Power Strips

For Use Throughout a Health Care Facility

Power Strips For Use In Health Care Facilities

Medical Grade Power Strips

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Hospital Grade Power Strips

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What is a Medical Grade Power Strip?

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/CSAC22.2 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 to
prevent 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 patientconnected medical equipment
The low impedance path between the patient and equipment creates an
environment where the patient may complete the fault circuit
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What is a Medical Grade Power Strip?

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)

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What is a Hospital Grade Power Strip?

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

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Medical Grade vs. Hospital Grade Power Strips

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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What is the Patient Care Area/Room?

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.

Critical Care Rooms

Intensive care rooms, operating rooms, delivery rooms, etc.

*As per NFPA 99 (2012) Article 3.3.138

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What is the Patient Care Area/Room?

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What is the Patient Care Vicinity?

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 other
device 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

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What is the Patient Care Vicinity?

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What is the Patient Care Vicinity?

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What is the Patient Care Vicinity?

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Levitons Medical Grade Strips

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: General
Requirements 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

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Levitons Medical Grade Strips

Built-in overload protection shuts off the strip in

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

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Surge protective models are UL 1449 3rd Edition

compliant, providing the ultimate protection
against voltage surges that can damage or
diminish the performance of sensitive electronic
equipment

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Levitons Medical Grade Strips

Choice of 7 or 15 long AC power cord with

hospital grade plug

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Levitons Medical Grade Strips

Heavy duty steel construction withstands the

rigors of demanding health care environments

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Levitons Medical Grade Strips

All outlets are hospital grade and feature locking

safety covers, allowing the strips to be used
throughout the hospital including the patient
care vicinity

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Levitons Medical Grade Strips

Easily accommodates surface mounting

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Other features:

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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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Levitons Hospital Grade Strips

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 Industrial

Grade strips, with the added security of tamperresistant, hospital grade receptacles.
Other features:

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6 surge protected outlets

20A Models available
6 and 15 cord lengths available
LEDs indicate power and protection status
Onboard resettable circuit breaker
Lifetime Limited Product Warranty

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