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Automated cleaning equipment that uses sound waves to create bubbles that implode when they come in contact with instruments to dislodge soil from the instruments?

  1. Retractors

  2. Gelpi

  3. Orthopedics

  4. Ultrasonic cleaners

The correct answer is: Ultrasonic cleaners

Ultrasonic cleaners are used in healthcare facilities to effectively clean surgical instruments by utilizing sound waves to create bubbles that implode upon contact with the instruments, helping to dislodge soil and debris. This process is known as cavitation. Retractors, Gelpi, and Orthopedics are not types of automated cleaning equipment using sound waves for cleaning instruments. Hence, the correct answer is D, Ultrasonic cleaners.