Why Battery Technology Matters
Battery-powered carts allow nursing staff to bring the computer to the patient’s bedside. This enables them to enter data, update electronic health records (EHR), and use auxiliary equipment without being tethered to a wall outlet or making repeated trips to a computer room. However, these portable power systems’ efficiency depends on the battery technology integrated into the cart.
All batteries have unavoidable limitations that nursing staff must manage in the middle of their workflows. They have limited autonomy and require recharging to continue operating. The batteries must also be safe to handle and easy to use.
The core of any mobile power system is the battery’s chemistry. This is why our carts utilize medical lithium-ion batteries.
Lithium-Ion Batteries
Lithium-ion (Li-ion) is the battery chemistry used in most rechargeable devices, from your smartphone to laptops. They use smaller, denser, and more energy-efficient energy cells.
Lithium battery technology was designed to address the problems introduced by their lead-acid counterparts, offering much smaller and lighter battery units and much quicker charging and discharging rates. For example, you can fully charge a high-capacity lithium-ion battery designed for a mobile medical cart in as little as 3 to 4 hours.
The low weight makes them naturally suited for hot-swap battery setups, and some mobile medical carts using lithium batteries can carry up to five batteries at once.
Hot swap batteries are multi-battery setups that prevent healthcare workers from from having to make repeated recharging trips, as they’re designed to last the entire shift.
Hot Swap Batteries
Hot-swap batteries are an increasingly popular power system for various settings, particularly medical applications. They are removable battery packs that can be easily swapped out without powering down the device.
This is extremely convenient, especially if you’re in the middle of using your device and the battery starts to run low. Instead of shutting the entire system down and waiting for the battery to recharge, you can simply swap in a fresh one and keep going uninterrupted.
Hot-swap batteries can also be helpful in situations where you need a bit of extra power. And since they’re relatively compact, they’re easy to carry around with you or replace when necessary. If you’re looking for a convenient way to keep your medical devices powered up, hot-swap batteries are an investment worth considering.
Med Cart Power Systems
We provide four power options for our med carts, the Elora Power Solution, the Amstron Power Solution, the UltraLife Power Solution, and Scott-Clark Power Solution. The ability to choose the right power solution for your facility is crucial in allowing total customization of our carts.
Elora Power Solution
The Elora medical cart power system is the lightest, high-capacity lithium-ion battery on the market. This compact, space-saving power unit can integrate with our high-performance medical carts to power medication administration and medication management procedures.
Amstron Power Solution
The Amstron hot swap li-ion battery is powerful and cost effective. The light & small form factor can even be integrated to non-powered carts, creating a cost-effective healthcare solution.
UltraLife Power Solution
The UltraLife power solution grants full med cart battery management. This solution offers a robust and lightweight case and charging station. The rechargeable Lithium-iron-phosphate batteries provide more consistent power during the discharge cycle.
chemistry for optimal endurance and safety.
Scott-Clark Power Solution
The Scott-Clark power solution offers flexible mobile cart power technology (FMCPT) with their FMCPT battery. The heart of the FMCPT battery energy storage system is the advanced lithium-iron-phosphate (LiFePO4) cells employed in their construction, offering many of the same advantages found in typical lithium-ion batteries while avoiding overheating.
All batteries offered with our med carts are certified to the latest transportation and safety standards.
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