MINNEAPOLIS, December 16 /PRNewswire/ --

- SocketEthernet IP Meets EN 60601-1 Requirements for Medical Equipment Safety

Multi-Tech(R) Systems, Inc., a leading data communications and telecommunications technology company based in suburban Minneapolis, is now shipping a new member of its embedded Universal Socket Connectivity family for industrial and medical device solutions. The new SocketEthernet IP(R) Serial-to-Ethernet Device Server provides a high electrically isolated model of the company's serial-to-Ethernet series that meets the requirements of the EN 60601-1 standard for medical electrical equipment safety. The new model integrates a complete TCP/IP protocol stack and serial-to-Ethernet interface into a very space-efficient component for medical designs. The SocketEthernet IP device server connects serial devices to an IP network and is ideal for applications such as patient monitoring plus network control and configuration.

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EN 60601-1 compliance is a very important aspect of the safety and performance criteria for medical equipment designs, states Bill Chesney, Vice President of Sales for Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. And, by using EN 60601-1 approved components, designers save both time and resources by not having to seek separate approvals. It is also part of Multi-Tech's larger family of embedded solutions that integrate connectivity into a single Universal Socket Connectivity design.

Designed to provide sufficient electrical isolation between the Ethernet and serial interface for medical applications, the MT100SEM-L-HV SocketEthernet IP Device Server is a space-efficient module (1-inch x 2.5-inch) that integrates a complete TCP/IP protocol stack and a serial-to-Ethernet interface into a single universal socket design.

Multi-Tech Systems, a leading data communications and telecommunications technology company based in suburban Minneapolis, is an ISO 9001:2000 certified global manufacturer of Unified Communications products connecting voice and data over IP networks. It is certified by the WBENC as a Women's Business enterprise and by C-TPAT (Custom Services Trade Partnership Against Terrorism). Multi-Tech Systems has 70 U.S. patents and numerous international patents. Contact Multi-Tech in the U.S. at +1-800-328-9717 or +1-763-785-3500, via fax at +1-763-785-9874, EMEA at T: +44-118-959-7774 (UK) or T: +33-1-49-19-22-06 (France), or via fax at F: +44-118-959-7775 (UK) or F: +33-1-49-19-21-00 (France) or at http://www.multitech.com.

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