If you are in the medical field, whether you own a hospital or manage an urgent care center, you understandably want the best equipment possible for the highest levels of efficiency. Especially as medical technology becomes more sophisticated, the use of electronics should make it easier for those in the healthcare profession to do their jobs when diagnosing and taking care of patients.
Advanced applications in medical keypad manufacturing make it possible to operate under stressful conditions so as to increase efficiency and accuracy. After all, this is a life-or-death field, with one mistake or a delayed reaction having the ability to cost lives. New designs are being developed to create diagnostic tools, communications devices and other medical equipment that ensures medical professionals can make split-second decisions with the press of a button.
Here at Si-Tech, we specialize in medical keypad molding for our healthcare clients, offering customized layouts and functions to improve usability. For example, mobile devices with buttons that boost efficiency and accuracy are vital within medical facilities such as clinics, doctors’ offices, hospitals and urgent care centers.
The impact of efficient medical keypad manufacturing is far-reaching, with many benefits that ensure exceptional results. Custom silicone medical keypads can:
Keep Equipment Clean
In the medical field, everything must be sanitary so as not to introduce contaminants into the environment. Custom silicone keypads via handheld devices and diagnostic tools are easy to disinfect and sterilize, thanks to a chemically-resistant coating that boosts the durability of silicone rubber, as well as increase its lifespan and effectiveness.
Ensure Timely Information
Doctors and nurses use applications and electronic equipment to get timely, up-to-date information. The days are gone of requiring a clipboard, pen and paper. Now everything is entered on tablets and other mobile devices. In fact, the most widespread use of electronic patient care technology involves reading and accessing electronic medical records. It’s vital that such records are easily navigable and available.
A patient’s life could depend on that ease of retrieval, such as in the case of patient allergies, triage history and prescriptions.
Ensure Strategic Placement
In effective medical device design, buttons have to correspond to the tasks perform regularly by medical personnel. In order for devices to work efficiently and effectively, medical keypad manufacturing must ensure the appropriate buttons and functions are in place so they can be activated in just a couple of touches. For example, arrows and directional buttons are critical parts of devices, as electronic medical charts often require the healthcare professional to flip through many pages and layers.
EMI Shielding
Many machines within a hospital setting produce electromagnetic interference (EMI), which can interfere with the functionality of a given device. Thus, a conductive silicone-based coating is necessary for keyboards to guard against EMI and provide a certain level of shielding.
To learn more about how SiTECH can help your company with medical keypad manufacturing as it relates to healthcare devices and designs, contact us at 757-887-8488.
