A surgical system including one or two surgical gloves (12, 13} having support systems (14) such as, but not limited to, lights (16), electrical cautery (18), suction (20), and irrigation (22), attached to fingers of the surgical glove (12, 13). The support systems (14) may be controlled with switches positioned on the fingers upon which each support system (14) is positioned. The switches may be operable with the thumb on the human hand upon which the surgical glove (12, 13) is attached. The system may also include (i) a safety switch (140) coupled to the glove for controlling the first surgical system (14) so that the first surgical system (14) will not operate unless both the first switch and the safety switch (140) are actuated, or (ii) a shunt (142) for controlling fluid flow between the first and second conduits (15). Different support systems (14) may be Included in each glove (12, 13) for a bilateral system or may be combined into a single glove system (12).
