Miniature Valves for Home Use Medical Devices
General service, proportional and solenoid valves for home ventilators, portable high-flow oxygen concentrators and more
At home medical devices should benefit – not burden – those who rely on them. That’s why home care medical equipment manufacturers are engineering devices that are quieter, lighter and more reliable than ever.
Emerson’s proven ASCO™ valves and solutions make superior home healthcare devices – and positive outcomes – possible. From initial idea to successful launch, Emerson is your experienced partner who supports all aspects of your design, manufacturing and compliance.
Portable home healthcare devices need to easily move with the people who depend on them. To prevent added strain, home use medical device manufacturers must design smaller, lighter equipment – and the envelope and weight of every component count.
Emerson’s ASCO miniature solenoid valves feature the highest levels of performance in a small footprint, which helps you streamline home ventilator machines, oxygen concentrators, compression therapy devices and more without sacrificing exceptional fluid control.
Whether it is for temporary use or a chronic condition, the reliability of home care medical equipment can directly impact the health and well-being of those who depend on them. It’s critical that these devices work every time they’re needed.
Proven in the field for decades, ASCO miniature solenoid valves for medical devices are recognized for durability and longevity. We continually optimize our offering, with innovations like frictionless designs, to achieve maximum life spans. Some of our valves are qualified for a remarkable 500 million cycles.
What’s more, every product that leaves our facilities is 100% end-of-line tested. We also develop all our own rigorous testing procedures, including dedicated test procedures for customized products that we match to customer specs and application needs.
Rest is essential for wellness and healing. Nearby sounds, including those from home health care medical devices, can disrupt relaxation and sleep.
Many conventional solenoid valves that are used in oxygen concentrators, home ventilators and other respiratory therapy devices have a coil and magnetic core tube that can come into contact, resulting in noise. The specialized design of ASCO miniature solenoid valves for medical devices prevents metal-on-metal contact that can cause clicking, resulting in quieter operation and less disturbance.
The medical device regulatory landscape is complex and ever-changing. New or updated standards can affect the materials – and components – used in home care medical equipment. When every change to a medical device can take up to 12 to 16 months to validate and qualify, you need to be confident that your supplier will prepare for regulatory changes years in advance and always provide valves that help maintain compliance over the lifetime of your home health care medical devices.
At Emerson, we have a global presence with local teams. Our regulatory experts anticipate upcoming changes in each region, giving you time to adapt successfully. We ensure that our valves and manifolds meet EU directives and are RoHS compliant, and we offer comprehensive support that helps you meet MDR requirements.
Portable home healthcare devices are designed to enhance, not limit, mobility. However, many devices, like oxygen therapy portable equipment, operate by battery, and some components can unnecessarily stress and drain it. If a device runs out of power while someone is away from home, it can impact their well-being.
We specially design our ASCO valves and manifolds for medical equipment to achieve maximum performance using a minimum amount of power.
Design features like latching coils and spike and hold technology optimize power use and can help extend battery life.
The many components in home health care medical equipment designs can lengthen engineering time and increase supply chain complexity – but they don’t have to. Partner with us to customize a valve manifold or other plug-and-play solution for your device.
Our engineers are experts in fluidic path design, and they communicate directly with your engineers from initial idea to product launch. Resulting assemblies have compact architectures and optimized flow paths specifically designed for your device, which contribute to overall portability and performance. They’re manufactured in clean room conditions and 100% fully end-of-line tested, ensuring trouble-free operation for the long term. Our rapid prototyping processes enable a faster time to market and an optimized design.
By working with one expert supplier in this way, you can streamline the specification process as well as reduce supply chain and regulatory complexity, as there are fewer suppliers to audit.
Frequently Asked Questions About Miniature Solenoid Valves for Medical Devices
Our products are components, not medically registered products.
We start our design ideas from a stand-alone platform product and then, in partnership with our customers, develop a fully integrated solution.
We manufacture and supply fluid control components and solutions for home use medical devices, but not the devices themselves.
Yes, our dedicated sample program is ready to support you, and most customers receive sample product within days of their inquiry.
We are certified according to ISO 9001:2015, and our regulatory experts are ready to supply products effectively, including documentation, processes and infrastructure, to help you meet MDR requirements.