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Proven Medical Grade Foot Controls

Proven Medical Grade Foot Controls
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Proven Medical Grade Foot Controls

Product catalog summary
Expertise
Linemaster is a leading manufacturer of medical-grade foot controls, trusted by over 90% of the world's largest original equipment manufacturers. They are the only company with FDA 510(k) Clearance for a wireless foot switch, emphasizing their focus on high-quality, innovative, and flexible designs.
Knowledge
The company has a proven track record of meeting rigorous medical specifications and has partnered with a wide range of clients. Their quality management systems include FDA 510(k) Clearance and ISO 13485:2003 certification, ensuring compliance with global regulatory standards.
Process
Linemaster's design and production process involves extensive customer interaction, ensuring minimal non-recurring engineering expenses. They offer a wide range of technologies, including infrared and radio frequency wireless, and provide custom solutions tailored to specific applications.
Documentation and Traceability
The company maintains comprehensive project documentation and traceability through barcode labeling and serial numbering, essential for medical device approval.
Superiority
Linemaster foot controls are designed for stability, ease of use, and hygiene. They are submersible, easy to clean, and made from high-quality materials that resist wear and bacterial growth.
Technology
Linemaster offers unparalleled wireless capabilities with IR and RF wireless foot controls, providing mobility and eliminating cable-related risks. Their wireless systems are battery-powered, offering long operational life.
Products
The company provides both wired and wireless foot controls, with various design considerations such as cable length, strain relief options, and LED lighting. Their products are customizable to meet specific needs, ensuring reliable performance and ease of cleaning.
Applications
Linemaster foot controls are widely used in the medical industry, known for their reliability and compliance with safety standards.
History
Linemaster has a long-standing reputation as a pioneer in foot control technology, continuously innovating to meet the evolving needs of the medical sector.
Specifications
The Linemaster foot pedal is designed with an IP68 degree of protection, making it waterproof and capable of being fully submerged for cleaning. It operates on three 'AA' alkaline batteries, providing over 400 hours of use at a 50% duty cycle. Receivers can be AC powered, DC powered, battery powered with four 'C' cells, or internally built into the user console. Customers have the option to integrate the receiver and antenna board into their equipment, eliminating the need for an external receiver.
Design Considerations
The external receiver option is standard, where the receiver and built-in antenna are positioned next to or on top of the equipment, connected via a pigtail cable. It offers an IPX1 degree of protection.
Features and Benefits
Linemaster foot controls are wireless, eliminating tripping hazards associated with cables. They offer a range of over 50 feet for both infrared and radio frequency models, with long battery life and low power consumption. The foot pedal is easy to clean due to its waterproof design. The infrared version has FDA 510(k) clearance, and special encrypted codes prevent cross-talk between pedals and other medical equipment. The devices are fully tested for range, EMI shielding, and signal security.
Applications
Linemaster foot controls are used in a wide range of medical equipment, including electrosurgical generators, biopsy systems, bone saws, CT scanners, dental chairs, medical lasers, endoscopy, fluoroscopes, liposuction, laparoscopic surgery, medical cameras, medical tables, MRI systems, surgical navigation systems, ophthalmic surgery, surgical shavers, lighting controls, surgical visualization and image management systems, surgical microscopes, ultrasonic diagnostic systems, and X-ray equipment (C-Arm).
History
Linemaster has been a leader in foot control solutions for over six decades, known for innovation and high standards. Founded in 1937 by Albert Simonds, the company has grown to produce over a million foot switches annually. Linemaster's facilities in Woodstock and Plainfield, Connecticut, include a state-of-the-art Electronics White Room for assembling medical-grade foot switches.
Contact Information
Linemaster Switch Corporation, 29 Plaine Hill Road, POB 238, Woodstock, CT 06281-0238, USA. Business hours are 7:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (EST). Telephone: (860) 974-1000, Fax: (860) 974-0691, Toll-Free (US Only): (800) 974-3668, Website: www.linemaster.com
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Every medical-grade foot control we manufacture is built in our Medical White Room, which features ESD Safe Construction for handling electronics, such as anti-static pads, grounded chairs, and grounding bracelets for technicians. 2 EXPERTISE More than 90% of the world's largest original equipment manufacturers turn to Linemaster for their medical grade foot controls 4 KNOWLEDGE We have proven success working with the nost rigorous medical specifications in the world 6 PROCESS Design, Production, Documentation, Traceability, and Design Validation 10 SUPERIORITY Why A Linemaster Medical-Grade...

