Control the workflow
Not just the glove.
IginSmart® turns glove use from an unmonitored open-box habit into a clean, controlled, and measurable point-of-use workflow.
In most hospitals, gloves are treated as a low-value commodity – bought on lowest unit price, stacked in open boxes beside every bed, and forgotten the moment they leave the warehouse. Yet every open box quietly generates cost, waste, and hygiene risk. IginSmart®, developed by IginTech®, replaces the open carton with a controlled, automated access and assisted-donning platform that makes glove use visible, hygienic, and accountable – from warehouse release to the point of care.
The Problem
The hidden cost of the open glove box
One root problem – the open, uncontrolled glove box – creates five compounding problems across the hospital.
Up to ~45% of caregivers skip hand sanitizer because it makes glove donning difficult – turning a basic hygiene step into a workflow obstacle.
Contamination
Open cartons are touched repeatedly and sit open to ambient air beside the point of care.
Workflow failures
Humid, sanitized hands tear gloves and cause failed donning, interrupting care.
Shrinkage
Gloves are hoarded, walked off the ward, or used off-label - invisible after warehouse release.
Procurement leakage
Untracked consumption inflates spend and hides the true total cost of ownership.
Waste
A single pull often releases several gloves - the extras are pocketed, dropped, or binned.
The Solution
IginSmart® repeatability workflow
IginSmart® is a controlled, automated glove access and donning platform. Instead of an open carton, gloves are held in an enclosed architecture and presented one access at a time, at the point of use.
01
Gloves stay protected inside the platform, not exposed on open-top boxes near patient care areas.
02
Our platform eases glove entry, even on humid sanitized hands, reducing friction, tearing, and failed attempts.
03
One request, one access. No more handfuls pulled, pocketed, or pushed back.
04
Real-time consumption data, from warehouse release all the way to point of use.
The value
What it delivers
Four kinds of value – clinical, operational, procurement, and sustainability.
Our technology combines precision engineering with touch-free design, creating solutions that are as reliable as they are advanced.
Clinical
Value
- Challenging glove handling cross transmission
- Supports proper, reliable WHO best practice donning
- Fewer failed donning attempts
Operational
Value
- Faster, smoother workflow
- Standardized glove access across wards
- Fewer interruptions and less staff frustration
Procurement
Value
- 20–40% glove reduction²
- Shrinkage reduction
- Real-time consumption visibility
- Lower variance between wards
Sustainability
Value
- Challenging plastic waste volume
- Lower incineration cost
- Lower CO2 footprint
- Supports ESG reporting
BEFORE & AFTER
From open box to controlled workflow
The same daily routine, re-engineered – from an unmanaged commodity into a measurable operational process.
Uncontrolled handling,
no visibility
- Multiple hands touch the box
- Several gloves come out when one is needed
- Unused gloves stored, discarded, or moved between areas
- No visibility after warehouse release
- Higher procurement burden
- Higher waste and sustainability burden
Managed, measurable,
end to end
- Controlled, enclosed access
- One access at a time, with assisted donning
- Less handling, less waste, less shrinkage
- Real-time usage data, end to end
- Optimized procurement
- Measurable sustainability gains
The glove is not the cost
The workflow is.
The same glove that is touched needlessly, pulled without use, pocketed, torn, or removed from the hospital becomes a cost event, a hygiene risk driver, and an environmental burden. IginSmart® transforms glove use from an uncontrolled open-box process into a managed, automated, and measurable point-of-us workflow.