Touch panel computer targets medical applications

4th March 2014

Staff Reporter

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A slim-type, 22" widescreen medical touch panel computer, designated the MPC225-873, has been announced by Axiomtek. Powered by 3rd Generation Intel Core i7/ i5/ i3/ Celeron processor, the high-performance MPC225-873 is suitable for medical image processing and medical measuring instrument applications, nursing cart, point-of-care terminal, or infotainment terminal use in healthcare environments.

The fanless MPC225-873 is UL60601-1/EN60601-1, CE, FCC Class B certified to ensure medical operation safety. This medical panel PC has IPX1 compliant chassis and IP65/NEMA 4 rated spill- and dust-resistant front panel and is equipped with a 22-inch WSXGA TFT LCD display (250nits). Additionally, the MPC225-873’s isolated I/O function ensures uninterrupted and stable operation.

“The MPC225-873 offers flexible CPU options with socket type which reduces cost, increases convenience over onboard CPU, and still maintains a fanless operation and long product life cycle support. The MPC225-873 is only 76mm (less than 3”) thick and weight 9.4kg (20.7 lbs.) This slim panel PC is easy to install on medical carts and integrate with medical devices for use as an information terminal. It also offers isolated I/O interfaces to eliminate distribution and increase signal quality.We also include a convenient, on/off single-touch button to disable touch screen function for quick cleaning and other shut down purposes,” said Virgil Hsu, Product Manager of Product & Marketing Division at Axiomtek.

For expansion capability, the MPC225-873 supports one PCI or PCIe x4 slots for video capture or data acquisition card. This flexible Panel PC also offers two PCI Express Mini Card slots for wireless LAN card. The built-in 5 mega pixels camera, microphone and stereo speakers allow medical professionals to execute remote operation with ease.

The MPC225-873 is designed with connectivity in mind. Bluetooth is available as an option for wireless connection with medical peripheral devices. Optional WiFi (802.11 b/g/n) is available for wireless, real-time connection, to provide access to patient records. To improve patient treatment accuracy, the optional RFID (radio frequency identification) feature provides an effective way to quickly validate patient identification for proper course of treatment.

The touch panel computer has rich I/O connections and ample storage capacity. It includes one 2.5” SATA HDD and one mSATA SSD for storage, super multi drive, two isolated 10/100/1000MbpsEthernet, one isolated RS-232/422/485, two RS-232, two isolated USB 2.0, two USB 2.0, two USB 3.0, DisplayPort, and audio (MIC-in/Line-out). The flexible mounting options include VESA arm and desktop stand.

The MPC225-873’s target availability date is in the month of March 2014.