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, without having to install more than one set of pressure sensors. BeaconMedæs ‘hi-lo’ pressure sensors include built-in line contact monitoring, so gas pressure 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 onboard relays which convert medical gas inputs into volt-free outputs, offering integration into a BEMS.
• An anti-microbial fascia.
• Adjustable volume control.
• Back-up battery supply.
BeaconMedæs says that, should additional gases be required later, they can be added ‘at the flick of a switch’. The Medipoint alarm meets the requirements of HTM02-01, and is CE marked according to the Medical Devices Directive MDD 93/42.
