Sweden: Getinge acquires US-based ultrasonic cleaner Ultra Clean Systems

Global medical technology company, Getinge, has acquired Ultra Clean Systems, a US manufacturer of ultrasonic cleaning technologies used in hospitals and surgery centres to decontaminate surgical instruments, for SEK170m (US$16m). Ultrasonic cleaning is an integral part of best practices to reprocess instruments, especially the most complex ones used for robotic surgery, to minimize the risk…