Our Medical equipment solutions
Switches and motion control systems are essential components in medical equipment, enabling healthcare professionals to operate equipment efficiently and ensure patient safety. Whether it is a footswitch used to operate an x-ray machine, lower a hospital bed or control machine functions in an operating theatre, or a hand control to turn equipment on and off, ease of use and safety, ergonomic design, anti-slip surfaces and variable pressure sensitivity are key considerations. For certain medical equipment applications, components must also meet medical approvals such as UL 60601.
Types of Sensors supplied for Medical equipment
Among the components we supply to the medical equipment market are footswitches, hand controls, pressure switches, air switches, infrared and puck switches.
We also offer a UL 60601-approved medical design platform that combines standard electrical footswitches and puck switches in a modular base system, which allows OEMs a high level of flexibility. In addition to standard components, we can customise our standard products, or develop a completely bespoke solution.
Example applications
The multipedal footswitch
enables control of multiple
instrument functions on
the dental chair.
Vacuum pressure is regulated
by a switch to manage
moisture suction
during treatment.
Position feedback for the
instrument arm is provided
by a linear membrane
potentiometer.
The screw temperature
probe ensures proper
heating of the spill
water system.
Laser activation during
dental procedures is
triggered via a foot switch.
To prevent overheating, a
temperature probe monitors
the blowing pump in the
sandblasting device.
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- Hand controls for ceiling and mobile patient hoists
- Hand controls to inflate a cushion under patients for comfort during radiotherapy
- Pressure switches for mechanical ventilation equipment
- Custom footswitch for thrombectomy system used to remove blood clots
- Double pedal footswitch for arthroscopy pump
- Airswitch and bellows for endoscopic aspiration
- Airflow temperature probe for artificial lung ventilator
- Puck switches for operating intensive care beds
- Multipedal footswitch for control of instruments in a dental surgery
Why work with Variohm
We make your machines smarter, safer & more efficient
Whether you want a component part or a full switching or motion control solution for your medical application, we have an experienced team of engineers and manufacturing technicians who have worked as a trusted partner on many new product developments from design to prototype and completion.
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