Custom Ultrasonics carries a wide array of product solutions that are primarily focused on the cleaning and storage of endoscopic and other related instruments. They've been serving healthcare professionals and the Infection Control community since 1979 and through extensive R&D have developed and manufactured medical equipment that has met high-level disinfectant requirements to ensure patients safety and the efficiency of medical offices worldwide.

If you had to categorize their products below is the best categorization:

• Washing & Disinfection of Endoscopes
  • System 83 Plus 9
  • System 83 Plus 2
  • Scope-Assist Flushing Tank
• Water Filtration
  • Neutralization Transfer Cart
  • Tergal 800 Detergent
  • Alcohol Transfer Products
  • Triple Water Filters
• Endoscope Storage
  • Storage Cabinet Model 20000
  • Wassenburg® DRY320® – (Available Soon)
  • Wassenburg® Transport Solution

Custom Ultrasonics System 83 Plus

Custom Ultrasonics, now Wassenburg Medical is probably best known for their System 83 which was originally launched in 1981. There have been many improvements over the years and different models offering enhanced features and configurations. For instance, the System 83 Plus 9 is a dual chamber ultrasonic washer and disinfector for reprocessing 2-4 flexible endoscopes.

The System 83 Plus line of washer and disinfectors are standalone ultrasonic reprocessors. These models wash and high-level disinfect flexible endoscopes that are heat sensitive and fully immersible. Prior to the System 83 plus, one of the challenges when washing endoscopes was the many channels and internal, difficult to reach surfaces. Part of this issue was liquids and air taking the path of least resistance during the washing process which increased the risk of a less than appropriate high-level disinfection of areas of the endoscopes that were harder to reach. The System 83 plus handles this deftly by adapting to each individual channel making it possible for the medical technician to verify flow with its individual channel monitoring thereby avoiding bifurcating the tubing.

With its 19" stainless steel processing chamber, its alcohol flushing of channels and its automatic detergent injection, all areas of the endoscope are cleaned and disinfected.

Custom Ultrasonics Endoscope Storage

 Custom Ultrasonics also offers a number of endoscope storage systems. After reprocessing / cleaning and disinfecting a medical practice's flexible endoscopes what do you do with them? It's critical that they completely dry, are not subject to external contaminants if they were just laying around and to extend their life conditioning of the endoscopes would also be a huge benefit.

After an endoscope is cleaned, the drying process is extremely important. If moisture is allowed to exist for any length of time microorganisms have the opportunity to grow. This is obviously unacceptable and the complete removal of all moisture from all channels of every endoscope cleaned must be successfully accomplished before the endoscope is set aside for storage. This need is what inspired the creation of the Endoscope Storage Cabinet model 2000.

In 2015 The European standard EN 16442 was released. This standard is focused on controlled environment storage cabinets for processed thermolabile endoscopes. The requirements apply to cabinets which are designed to store or store and dry and the intent is to ensure that during storage of the endoscopes for extended periods of time there is no deterioration of the microbiological quality of the endoscopes stored.
Custom Ultrasonics has indicated online that the EN16442 European standard was the starting point when they designed their drying and storage cabinets ensuring the highest standards of endoscope hygiene after reprocessing.

Custom Ultrasonics Company Timeline

Custom Ultrasonics was founded in 1979 by Frank, J. Weber. His focus was creating solutions that would assist and serve the needs of medical practitioners with regards to infection control.

In 1981 the System 83 was developed and released to the medical industry. The System 83 was an automated system that could clean and disinfect multi-channeled flexible endoscopes.

Until 2013 Frank Weber was the President and CEO of the company. But in 2013 Alicia Nakonetschny assumed his role as the President and CEO.

In 2017 Custom Ultrasonics received FDA 510(k) clearance for their "Scope-Assist Flushing Sink". It provided a place for manual cleaning of flexible endoscopes.

In 2022 Custom Ultrasonics was acquired by Wassenbug Medical. Wassenburg purchased all assets as of Dec 31, 2021 and assumed all activities as well.

Wassenburg Medical, Inc.

Wassenburg Medical was originally a family-owned company. It was established in 1984 by Gerrit Wassenburg. Over the years the company has specialized in all aspects of automated endoscopic reprocessing and the company was passed to Gerrit's sons in 2002 who run the company today. The company has grown to be the top AER company in the Netherlands.

In 2013 is Wassenburg Medical became a joint venture with Hoya. Hoya is a global med-tech company established in Tokyo, Japan. Through this acquisition Hoya's PENTAX Medical division enhanced its ability to offer a superior and wider portfolio with regards to the flexible endoscopy market place. The same logic and aligned synergies were the driving force behind Wassenburg Medical entering into this partnership allowing its customers to enjoy a wider portfolio of product solutions.