BeaconMedæs has launched ‘the second generation’ (Mk 2 variants) of its Medipoint medical gas alarms.
The Medipoint 26 is specifically designed to monitor departmental gas pressure, of up to six gases, under ‘normal’, ‘high pressure’, and ‘low pressure’, conditions. Incorporating a new ‘repeating’ facility, the system allows gas status to be monitored at a master panel and simply replicated to multiple slave panels located elsewhere within the department without the need to install more than one set of pressure sensors. BeaconMedæs ‘hi-lo’ pressure sensors include built-in line contact monitoring, so gas pressures is constantly monitored at the pipeline.
The Medipoint 125 (pictured), meanwhile, is designed to monitor source equipment for up to five gases in five status conditions. Input cables from source equipment such as the medical air plant are connected to a ‘master’ panel. Subsequent ‘slave’ panels on the network are configured with a unique user-set panel ID to replicate conditions to multiple locations.
Other key features include:
• A ‘100% touch-proof’ board for added user safety’.
• Surface-mounted components to reduce heat, and extend life.
• A Relay Interface populated with on-board relays which convert medical gas inputs into volt-free outputs, offering integration into a building management system.
• An anti-microbial fascia.
• Adjustable volume control for reduced impact on patients in sensitive areas.
• Back-up battery supply for continued operation in the event of power failure.
BeaconMedæs says that, should additional gases be required at a later date, they can be added ‘at the simple flick of an onboard switch’.
The Medipoint alarm meets the requirements of UK Department of Health HTM02-01, and is CE marked according to the Medical Devices Directive MDD 93/42.
