Smart Power for Medical Equipment
For over 35 years, Excell Battery has been a leading OEM supplier of smart battery solutions for advanced applications, including critical Class I, Class II, and select Class III medical equipment:
- Feeding Pumps
- Imaging Equipment
- Infusion Pumps
- Insulin Pumps
- Mobile Workstations/carts
- Monitoring Systems
- Oxygen Concentrators
- Robotics
- Surgical Tools
- Mobile Ultrasound Devices
- Ventilators
- X-Ray Equipment
- Defibrillators
- Electric Wheelchairs & e-Scooters with U1LiFe PRO Series Batteries
- Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs)
- Heart pumps (LVADs, HVADs)
- PAPP/CPAP Devices
- Pulse Oximetry Devices
- Thermomotors
- And more…
Critical medical equipment requirements
Medical devices and equipment are critical to high-quality patient care and are designed to support battery energy sources for power backup, portability or mobility applications. As a result, the battery sources and management systems are vital components of any equipment for safe and reliable operation.
As advancements in medical equipment require higher operational performance and reliability, Excell Battery continues to innovate its battery technology and manufacturing capabilities in several areas:
- Support for Class I, Class II, and select Class III devices
- Soft pack, hard plastic, and metal housing
- Support for top tier cell providers
- Customized battery management for fuel gauging, cell balancing, and safety circuit
- Quality manufacturing (ISO 9001, ISO 13485, UN38.3)
The Engineering, Production, and Logistical Benefits of an Onshore Medical Battery Pack Supplier
Excell Battery provides a North American supply and product development chain, reslting in reduced risks of delays, avoidance of costly tariffs, efficient engineering processes, and a focus on local talents and resources. Additionally, local manufacturing offers greater control over production, ensuring consistent quality and timely delivery. By prioritizing these aspects and exploring new supply chain options, Excell Battery is well-equipped to navigate the challenges of a rapidly changing landscape and emerge stronger and more resilient in the face of economic instability, material scarcity, geopolitical issues, and any other challenges that the future may bring.
Learn more about the Excell Battery’s North American advantage
Delivering a range of battery chemistries
Excell Battery has in-depth experience and expertise in assisting OEM design engineers to choose the right battery chemistry for their battery-powered devices. We produce battery solutions based on a range of chemistries from Li-ion to NiMH and conventional lead-acid options. Our engineers engage from the inception of the project to select the chemistry with the best internal resistance for the load.
Lithium-ion options offer the highest power availability in the smallest footprint to enable more powerful medical devices and extended battery life in smaller footprints. Excell’s Li-Ion solutions are safe and highly reliable and include smart battery technology that provides safe production when deployed. This technology ensures that the battery operates within a safe and secure range both during charge and discharge. Our custom batteries can also integrate a fuel gauge, date code, cycle information, and other functionality.
Excell also builds an extensive array of different Nickel-Metal Hydride (NiMH) battery packs for medical applications that are more price-sensitive. NiMH provides a good alternative to Li-Ion and with high reliability suitable for many medical device applications.
For mobile or stand-by type medical applications, Excell also has a strong lineup of lead-acid solutions.
All chemistries are based on Excell’s careful cell selection from top tier cell suppliers, qualification in-house and integration into customer packs or single-cell options.
Selecting and qualifying top-performing cells
Excell Battery works only with top-tier battery cell suppliers for the most advanced solutions to meet custom medical device requirements.
We independently qualify all cells in our in-house test labs to guarantee that they perform according to their requirements.
Integrating smart battery technology
Excell Battery’s Criterion technology meets the high availability and reliability required by medical devices by including smart battery management systems (BMS) that monitor state of health, report real-time status and manage safe operating conditions throughout the lifecycle of the battery packs.
BMS for medical systems provides several benefits:
- enables flexible and safe designs
- provides cell balancing, state of health, and redundant safety
- integrates flexible components powered by updateable firmware
- components can be dual-sourced to secure supply
Our advanced smart battery technology also includes Criterion software in some applications: a sophisticated application for accurate data access and analysis.
Customizing full lifecycle design to volume manufacturing
Excell Battery’s custom medical battery packs are designed to conform to a range of unique applications.
Our dedicated engineering and support teams include electrical, mechanical, thermal and quality experts who will work with your development team to understand your application requirements and will guide you through all of your design, safety and regulatory requirements.
We also can help you conform to global regulatory standards, including managing and supporting certifications from safety and shipping to environmental standards.
Our teams are best equipped to support our medical customers early in their development process, to ensure the best-fit battery solutions and the best end-equipment performance.
See Diversified Battery Design for more about our full life-cycle design and manufacturing process.
Securing high-quality, safe and reliable battery packs
Excell has multiple redundant manufacturing and test facilities in North America to reduce supply risk and maintain high-quality production standards, critical for medical devices.
Working closely with our customers, we optimize the manufacturing process for high volume production from assembly to final testing. We exceed stringent manufacturing quality standards, including ISO 9001, ISO 13485, UN38.3, and others.
We also always source multiple suppliers for our battery packs to mitigate design and supply risks.
Why ISO 13485?
ISO 13485:2016 was written by the International Organization for Standardization to support medical device manufacturers to ensure that their Quality Management Systems (QMS) meet regulatory requirements.
There have been three editions of the standard ISO 13485 since 1996 with ISO 13485:2016 being the most current edition. ISO 13485 is an internationally-recognized quality standard for the medical device industry and is considered a requirement for many firms offering medical device products. The certification ensures companies manufacture products that are safe for human health by establishing effective QMS.
When creating a battery that supports medical devices, human health is the top priority. Safety, reliability, uniformity, timely delivery and traceability of components are critical requirements for any battery pack, and these requirements are emphasized in the ISO 13485 standard.
Case Study:
Excell Battery has become a trusted partner for Thornhill Medical and its integrated, portable life support system by supporting a rapid ramp-up in production during the global pandemic and leveraging its battery engineering and manufacturing experience.
