Medical Device Cleaning Equipment
Validated Cleaning, Trusted Performance for Medical Devices
Medical and scientific device manufacturers face increasing demand for medical cleaning that delivers safer, cleaner, and fully traceable components. From implantable devices and surgical instruments to micro-machined assemblies, the industry requires medical device cleaning equipment that not only removes contaminants but also provides verifiable, repeatable results.
Better Engineering designs precision medical device cleaning equipment engineered for production environments where reliability and compliance are critical. Our parts washers and cleaning systems integrate ultrasonic medical device parts-cleaning equipment, automated washing, rinsing, drying, vacuum drying, chemical dosing, and medical device passivation (citric and nitric acid) to meet FDA, ISO, and cGMP standards.
All parts washers and cleaning systems are built on hygienic design principles, including cove-corner tank construction, fully welded 316L stainless frames, sanitary plumbing, and electropolished (EP) tanks for optimal drainage and cleanability. Our equipment is compatible with commonly used medical cleaning chemistries, such as CIP100, and with industry-standard passivation solutions. This ensures safe, efficient, and compliant cleaning of implantable medical devices.
Engineered for the Medical Device Industry
From micro-machined implants to surgical tools, every medical component carries its own cleaning challenges, blind holes, fine geometries, machining oils, particles, and scale. Our parts washers and cleaning systems are built to address these cleaning challenges through precision engineering, automation, and proven cleaning science.
We provide configurable cleaning systems to support prototyping, low-volume production, and fully automated high-volume workflows. Our hygienically designed ultrasonic parts washers support both metallic and polymer-based materials, including PEEK, titanium, stainless steel, cobalt-chrome, polyurethane, and other specialty substrates commonly used across medical and scientific device manufacturing.
Orthopedic & Spinal Implants
Titanium, PEEK, cobalt-chrome, and stainless implants carry machining oils, fine particulates, and complex surface geometries that demand precision cleaning. Our medical and scientific device cleaning equipment is engineered to remove residues from screws, plates, rods, and porous surfaces using multi-stage immersion, ultrasonics, and controlled chemistry. Systems can be configured with medical device passivation to meet ASTM and ISO requirements for implant manufacturing.
Micro-Machined Components
As tolerances shrink, cleaning becomes increasingly critical. Micro-machined medical device components often contain blind holes, capillaries, and intricate geometries that trap oils and particulates. Our ultrasonic parts washers use multi-frequency ultrasonics to penetrate micro-features without damaging delicate structures. These cleaning systems are ideal for precision medical assemblies, catheter components, OEM device subcomponents, and more.
Reusable Trays, Containers & Instrument Carriers
Trays, baskets, and reusable containers must meet strict cleanliness and sterility requirements between every use. Our medical device cleaning solution combines spray-immersion, high-temperature rinsing, and forced-air drying to remove soils from high-use carriers.
Cleaning applications: Featured Products
Rotary Basket Washers
Passivation Part Washers
Tunnel Part Washers
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Why Leading OEMs Trust Better Engineering
Medical device manufacturers need more than an industrial parts washer; they need a validated cleaning solution that supports quality systems, FDA expectations, and production throughput. Our equipment is engineered to deliver measurable cleanliness, automate consistency, and protect your reputation.
- Validated Hygiene:
- Controlled temperatures, ultrasonic energy, filtration, and chemical dosing to eliminate contaminants.
- Hygienic construction with cove corners, EP tanks, sanitary plumbing, and sloped surfaces ensures optimal cleanability and residue-free operation.
- Full compatibility with CIP100 and industry-standard medical device passivation chemistries.
- Compliance Ready:
- Designed for FDA, ISO, ASTM, and cGMP expectations with data logging and recipe control.
- Support for IQ/OQ documentation, including BOM packages, system specifications, and optional on-site validation support.
- Precision Engineering: Cleaning systems designed for complex geometries, blind holes, fine particulate removal, and critical surface prep.
- Automation-Driven Consistency: Reduce labor, standardize cleaning cycles, and maintain predictable results.
- Scalable for Growth: Configurable designs for prototyping, mid-volume, and high-volume production.
frequently asked questions
Our systems are engineered to clean a wide range of devices, including implantable devices, surgical instruments, and micro-machined assemblies. We provide solutions for any component requiring precision cleaning and traceable results.
All our systems are built in the USA with high-quality materials and components to ensure durability, performance, and long-term reliability. And, designed to meet FDA, ISO, and cGMP standards. Systems provide repeatable, verifiable cleaning results to support regulatory compliance and production reliability.
