Bed Head Units

Bed Head Units

Bed Head Units

Product catalog summary
Overview: The document provides a detailed technical description of Bed Head Units (BHUs) designed for normal care areas in hospitals. These units integrate lighting, electrical, and medical gas services into a single system.
Lighting Specifications:
  • Indirect General Lighting: Utilizes 36W/58W T8 or 39W/54W T5 lamps with a polished aluminum reflector and an acrylic prismatic diffuser for uniform light distribution.
  • Direct Reading/Examination Lighting: Employs 18W T8 or 24W T5 lamps with a special acrylic diffuser for glare control, ensuring precise illumination for reading and examination.
  • Lighting control options include a simple switch, pull cord switch, or patient handset.
Installation and Design:
  • Central connection point for routing cables and gas pipes, with compartmental design to segregate services and ensure safety.
  • Constructed from extruded, heat-treated aluminum, available in various colors and finishes.
  • Easy installation facilitated by special flush brackets.
Electrical and Communication Systems:
  • Includes various electrical sockets (Schuko, BS, Euro) and potential equalizations.
  • Communication systems such as RJ45 Cat.6 data/telephone outlets and nurse call systems can be integrated.
Medical Gases:
  • Front-side compartment for easy access to medical gases, with high-strength casings for different gas outlet types (French, DIN, BS).
Lighting Characteristics:
  • General, reading, and night lighting options with specific lamp types and configurations to meet EN 12464 recommendations.
  • Average illuminance levels provided for different lighting scenarios.
Compliance and Certification:
  • Medlux BHU units are classified as medical devices (class IIb) and comply with directive 93/42/EEC and EN ISO 13485 standards.
Technical Description:
  • Model: Medlux BHU for Normal Care Areas.
  • Weight per meter: 6.3 kg (without equipment).
  • Components include electrical and medical gas compartments, lighting electronic starters, and various outlets and pipes.
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Bed Head Units for Normal Care Areas Indirect - General Lighting Powerful lighting, using 1 or 2 rows of: 36W / 58W T8 Lamps, or 39W / 54W T5 Lamps, installed above a polished aluminum reflector. The flush fitted acrylic prismatic diffuser creates a cozy atmosphere, providing with uniform light without annoying reflections. Use of electronic starters provides for optimum performance of lamp tubes. Direct - Reading/Examination Lighting The Easy-to-access Direct Light uses one or two 18W T8 or 24W T5 Lamps, installed below a polished aluminum reflector. A special acrylic diffuser for longitudinal...

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General Lighting Reading Lighting Night Lighting Fluorescent T8 or T5 Light Fluorescent T8 or T5 Light Incandescent or Compact General Lighting Reading Lighting Average Illuminance— 120Lux Average Illuminance—330Lux Average Illuminance—350Lux

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Bed Head Units Technical Description Model : Medlux BHU for Normal Care Areas Weight per meter (without equipment) 6,3 Kgr Description A. Electrical Compartment 1. General Lighting (36 or 58W TLHF) 2. Reading Lighting (18W TLHF) 3. Lighting Electronic Starters 4. Electrical Equipment (Sockets, Tel., Data, NCS…) 5. Low Voltage Cables 6. Extra Low Voltage Cables 7. Gas Outlets (AFNOR, BS, DIN…) 8. Copper Pipes 9. Front cover 10. Prismatic Lighting Diffusers Elektra Hellas S.A. G. Katsimicha street , 19002 Peania – Greece www.elektrahellas.gr CE Marking Medlux BHU and ICU units are medical devices...

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