For safety reasons, the piped medical gas system should be equipped with devices which permit the distribution and control of pipelines to operating theatres, wards, sections, etc. Repair works and extensions make it also necessary to shut-off some sections of the system.
The valves assigned for this purpose should be easily accessible and they should be installed at every floor on the main pipeline. In order to achieve this, area control and service units are installed. It contains shut-off valves, pressure switches and gauges.
Centralised medical gas systems are also including central stations, anaesthetic gas scavenging systems (AGSS), medical gas outlets, gas and vacuum valves, area control units, second stage pressure reducer/control units, pressure and vacuum switch units, floor alarms and medical copper pipes of various diameters.
Medical gas systems covering oxygen, nitrous oxide, medical air and vacuum are produced and installed in the hospitals, in the sections necessary. So far the largest installation has been in a university hospital which involved REANIMED in installing 35,000 meters of copper piping. Generally it is agreed that the installation of a centralized system, covering the medical gas requirements of the whole hospital is the safest and most reliable way for any hospital. There is no need to keep pressurised gas bottles in various areas and the risk of accidents or sterilisation are kept to a minimum. REANIMED has qualified engineers who have installed the medical gas systems in hospitals in Europe and the Middle East, all according ISO-9001, ISO-13485 and EN-46001 standards, following EN 737, HTM 2022 norms.
For safety reasons, the piped medical gas system should be equipped with devices which permit the distribution and control of pipelines to operating theatres, wards, sections, etc. Repair works and extensions make it also necessary to shut-off some sections of the system.
