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Defined as “a space, within a location intended for the examination or treatment of patients (i.e., patient-care space) extending 1.8 m beyond the normal location of the bed, chair, table, treadmill or other device that supports the patient during examination and treatment and extends vertically to 2.3 m above the floor” [1], the patient-care vicinity has strict regulatory requirements.
In a patient-care vicinity, only medical and diagnostic equipment that requires power backup at all times are to be plugged into a UL 60601-1 compliant UPS, for instance, whereas all non-medical equipment and personal devices that do not require power backup can be plugged into a UL 60601-1 compliant isolation transformer. Tripp Lite by Eaton offers UL 60601-1 medical-grade solutions.
[1] NFPA 99-2012 Health Care Facilities Code - section 3.3.139
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