FDA Clears IST’s ONE TRAY® for 365 Day Storage

By kschlachter

FDA Clears IST’s ONE TRAY® for 365 Day Storage, Expanding Sterilization Flexibility for Surgical Facilities. DAYTON OH – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Innovative Sterilization Technologies (IST) announced today that the ONE TRAY® sterilization container has received a second clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), significantly expanding its use across hospital and surgical facility…

From the OR to the Corner Office: New ONE TRAY/IST CEO Tim Tzimas speaks on the future of tray consolidation and sterilization.

By kschlachter

When Tzimas talks about efficiency, it’s not theoretical. It’s personal. Before becoming President/CEO of ONE TRAY®/IST, Tim spent years inside operating rooms, working shoulder-to-shoulder with surgeons, sterile processing teams, and hospital leaders. He saw firsthand how surgical innovation was accelerating — but instrument workflows were lagging far behind. And then COVID hit. A Breaking Point…

Is the Hospital or ASC Driving your Implant Prices Down?

By kschlachter

The cost of orthopedic implants has been on a steep descent, dropping by a whopping 60% from 2010 to 2023. This significant price reduction has left many in the healthcare industry wondering how much further these prices will plummet. In the meantime, “Orthopedic Companies have increased the rate of “turns” (or “uses”) required for a…

For Immediate Release: Instrumentum Chooses the ONE TRAY® Total Solution Exclusively for it’s New Offsite Sterilization Facility

By kschlachter

To View the Full Press Release Click HERE. Newswire Link: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-one-tray-total-solution-chosen-exclusively-by-instrumentum-for-new-offsite-sterilization-facility-301958465.html?tc=eml_cleartime We are very excited to announce our new partnership with Instrumentum! Instrumentum, a leading offsite sterilization provider, has chosen to exclusively use the ONE TRAY® Total Solution at their new facility located in Boca Raton, FL. This is a huge milestone that reinforces confidence in ONE TRAY®…

Reflection Time: Where Did Using Common Sense Go?

By Barbara Ann Harmer

When I was growing up, my mother used to tell me that I was incredibly good with my book knowledge (probably the reason why I was respected when surveying for 25 years) but common sense was not my strong point. Common sense is something that I developed as I matured, and I have concluded that…