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Medical Switch – Safe Network Technology for Medical Equipment

With the Medical Switch, the euromicron subsidiary MICROSENS is setting new standards in terms of performance, reliability, and safety for data networks in hospitals, clinics, and medical practices. The switch is tailor-made for the requirements of a medical environment. It ensures the safety of the patients and medical equipment by means of four galvanically separated 10/100/1000 Mbps ports with integrated network insulators. The Medical Switch fulfils the requirements in terms of patient protection with 2 MOPP and even exceeds the strict stipulations according to EN 60601-1 / IEC 60601-1 (min. 4 kV) for medical electrical devices. The optional, external, medical power supply provides additional 2 MOPP. The surface of the Medical Switch is made up of robust plastic and permits effective cleaning and disinfection. It is optionally available with an antibacterial coating.

IT-based diagnostics and treatment systems create huge data volumes which have to be transferred, analysed, processed, and stored. Two Gigabit uplink ports ensure top-level performance and network availability with redundancy, optionally with two fiber optic ports or alternatively one fiber optic and one twisted pair port (RJ-45).

The Medical Switch is suited for HL7 and HIPAA applications. The protection of sensitive data is ensured by means of port security according to IEEE 802.1X. The switch can be integrated into a Radius solution and is compatible with all conventionally available NAC solutions. The snap-in assembly with an internationally standardised installation measure of 45 mm permits the fast and tool-free assembly in all conventional installation systems, as well as the integrated assembly in ceiling supply units.

State-of-the-art chip technology with Energy-Efficient Ethernet (EEE) ensures high energy efficiency. A particularly economically efficient variant for office environments is also available, which enables the administration and technical building equipment to benefit from state-of-the-art technology.

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About MICROSENS

Transmitting information via fiber optic connections offers numerous benefits. MICROSENS GmbH & Co. KG recognised this very early on. As one of the pioneers, the company has developed and produced high-performance communications and transmission systems in Germany since 1993. Individually matched to the demands of diverse usage areas and embedded in comprehensive concepts for individual sectors. But, above all, close to the customer. Technical challenges from customer projects are incorporated directly into product development. This way, IP-based automation solutions are created for modern buildings, cost-efficient network concepts for the office and workspace, robust and fail-safe solutions for industrial environments, optical transport systems future-oriented wide area networks and efficient coupling of sites and computer centres.