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Air Motors for use in the Medical Industry

From DEPRAG, Inc.
 

 

In Europe at least 50,000 patients a year die from infections which they acquire in hospital. Due to this alarming number, at the beginning of 2008 the German Association for Hospital Hygiene (DGKH) highlighted the dangers of this increasingly sore subject: Antibiotic resistant bacteria are on the rise in hospitals. Surgical tools are also covered in the demand for heightened hygiene in operating theatres.
Surgical tools are powered by a wide variety of motors. Electrical motors, both battery driven and with cable, compete with pneumatic drive systems. However, not every type of drive is suitable for steam sterilization. The product to be sterilized must be treated with pure saturated steam at a temperature of up to 134 degrees Celsius which interacts with all surfaces of the pre-cleaned instrument.

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Air motors are powered by compressed air. They operate at relatively high speeds in industrial and spark-prohibited applications. Search by Specification | Learn more about Air Motors
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