Bear Power Supplies, a business unit of Z-AXIS, has shipped a 10W medical power supply with low leakage current, an important safety requirement for preventing electric shocks from connected medical devices. Known as BPC000151, this Made in America power supply features one Means of Patient Protection (MOPP) so that using it with a 1 MOPP system allows for direct contact with patients under the 2 MOPP safety standard.
In healthcare settings such as hospitals and doctors’ offices, electric currents from connected devices can put patient safety at risk. High leakage currents are especially dangerous because if the ground connection fails, the patient could become the path to ground. Leakage currents can escape from power circuits for various reasons, including parasitic capacitance and inadequate insulation. IEC 60601-1, an international safety standard, limits leakage current in medical electrical devices.
Bear’s new 10W medical power supply has a low leakage current of just <0.5uA. The input voltage is 22-26VDC, the output voltage is 12V +/- 4%, and the output power is 10W max. The input-output capacitance is <5pF. This medical power supply was designed and manufactured in western New York, where Z-AXIS and Bear Power Supplies are co-located. Last year, Bear announced that it shipped a 750W CF-Rated Medical Power Supply for Cardiac Diagnostics.
“Bear Power Supplies is leader and designing and manufacturing low leakage medical power supplies,” said Michael Allen, President. “We also excel at customization, even for low volumes, and can provide non-standard output voltages, unusual form factors, compact sizes for portable medical devices, encapsulation, and more.”
For more information, visit www.bearpwr.com.
