MILs Medical Vacuum Station: Capacity, Filtration and Selection

What the MIL's vacuum stations are

MIL's vacuum stations are automatic stations that keep the required suction and designed flow of medical vacuum available at the outlets. The standard range covers capacities from 6.4 to 632 Nm³/h, so the same family serves a small clinic, a ward block and a large hospital.

Clinical suction is not like industrial vacuum. It draws secretions, blood and fluids from patients, so the plant must be robust, quiet enough to sit near clinical areas, and designed so that contaminated material does not reach the pumps or the outside air untreated.

When comparing suppliers, look beyond the headline capacity. Ask for the vacuum level at the plant, the capacity at the working vacuum and the noise level in the plant room, since a figure quoted at open inlet says little about what reaches the bedside.

Antibacterial filtration and the secretion trap

Treating and cleaning the contaminated exhaust air is an essential part of the system. Each automatic MIL's vacuum station is therefore equipped with an antibacterial filter and a secretion trap. The trap protects the pumps from liquids carried through the pipeline, and the filter treats the exhaust before discharge.

In your specification, ask how the filter is changed, how the loaded filter is handled as clinical waste, and how the differential pressure is monitored. Also check where the exhaust is piped. It must terminate outdoors, away from air intakes, windows and walkways.

• Capacities from 6.4 to 632 Nm³/h
• Automatic control of suction and flow
• Antibacterial exhaust filter
• Secretion trap
• Part of MZ Liberec's complete medical gas solutions

Sizing and redundancy of a medical vacuum station

Estimate demand from the number of suction outlets in each department and a realistic simultaneous-use factor, then add theatres and critical care, which draw more. The design flow is normally set by the consultant, and the station should hold it with one pump out of service. That is why duplex or triplex configurations are the norm in hospitals.

Review the logic of duty and standby pumps in our article on medical vacuum system design, and compare pump technologies in medical vacuum pump types. Ask the supplier how the controller alternates the pumps, how it responds to a pump failure and how a fault signal is passed on to the alarm panel.

Do not forget future growth. If new theatres or ward floors are planned, leave space and pipe capacity for an additional pump so that the station can be extended without replacing the receiver or the controller.

Plant room, maintenance and price factors

Locate the station in a ventilated room with access to each pump, a drain for liquids, noise control and a safe exhaust route. Plan maintenance at the start: filter changes, pump service, receiver drains and checks of the controller. Our guide to medical vacuum system maintenance sets out a practical schedule. Authority expectations in the UAE differ between DHA, DOH and MOHAP, so confirm them with your consultant.

A medical vacuum price depends on the capacity, the number of pumps, the receiver and filtration, the controller and any extra monitoring, so no catalogue figure fits every project. Give the supplier the outlet count by department and the plant room details, and compare quotations like for like: same design flow, same redundancy, same exhaust treatment.

Supply of MIL's vacuum stations in the UAE

Beckfinity supplies the MIL's vacuum stations and other products of MZ Liberec. Send us the outlet schedule and plant room data, and our engineers will help prepare a configuration and a quotation, with installation support if you need it.