IUSS grew out of an earlier era of “flash” sterilization, when the priority was keeping procedures moving in urgent situations. It was designed for the unexpected, a dropped instrument, a last-minute need, a case already in motion, not as a routine answer to workflow gaps.

Every minute in the OR matters. When trays are delayed, instruments are missing, or wet sets hold up a case, the impact goes far beyond inconvenience.

Healthcare saves lives but it also leaves a heavy environmental footprint. Globally, the sector is responsible for approximately 4.4%–5.2% of greenhouse gas emissions and about 5% of global CO₂. If healthcare were a country, it would rank as the 13th largest emitter, and in the U.S., it accounts for roughly 8.5% of domestic greenhouse gases.