medical_strips (medical grade vs. “hospital grade”)

8/18/2019 Medical_Strips (Medical Grade vs. “Hospital Grade”)

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For Use Throughout a Health Care Facility

Power Strips


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Medical Grade Power Strips “Hospital Grade” Power Strips

Power Strips For Use In Health Care Facilities

8/9/20132 CONFIDENTIAL Proprietary Information of the Leviton Manufacturing Company


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A power strip that is certified for medical use:

• Must conform to Safety Standard UL 60601-1, IEC 60601-1, EN 60601-1 or CAN/CSA-

C22.2 NO. 60601-1-08

• Intended for use or likely to be used in the patient care vicinity

• Must have receptacle covers that can only be opened with the use of a tool toprevent accidental contact with unused receptacles

• Enclosure leakage current must not exceed 0.1mA in normal condition

Leakage Current

• Leakage current flowing between line and ground in electrical equipment can present

a lethal shock hazard to users

• The susceptibility of a patient to serious injury or death increases with patient-

connected medical equipment

• The low impedance path between the patient and equipment creates an

environment where the patient may complete the fault circuit

What is a Medical Grade Power Strip?



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Utilizes hospital grade receptacles

• For use in patient care areas as per NEC (2011) article 517

• Also specified in UL 1363A - Special Purpose Relocatable Power Taps

Utilizes a hospital grade attachment plug

• For cord and plug connected devices used in patient care areas as per NEC (2011)

article 517

• Also specified in UL 1363A - Special Purpose Relocatable Power Taps

Features metal construction for durability (UL 1363A)

What is a Medical Grade Power Strip?



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Not an official designation, but commonly referred to as a power strip that

utilizes hospital grade receptacles and attachment plug

Typically UL 1363 Listed

Features metal construction for durability

NOTES:

• “Hospital Grade” power strips cannot be used in general or critical patient care areas

• They have not been evaluated for use where Article 517 of the National Electrical

Code requires Hospital Grade components

What is a “Hospital Grade” Power Strip?



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Primarily the performance and construction provisions found in the UL 60601-1

(or related) Standard

• Low leakage current

• Safety covers for receptacles/outlets

Medical grade strips are designed to be used within (and outside) patient care

areas, including the patient care vicinity

Hospital Grade strips are not designed to be used within general or critical

patient care areas, but can be used in other areas throughout the facility

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Any room in a health care facility wherein patients are intended to be examined

or treated*

• Basic Care Rooms

• Exam or treatment rooms in clinics, dental offices, nursing homes, etc.

• General Care Rooms

• Patient bedrooms, dialysis rooms, procedural rooms, etc.

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Critical Care Rooms• Intensive care rooms, operating rooms, delivery rooms, etc.

*As per NFPA 99 (2012) Article 3.3.138

What is the Patient Care Area/Room?



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What is the Patient Care Area/Room?



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The space within a patient care room intended for examination and treatment of

patients that:

• Extends 6 feet beyond the normal location of the patient bed, chair, table or other

device that supports the patient

•Extends 7.5 feet vertically above the floor from the patient bed, chair, table or otherdevice that supports the patient

Why does the patient care vicinity exist as a defined space?

• Electrical equipment that is directly or indirectly connected to a patient poses the

greatest risk for electrical shock, and therefore more stringent protection

requirements would be necessary

• These strict requirements are unnecessarily restrictive in lower risk areas

What is the Patient Care Vicinity?



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Conform to the guidelines and specifications prescribed in all relevant Codes &

Standards:

• NFPA 99: Health Care Facilities Code

• NFPA 70: National Electric Code

• UL 60601-1, CSA C22.2 No. 60601-1: Medical Electrical Equipment, Part 1: GeneralRequirements for Safety

• UL 60950-1, CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1 : Information Technology Equipment – Safety,

Part 1: General Requirements

• UL 1363A, CSA C22.2 No. 21: Special Purpose Relocatable Power Taps

• NOM (Norma Oficial Mexicana): Mexican Electrical Code

• UL 1449 3rd Edition, CSA C22.2 No 8 (Surge Protective Models Only): Surge Protective

Devices

Leviton’s Medical Grade Strips



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Built-in overload protection shuts off the strip in

case of excess power draw, and can be returned toservice with the simple push of a button

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Surge protective models are UL 1449 3rd Edition

compliant, providing the ultimate protectionagainst voltage surges that can damage or

diminish the performance of sensitive electronic

equipment



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Choice of 7’ or 15’ long AC power cord with

hospital grade plug



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Heavy duty steel construction withstands the

rigors of demanding health care environments



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All outlets are hospital grade and feature locking

safety covers, allowing the strips to be usedthroughout the hospital – including the patient

care vicinity



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Easily accommodates surface mounting


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Other features:

• 2, 4, or 6 outlet configurations

• 20A models available

• Switchless design to prevent inadvertent power disruption

• NAFTA Compliant• Lifetime Limited Product Warranty




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Conform to the guidelines and specifications

prescribed in relevant Codes & Standards:

• UL 1363 – Relocatable Power Taps

• UL 1449 3rd Edition (Surge Protective Models Only)

Same durable construction found in our IndustrialGrade strips, with the added security of tamper-

resistant, hospital grade receptacles.

Other features:

• 6 surge protected outlets

•

20A Models available• 6’ and 15’ cord lengths available

• LED’s indicate power and protection status

• Onboard resettable circuit breaker

• Lifetime Limited Product Warranty

Leviton’s “Hospital Grade” Strips



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Leviton.com

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