Two Israelis and one Palestinian-American have joined forces in a historic endeavour to increase the efficiency of the use of disposable gloves in hospitals by reducing waste and providing a warning when supplies are running low. During any critical situation or pandemic, this can be essential for the protection and effectiveness of health care workers.
The trio's innovation, iNitrile, is a disposable glove dispensing machine that scans clients' ID cards before enabling them to put their hand into a puffy glove.
iNitrile, a division of Houston-based medical technology business Texas Medical Technology, will be accessible in the United States within months, according to the official release.
As per Omri Shafran, founder and CEO of Texas Medical Technology, the artificial intelligence-based cloud network helps identify and forecast glove use. He estimates that the technology might reduce hospital waste by 12-15 percent. A hospital, for example, will be able to track how many gloves are used on various floors or wings, which sizes are most popular, and how many are needed for future purchases.
Jad Shraim, the other partner, was born in Amman to Palestinian parents and raised in the United Arab Emirates. As an entrepreneur who launched a PPE distribution firm, SourceLine Medical Supply, and with family members in the medical field, Shraim identified a crucial need for medical equipment for frontline workers last year as the Covid-19 situation caused havoc throughout the world. Governments, hospitals, and individuals all raced for PPE equipment during the start of the outbreak, eager to pay any price, occasionally falling for frauds.
As a consequence of a business deal in the United States last year, Shraim, Omri Shafran tx, and Dimitri Menin, the president of Texas Medical Technology, created a professional relationship, and the three agreed to collaborate to build iNitrile.
Shraim, who is now the CFO of iNitrile, said he and the two Israelis have formed a connection that is closer to that of family than that of business partners.
Later this summer, Shraim plans to travel to the West Bank for the first time with Omri Shafran Houston.
"From the moment we are children, we are indoctrinated to dislike one another in schools." "Let's not be terrified of it," Shraim said over the phone with The Times of Israel.
Jad Shraim was born in Amman to Palestinian parents and raised in the United Arab Emirates. He is a co-founder of the glove distributor iNitrile
According to Shraim, the three have been checking in on each other and their respective families to verify that everyone is OK and to offer support, but no talk regarding the conflict has taken place.
"Politics has no place in our book - it does not have a place in our DNA," he said. "We're here to offer a bigger message, one of peace and cooperation," said the group.
Menin praised the ability of many individuals throughout the world, including the iNitrile team, to put their differences aside and work together in times of need.
"Everyone put their beliefs aside and focused on serving the community," he stated.
In Texas, iNitrile has launched a PPE manufacturing factory that employs 300 individuals from 50 different countries.
The automated glove dispenser machine from iNitrile, which is currently in its third generation, is not for sale but will be rented out to firms who purchase other things such as gloves. Over the following six months, it is scheduled to be deployed in the United States under long-term contracts.