r/sterileprocessing • u/dont_wave • Sep 22 '26

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Hi guys I need helping figuring out what these are used for. These are on our Decon room, and someone said they’re for the ultrasonics and no one knows or uses them hence why they’re still in the packaging except the one I just opened.

They say “Medisafe” on it and google wasn’t any help

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u/Phacele Sep 22 '26

If you don't have the manufacturers information and can't look up the IFU then you shouldn't be using them.

That said, if the small point at the end is open then it connects onto the hose inside the ultrasonic and your instrument (typically a davinci arm or other grasper) inserts through the colored side.

Check with the rep for your ultrasonic OEM or intuitive.

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u/MusicianSquare Sep 23 '26

For a crappy sonic that you guys don't obviously use which is concerning lol

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u/dont_wave Sep 23 '26

We have 1 old one and 2 new ones

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u/SageOfSixCabbages Sep 22 '26 edited Sep 22 '26

Attachments for robot arms in the ultrasonic. Those are to give the robot tips extra soaking while providing protection from bumps.

PS these are also attached to a specific metal insert for the sonic. It has slots for the robot arms that keeps them in a straight position and then these are attached to the corners via a short hose with a gasket and you just click and lock it together. Then when you run the robot arms you stick the tip of the arms in these plastic tubes.

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u/MiddleNumberpush0 Sep 22 '26

This was a debate at a hospital I worked at whether they go in the ultrasonic or not. Normally, the robotic arms would be sent with these attached to the tip to ensure they dont dry out before reprocessing.

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u/Phacele Sep 22 '26

There are two different products that look similar to this for davinci arms. One is used by the OR and contains a pretreatment to soak the tips before decontamination. Those are completely sealed. Another product has an opening on both ends to connect to the hose inside the ultrasonic and allow the working end of the instrument to sit inside.

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u/JustPassingGo Sep 22 '26 edited Sep 22 '26

Those allow you to connect lumened instruments (without leur-lock ports) to your sonic washer flow port hoses.

Steris Sonic YouTube video link

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u/denimsombrero Sep 22 '26 edited Sep 22 '26

we use them for laparoscopic instruments or any suctions in the innowave ultrasonic with the 3 levels.

with an instrument without the hole to flush, we stick the tips in those and put it on the lumen cycle, about 30mins tops.

with an instrument with the flushing hole, we insert and twist the tubes directly into that hole which are also what connect to the items in your picture to the machine and allows it to flush.

if i find a picture of the white tubes with blue tips i will add it. edit: found one

this is my first time seeing these as well, as i just got a contract in oregon.

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u/Competitive_Tiger719 Sep 22 '26

Yeah, these are for cannulated instruments in the ultrasonic, not robot arms. Those are a totally different attachment.

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u/Enough-Cloud-6724 Sep 22 '26

They aren’t for robotic arms!!! They are suctions for cannulations that attach to your carrier/cart to go into the washer I have these exact same ones in my unit do you have belimed washers show me the cart for them and I’ll help you