Ultrasonic cleaning alone does not sufficiently clean instruments of harmful contaminants. This is only a preliminary step used to remove actual particles before autoclave sterilizing.
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An ultrasonic is a special machine used for the cleaning of medical or tattoo instruments before autoclaving. The instruments are placed in the ultrasonic with a special solution and ultrasonic waves (high speed sound vibrations) penetrate crevices and shake blood, ink and other particles out.
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