Diagnostics
Patient Monitoring
Portable & Remote
Medical Research
Designing Medical Devices Comes With Unique Pressures:
✔ Long regulatory approval cycles
✔ Component obsolescence risk
✔ Strict EMC & safety requirements
✔ Continuous 24/7 operational demands
✔ Precision visualisation for clinical confidence
Medical device development cycles can span years. Component stability, lifecycle planning and regulatory alignment are as critical as performance. FORTEC UK supports medical OEMs with engineered display and power solutions designed for long-term availability, reliability and integration confidence.
High-Reliability TFT Display Solutions
Engineered for accurate data visualisation in diagnostic, monitoring and laboratory equipment.
Key Engineering Benefits:
- High brightness and contrast for precise image interpretation
- Wide viewing angles for multi-operator environments
- Extended temperature ranges
- Long backlight lifetime (50K+ hours typical) UL approvals for US & Canada market integration
Medical-Grade Touch Integration
PCAP solutions tuned for:
- Gloved operation
- Sterile environments
- High-frequency usage
Engineering Benefits:
- Tuned sensitivity
- EMI resilience
- Chemically strengthened cover glass
- Custom glass printing & bonding options
Touch Firmware Tuning for Contaminants
Recognising the unique challenges in medical settings, our touch solutions are fine-tuned for:
- Contaminant Resistance: Specially calibrated to maintain functionality in the presence of contaminants like blood and saline.
- Reliable Operation: Ensuring that touch interfaces remain responsive and accurate, even in challenging conditions.
Vacubond Optical Bonding: Enhancing Display Robustness
- Reducing Light Reflection: Improving optical clarity for better visibility.
- Creating Mechanical Robustness: Ensuring durability in demanding medical environments.
FORTEC UK offers ARM-based embedded computing solutions ideal for medical systems, from single-board computers for compact devices to SoM and carrier board solutions for more complex specialist requirements.
These solutions deliver: Low Power Consumption: Reducing heat generation—an essential factor in enclosed medical devices.
Extended Lifecycle: Long-term availability between 10 and 20 years, ensuring extended product life cycles that align with the healthcare industry’s stringent regulatory requirements.
Integrated NPUs: Enabling entry-level AI applications where performance, budget, and long-term availability are pivotal.
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- Optimal EMC Immunity: Our products are engineered to withstand electromagnetic interference, ensuring reliable performance in complex medical environments.
- Long-Term Availability: We understand the importance of sustained support and supply in the medical industry. Our products are backed by long-term availability, ensuring continuity and consistency for your medical applications.
- Integrated Computing: Incorporating computer chips and specialised hardware for enhanced control and customisation.
- Real-Time Interaction: Allowing digital displays to interact seamlessly with other medical devices and hospital systems.
- Connectivity: Facilitating connections with hospital information systems, electronic medical records, and various software applications.
- Efficient Patient Care: Simplifying processes for physicians to access, view, and update patient information promptly.
- Panel Sizes: Ranging from 10.4” to 24”.
- Platforms: Featuring both ARM and x86 based platforms.
- IP65 Front Surface: Designed for operating rooms with medical certification.
- 24/7 Operation: Reliable and robust with touch screen options.
- IEC60601-1 3rd/3.1 & IEC60601-1-2 4th Edition: Ensuring patient and operator safety with isolation barriers and earth leakage considerations.
- Risk Management Principles: Adhering to the latest standards and requirements for medical devices.