Guide
Area valve units guide: safe isolation and monitoring for every zone
Area valve service units (zone valve boxes) isolate medical gas lines by zone and monitor their pressure. During maintenance, a fault or an emergency, only that zone is shut off while the rest of the hospital keeps working. Reanimed makes the economical AURIX and VALAURIX, the stainless steel STELLEX and the flush-mounted, glass-fronted CLARION series.
How the series differ
- AURIX: electrostatic powder-coated steel; continuous pressure monitoring for up to six gas lines.
- VALAURIX: powder-coated steel; up to seven gas lines, economical.
- STELLEX: AISI 304 stainless steel; high corrosion resistance and long life.
- CLARION: flush mounting and a sliding glass panel that can carry colours, patterns or graphics; 1–6 gases and optional alarms.
Where are they installed?
Area valves sit at the entrance to each zone, easy for staff to reach but protected from tampering. Each operating room or group of rooms and each ICU usually has its own box. Every line has a shut-off valve, pressure sensor and gauge; together with alarm panels, pressure deviations are seen immediately.