretrol pports, PRN adapterns in needleless systems
  • Polymer injection caps
  • Gemini Imed (800-854-2033)
  • Insyte cathlons Becton Dickenson (888-237-2762)
  • SAFESITE Braun Burettes (800-258-9000)
  • SmartStie IVAC Medical Systems (800-482-IVAC)
  • Vital Signs (800-932-0760)
    
    
  • Cover Y-sites
  • use stop cock for meds
  • do not puncture
  • flush all tubing before use
    
    
• IV Starter Kit:
  
  • Vital Signs (800-932-0760) [includes latex-free tourniquet]
    
    
• Medication:
  vial stoppers
  • Remove latex stopper
  • Eli-Lilly (800-LILLY-RX)
  • Fujisawa (800-888-7704)
  • MMR (merck)
    
    
• OR masks, hats, shoe covers:
  • Fluid Resistant Magic Arch™
    Positive Facial Lock™
    American Heatlh & Safety (800-522-7554)
    
  • Kimberly-Clark (800-524-3577)
  • Tecnol (800-826-57653)
  • Sultan (800-637-8582)
  • Biotrol (800-822)8550)
    
    
• Orthopedic appliances:
  • Jackson-Pratt silicone tubing
    
    
• Oxygen masks, cannulas:
  • Remove elastic bands
  • check valve content
    
    
• Peak Flow Meters:
  • ENACT health management systems (415-967-0379)
  • HealthScan (800-902-1266)
  • Monaghan (800-833-9652)
    
    
• Penrose drain:
  • (PVC) Zimmer Hemovac
  • (silicone) Jackson Pratt
    
    
• Protective sheets:
  (rubber)
  • Disposable Kimerly-Clark (800-524-3577)
    
    
• Pulse Oximeters:
  • Adult clip sensor by Nellcor (800-NELLCOR)
  • coverdigit with Tegaderm or Opsite
    
    
• Respirators:
  • Advantage MSA
  • Hepa-tech (Uvex)
    
    
• Resusitation Equipment:
  CPR "Annie's"
  • Breath of Life Pacfic Dental Rim (800-298-9074)
  • CPR manikins Laerdl (800-431-1055)
  • Mouth to Mask by Vital Signs (800-932-0760)
    
    
• Rubber reflex hammer
  • Cover with baggie
    
    
• Rubber head straps:
  (OR)
  
  • Vital Signs (800-932-0760)
    

  
  

• Spacer:
  (for MDI inhalers)
  • ACE spacer Center Laboratories (800-223-6837)
    
    
• Stethoscope tubing:
  • Cover w/ stockinette
  • ScopeCoat (800-373-0747)
    
    
• Suction tubing:
  • PVC Mallinckrodt (800-955-9525)
  • Ballard (800-345-1595)
  • Laerdal (800-431-1055)
  • Medline (800-MEDLINE)
  • Vital Signs (800-932-0760)
    
    
• Surgical gowns, boots, drapes:
  • Kimberly-Clark (800-524-3577)
  • DeRoyal (800-251-9864)
    
    
• Syringes, disposable, auto injectable:
  • Norm-Ject Air-Tite (800-231-7762)
  • Terumo syringes (800-231-7762)
  • Epi-Pen by Center Labs (800-223-6837)
  • glass syringes
  • or prepare medication in syringe right before use
    
    
• Tape adhesive:
  • Microfoam
  • Micropore
  • Durapore
  • Transpore (3M (800-3M-HELPS)
  • Demicel
  • Waterproof J&J (800-526-3967)
  • Mastisol Ferndale Laboratories (800-621-6003)
    
    
• Teeth protectors:
  
  
• Theraband, Therastrips, Theratubes:
  • Cover w/ cloth
  • excercise putty (Roylan)
    
    
• Tonopen disposable covers:
  (glaucoma tester)
  
  
• Tourniquet:
  • Cover with cloth
  • X-Tourn straps by Avcor (800-282-6748)
  • Children's Med Venture (800-377-3449)
  • Velcro Pedic
  • Grafco
  • DeRoyal (800-251-9864)
    
    
• Tymponanometer-rubber:
  
  
• Ureteral stints:
  
  
• Vascular stockings:
  • Tetra Medical Supply (800-621-4041)
  • Compriform Custom Jobst (800-537-1063)
  • T.E.D. Stockings by Kendall (508-261-8000)
    
    
• Ventilator hose, balloons, bellow:
  
  • Vital Signs (800-932-0760) (ventilator hose)
    

  
  

• Warming blankets, fluid circulating:
  • Mallinckrodt (800-833-8842)
  • Vital Signs (800-932-0760)
    
    
• Wheelchair seets, tires, hand brakes:
  • Cover see w/ fabric
  • use leather gloves
  • neoprene cushions
  • Jay (800-648-8282)
  • ROHO (800-850-7646 cushions

ATTENTION: DEROYAL Industries, Inc. has developed a Latex Safe "TracePack"TM. This conatins latex-safe supplies and equipment for several procedures. You order exactly what you need, when you need it. It comes in a portable container, easy to store. For more information call: 1-800-251-9864 (Brian Donahue)

References

A.L.E.R.T., Inc Product Committee

Medical College of Wisconsin, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Asthma/Allergy Clinic

Nursing Council, Spina Bifida Association of America

New England Myelodysplasia Association

Meerpol E., Leger R., Frost J., latex allergy in patients with myelodysplasia and in healthcare providers: a double jeopardy: j>Urol Nurse 1993; 13:39-44

Shapire E., Kelly KJ, Setlock MA, Suwalski KL, Meyers P Complications of latex allergy. Dialogues in Detiatric Urology 1992 14(3):1-8

Young MA, Meyers M, McCullouch LD, Brown LJ. Latex Allergy: a guide for perioperative nurses. AORN Journal 1992; 56:488-502

Revised 5/97