Medical equipment

Recent advances in medicine and the aging Japanese population have attracted attention in the medical field. Along with the evolution of medical equipment, various companies are entering the field. In addition, considering the progress of technology and ease of use, products are becoming smaller and more multifunctional, and measuring instruments for various medical applications have been put to practical use.

With the progress of this technology and the evolution of products, the demand for AC power adapters is growing steadily. Blood pressure gauges, blood glucose meters, nebulizers, warm moxibustion devices, massage devices, etc., fall under familiar places.

From the perspective of the AC power adapter, according to the Pharmaceutical Affairs and Equipment Law in Japan, it is necessary to observe JIS C 9335 (equivalent to IEC 60335) for medical devices to be controlled and JIS T 0601 (equivalent to IEC 60601) for advanced medical devices. Using the AC adapter in products corresponding to these devices requires authentication with AC adapters and equipment.

We believe that compliance with laws on such equipment will continue to increase further.

At UNIFIVE, we have a lineup of AC adapters that acquired IEC 60601 to respond to these demands. Also, we will work closely with customers on dealing with the Pharmaceutical Affairs and Equipment Law in sales and development, such as coping with parts overlapping with PSE during its response.

Case of AC adapter for massage equipment

We have applied for massage equipment under the Pharmaceutical Affairs Equipment Law and provided our company's development solutions to customers suffering from the selection of AC adapters. At the beginning of the project, we confirmed the required performance and reliability of the AC power adapter and the policy of compliance with the Pharmaceutical Affairs and Equipment Law for that customer. By the way, correspondence to JIS C 9335 is required for the massage machine.

In the case of JIS C 9335, the correspondence of the AC adapter's transformer to IEC 61558 must be confirmed. Although it is a definite means, when you have confirmed it by the certification body undergoing the certification examination, it can be evaluated using our AC adapter's CB report of IEC 60601. 

Therefore, we recommend the UM 312 series, our medical-use AC adapter.  The customer's performance requirement required replacing the parts, but since it was in the category of the registered parts of the critical component list out of the CB report, we did not need to customize; we just made modifications, and the customer's evaluation was also completed.

Later, the customer will apply for safety with AC adapters and equipment.

Please don't hesitate to contact us when you need help with the AC adapter for medical equipment.