Yes. Better Engineering designs custom precision cleaning systems specifically for the medical device industry. Our aqueous and ultrasonic cleaning technologies deliver the high levels of cleanliness required for implants, instruments, and assemblies. Each system is engineered around your part geometry, materials, and validation requirements, with options such as 316L stainless construction, robotic automation, and data tracking for regulatory compliance. We also offer free lab testing to ensure your cleaning process meets exact performance and validation standards.
The best method for precision cleaning of medical devices and medical implants is automated medical-grade parts cleaning systems that use ultrasonic agitation, aqueous medical cleaning solutions, and programmable cycles. This ensures compliant removal of contaminants such as oils and production particulates from stainless steel medical devices and medical implants.
Automated medical equipment cleaning systems use a multi-stage process that may include ultrasonic cleaning, spray-in-air agitation, rinsing with medical cleaning solutions, and HEPA-filtered drying. These systems are engineered to meet regulatory cleanliness standards for FDA-regulated medical devices, ensuring consistent, validated results for surgical instruments and medical-grade stainless steel components.
Yes. Our automated cleaning systems are purpose-built for medical-grade stainless steel components used in surgical instruments, orthopedic implants, sterilization trays, and diagnostic equipment. They eliminate the risk of corrosion or surface degradation while ensuring thorough removal of contaminants during medical equipment cleaning, before sterilization and packaging.
Absolutely. A medical ultrasonic cleaner is widely used because ultrasonic cavitation penetrates tiny crevices, blind holes, and internal channels without damaging the surface finish of delicate medical devices. An ultrasonic cleaner for medical instruments is ideal for pre-sterilization cleaning of surgical equipment, dental tools, endoscopes, and minimally invasive instruments, especially those made of stainless steel and other sensitive materials.
Medical device cleaning systems must support compliance with FDA guidelines, ISO 13485, and technical cleanliness standards, including ASTM G93, ISO 14644, and AAMI ST79. Systems must ensure proper bioburden reduction and support cleaning and disinfecting medical equipment for decontamination or sterilization. This compliance also makes them suitable for facilities offering decontamination services in the medical manufacturing sector.
Investing in automated medical instrument cleaners offers significant long-term value. These systems reduce labor costs, eliminate human error, and increase throughput by handling high volumes of medical components with consistent, validated results. They also support regulatory compliance (FDA, ISO 13485), reducing the risk of product recalls or contamination failures. Using closed-loop filtration and low-energy heating, automated medical equipment sanitizers and cleaning systems minimize chemical waste and water consumption, lowering operating costs and improving reliability and scalability in a highly regulated industry.
Yes. We offer documentation packages, BOM support, and optional on-site assistance for IQ/OQ activities to help you meet FDA and ISO validation requirements.
Absolutely. All medical device cleaning systems are built from 316L stainless steel with cove corners, EP tank finishes, and sanitary welds to ensure compatibility with CIP100, enzymatic detergents, alkaline cleaners, citric/nitric passivation solutions, and other medical-grade chemistries.
Yes. Better Engineering offers cleanroom-ready precision cleaning systems designed for highly regulated environments such as medical devices, aerospace components, semiconductors, and other ultra-clean applications.
Their cleanroom-capable features include:
- Fully enclosed, stainless-steel construction with sealed doors and a drip-free design to prevent contamination.
- Multi-stage wash → rinse → DI/low-TDS rinse → vacuum or clean-air dry sequences engineered for residue-free, repeatable cleaning.
- Integration of automation, controls, and data capture (PLC/HMI, recipe memory, traceability) is critical for regulated cleanroom workflows.
- In-house testing and validation (gravimetric, particle analysis, etc.) to ensure that the system meets your cleanliness standards before deployment.
Better Engineering can integrate vision inspection systems directly after the wash and dry process, allowing for automated verification of cleanliness, part orientation, or assembly completeness. Our engineers design turnkey lines that incorporate camera-based inspection including presence detection, surface analysis, and barcode or mark verification with full automation and data tracking through the system’s PLC/HMI.
While we can fully integrate vision inspection into our parts washing systems, leak testing requires separate specialized equipment. We can coordinate with your preferred leak test supplier to ensure proper system layout, part transfer, and communication between both systems for a seamless production flow.
Backed by Testing. Proven in the Field.
Every system we build is engineered, tested, and documented to uphold the highest standard of precision cleaning. From ultrasonic performance to passivation quality to automated cycle consistency, we stand behind the reliability and repeatability of our equipment.