Recycle/Recover Surplus Medical Supplies & Equipment with
Supplies Over Seas
DRY SUPPLIES
Supplies Over Seas (SOS) partners with Medical Supply Companies to recover surplus medical items for
redistribution to medically impoverished communities around the globe. Anytime during the year or during your
annual inventory process, if you have items you no long want to carry in your warehouse or have surplus from a
distributor you no longer use, consider partnering with SOS. SOS is a nonprofit organization so your donation is
tax-deductible. Please note: Expired Medical Supplies are accepted.
Supply Category
Anesthesia
Bovie
Cardiovascular
Clothing
Dental
Diabetic
Dialysis
Drapes (Medical)
Dressing (Medical)
Endoscopy,
laparoscopy, & staplers
Ear, nose, and throat
(ENT)
Eye (Ophthalmology)
General Surgery
Gloves
Incontinence
Intravenous (IV)
Instruments(Medical)
Laboratory
Needles
Neurology
Nutrition
OB/GYN
Orthopedic
Ostomy
Oxygen
Plastic Containers
Skin Prep
Sterilizer Supplies
Suction
Suture
Syringes
Trach Supplies
Urology
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Items that may be included in category
Airways, arterial catheterization supplies, block trays, breathing circuits, endotracheal tubes
Cautery pencils w/ holsters, bipolar forceps, patient return electrodes, tips, tip cleaning pads
Cardiac catheterization supplies, chest drains, defib pads, electrodes, embolectomy catheters,
open heart pump supplies, paracentesis/thoracentesis sets, thoracic catheters, vessel loops
Disposable surgical & isolation gowns, caps, eyewear, masks, shoe covers
Cotton rolls, denture cups, instruments, toothbrush, toothpaste
Glucometers & test strips, lancets
A.V. fistula needles, cycler sets, integrated A.P.D. sets
Sterile and non-sterile drapes, table covers, surgical towels
Abdominal pads, Ace bandages, Band-Aids, burn dressings, Cobans, cotton balls, dressings change trays,
foam dressings, Kerlix, lap sponges, lubricating jelly, petrolatum gauze, non-adherent dressings (Telfa),
radiopaque sponges, 2x2” and 4x4” sterile and non-sterile gauze, Steri-strips, tape, transparent dressings
(Tegaderm), tubular net dressings, wound packing
Clip appliers, endoscopic and linear staplers, endoscopic and linear cutters, endosutures,
insufflation tubing, reloads, skin staplers, trocars
Cotton–tipped applicators, ear dressings, ear tubes, ENT surgery packs, nasal dressings, nasal
specula, otoscope tips, tongue depressors, tonsil sponges
Eye needles, eye blades, eye dressings, eye syringes, drapes for eye surgery, eye sutures, iris
forceps
Biopsy needles and punches, central line trays, guide wires, laceration trays, light handle covers,
medical adhesive, needle counters, skin/tissue markers, surgical trays, wound drainage devices
Gloves used for surgery and examination
Adult and infant briefs and diapers, chux
Intravenous sets and tubing, angiocatheters, cannulas, catheter stabilization devices, start kits
Clamps, forceps, scalpels, scissors, needle holders, stethoscopes, thermometers
Blood collection sets, slides, specimen containers
All sizes
Drainage systems, nerve stimulators, neuro hooks, neuro sponges, scalp clips, skull pins
Feeding tubes, enteral gravity and pump feeding sets, enteral feeding syringes
Abdominal binders; aspirators; baby blankets, bottles, caps, powder, wipes; delivery kits; enema
bags; heel warmers & lancets; KY jelly; mesh brief; perineal cold packs, perineal & vaginal irrigation
supplies; perineal pads; vaginal specula; TED anti-embolism stockings; ultrasound gel; umbilical
cord clamps and tape; vacuum curettes; vaginal packing
Braces, slings, splints, casting supplies, stockinettes, orthopedic instruments
Adhesive, base plates, irrigation sets, ostomy pouches, skin barriers, night drainage containers,
belts, lubricating deodorant
Ambu bags, nasal cannulas, oxygen masks, oxygen tubing, nebulizers and nebulizer supplies
Basins, bed pans, emesis trays, measuring cups, pitchers, plastic trays, sharps containers, urinals
Povidone iodine and Chloroprep bottles, prep trays, sponges; alcohol prep pads; shavers
Sterilization packs, tubing, wrap, and tape
Suction catheters; suction handles, tubing, canisters
Assorted suture, needles for suture, suture removal trays; suture bags
All sizes
Tracheostomy masks and tubes; trach clean & care kits; cricothyrotomy kits
Coude, Foley catheters, external, and straight catheters; catheter insertion kits; fecal incontinence
collection; irrigation sets; Toomey syringes; urinary drainage bags & meters
February 2015
Supplies Over Seas
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
Supplies Over Seas (SOS) accepts all kinds of medical equipment in good working order.
Please note: Expired Medical Supplies are accepted.
aspirators (suction machines)
beds (manual and electric)
bedside tables
BiPAPs and CPAPs
centrifuges
chairs (waiting room, doctor, patient)
computers
crutches, canes
cautery machines
defibrillators
ECGs, EKGs (heart)
EEGs (brain) or EMGs (muscle)
exam lights (light sources & lamps)
exam tables
feeding pumps
fetal monitors
filing cabinets
fracture tables
gauges (for oxygen tanks)
gurneys (stretchers)
hearing test machines
I.V. poles
I.V. pumps
lab analysis systems
med carts
medical storage cabinets
medical storage cabinets
over-the-bed tables
pediatric immobilizing units
pediatric tent systems
physical therapy devices
plastic toilet chairs
pulse oximeters
refrigerators
sigmoidoscopes
shower chairs for disabled
sphygmomanometers (BP)
surgery tables
vision test machines
vital signs monitors
walkers
weight scales (adult & infant)
wheelchairs
x-ray machines
x-ray viewers
Unable to Accept
IV Fluids or Liquids
Liquid Nutrition
Pharmaceuticals
No Hazardous Materials - expired or in-date
No items exposed to pathogens
Questions? Or for more information about partnering with Supplies Over Seas, Contact:
Melissa Mershon
SOS President & CEO
Melissa.Mershon@SuppliesOverSeas.org
Supplies Over Seas
1500 Arlington Avenue
Louisville, KY 40206
(502) 736-6360
www.SuppliesOverSeas.org
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February 2015