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Horizon Electronics Overview
Horizon Electronics supplies high-quality, reliable power solutions for leading medical device manufacturers serving healthcare facilities worldwide. Among Horizon Electronics’ customers, companies like Alma Lasers, Lumenis, Sharp Light, Clear Cut, and Endymed. These companies, leaders in medical technology, require power supplies that meet stringent standards while providing flexibility and efficiency for various high-stakes applications.
Industry Challenges
In the medical sector, the stakes for power supply reliability and compliance are extraordinarily high. Medical devices must maintain uninterrupted operation to ensure patient safety and effective care. Key challenges for power solutions in this industry include:
- Stringent Safety Requirements: Medical devices must meet rigorous regulatory standards like IEC 60601 and FDA certifications to ensure patient and operator safety.
- Reliability in Continuous Operation: Medical equipment must remain functional at all times, especially during critical procedures. A single power interruption can be detrimental.
- Compact Design: Medical devices often have limited internal space, requiring compact, high-density power solutions.
- Power Quality and Protection: Sensitive equipment requires clean, stable power to prevent voltage spikes or surges that could cause malfunctions.
- Scalability and Flexibility: As healthcare technology evolves, power solutions must adapt to new demands, from increased power requirements to custom configurations.
Solution Provided by Horizon Electronics
To address these challenges, Horizon Electronics partnered with Advanced Energy and other trusted distributors to provide a comprehensive portfolio of medical-grade power supplies, customized to meet our clients’ stringent requirements.
These solutions included:
- IEC 60601-Compliant Power Supplies: Ensuring full compliance with medical safety standards, our power supplies feature patient-protective measures like minimal leakage current (<300uA) and robust isolation barriers.
- High Efficiency and Energy Management: Delivering efficiency above 90%, our power solutions reduce operational costs and heat generation, critical for sensitive diagnostic equipment and imaging systems.
- Modular and Configurable Designs: Horizon’s flexible, modular power supplies support up to 7 slots, with outputs ranging from 2 to 60 VDC, allowing clients to easily mix, match, and configure for their specific applications.
- Advanced Protection Mechanisms: Each unit includes protections against short circuits, overloads, and voltage spikes, safeguarding critical devices from damage.
- Compact and High-Density Design: Horizon’s capacitor chargers and power systems offer a high-power-density, all-in-one design that saves up to 30% space, simplifying integration into compact medical devices like aesthetic lasers and CT gantries.
Product Highlights:
- CT Gantry Power Solution: For high-demand devices like CT gantries, Horizon provided AC-DC power supplies delivering up to 1.5 kW with configurable output voltages (12-48 VDC) and intelligent fan control. Our robust design enables operation under high g-forces and radiation conditions, ensuring reliability in rigorous imaging applications.
- Aesthetic Laser Systems: Horizon’s programmable capacitor chargers support high-voltage applications such as IPL and RF laser systems, offering precise pulse-to-pulse repeatability and efficient energy use. This solution enables faster treatment cycles and enhances reliability while reducing space and costs for device manufacturers.
Results and Impact
By implementing Horizon’s high-reliability power solutions, our medical device clients experienced notable improvements in operational efficiency and cost savings:
- Enhanced Uptime: Horizon’s solutions maintained continuous power, reducing downtime risk for critical devices in hospitals and clinics, where reliability is paramount.
- Energy Efficiency Gains: With >90% efficiency, our power supplies minimized heat generation, extended device lifespan, and contributed to cost savings in operational energy consumption.
- Space Optimization: The all-in-one capacitor charger design saved up to 30% space within devices, allowing manufacturers to add additional features or reduce overall device size.
- Cost Savings on Safety and Compliance: Full compliance with IEC 60601 and FDA standards streamlined certification processes, cutting costs and accelerating time-to-market for our clients.
Timeline and Support
The initial implementation took several months, including customization and testing to meet the rigorous standards of our clients’ devices. Horizon Electronics provides ongoing support post-implementation, ensuring the longevity and reliability of our power solutions as medical technology continues to evolve.
Horizon Electronics Future Readiness
With Horizon’s robust power solutions, our clients are better equipped to lead in the rapidly advancing medical device industry, offering healthcare providers dependable technology that enhances patient care. Horizon remains committed to supporting the medical sector with innovative, compliant, and reliable power supplies that meet the highest standards.
Conclusion
For companies developing critical medical equipment, Horizon Electronics delivers reliable, regulatory-compliant power supply solutions that enhance device performance and meet stringent safety standards. Trusted by leading brands such as Alma Lasers, Lumenis, and Endymed, Horizon’s power supplies are integral to high-performance, mission-critical medical devices.
As Horizon continues to innovate, it empowers medical device manufacturers to meet the demands of today’s healthcare environments with confidence and reliability. Visit our Medical page for more inforamtio.