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More than of the world’s largest original equipment manufacturers turn to Linemaster for their medical grade foot controls. Linemaster gives you a competitive edge. We are the only foot control company in the world to hold FDA 510(k) Clearance on a wireless foot switch. Whether you need a standard foot switch made at the highest quality or a custom foot switch engineered to meet your demanding specifications, Linemaster is the number one source for medical grade foot controls. Linemaster’s mission is to provide a superior foot switch at an affordable price without compromise. This mission is...

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We have proven success working with the most rigorous medical specifications in the world. We have partnered with an extensive group of satisfied medial clients from small start-ups to category leaders. Our diverse background means that we have catered to a multitude of diverse medical grade foot switch applications. If you can think of an application, Linemaster has probably already designed a foot switch solution for it.

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Linemaster's track record speaks for itself: We have proven success working with the most rigorous medical specifications in the world. The most renowned medical device companies have turned to Linemaster again and again for the best medical foot controls available worldwide. Linemaster's honed processes and quality systems are proven, resulting in the best and most reliable medical grade footswitches on the market today. Linemaster's Quality Management Systems include: • FDA 510(k): Linemaster is the only foot control company in the world to obtain FDA 510(k) Clearance on an infrared Wireless...

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DESIGN AND PRODUCTION Linemaster’s creative design team brings to our customers vast experience in medical foot controls and can devise an ideal solution specific to each individual application. They apply in-depth knowledge in safety regulations, technical specifications, and on-site functionality to the best technologies available. And then we do something decidedly low-tech – we talk to you. At the foundation of every Linemaster Foot Control is the best customer service in the industry. We provide the best customer service and custom switches suitable for ANY APPLICATION in the industry. Through...

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DOCUMENTATION, TRACEABILITY, DESIGN VALIDATION Linemaster’s rapid prototyping capabilities mean that your custom foot control is in pilot stage quickly and efficiently. Design validation prototypes and production runs are put through Linemaster’s extensive testing protocols. Linemaster utilizes Automated Testing Equipment, a water-testing room to test IP68 foot controls, Hypot Test Equipment for ground impedance testing, Drop Tests, Pull Tests for testing cables and strain reliefs, Flex Testing of cables, as well as Continuity, Shipping, Environmental, and Impact testing. Through it all, Linemaster’s...

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TRAINED AND CERTIFIED TECHNICIANS Once your custom design is complete, you are in good hands, literally. Linemaster's trained and certified technicians are carefully selected to assemble and test our sophisticated medical-grade foot controls with state-of-the-art equipment. Our soldering technitians are certified in accorance with IPC-A-620 standards. We have a LEAN Manufacturing professional on site and our well-organized facility enables optimum workflow. Linemaster offers Vertically Integrated Human Resources, with hundreds of years of degreed and real-world engineering working for you. Every...

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Linemaster switches are strong, stable, safe, moveable, washable, and responsive to a softer touch.

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WHY A LINEMASTER MEDICAL-GRADE FOOT CONTROL IS BETTER A Linemaster foot control is designed and manufactured with medical applications in mind. Die-hard, engineered robustness is at the heart of every foot control, but we do not overlook aesthetics and ergonomics. Stability does not come just from weight or immobility. Linemaster’s products are specifically engineered to stay in place during use, yet they are light enough to respond to a softer touch and be easily repositioned to an optimal location for the user. Features like a toe loop holster can be incorporated into the design to allow the...

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Waterproof Solutions Other manufacturers claim to make foot pedals that can be easily cleaned, but Linemaster produces foot control devices that are designed to be fully submersible all day/everyday. Linemaster foot controls are made of the highest quality materials that can endure years of use without the peeling, cracking, or wear. In some applications materials that also discourage bacterial growth have been introduced. No other foot switch is as easily cleaned, sterilized, and ready for use again than a Linemaster foot switch. Linemaster does extensive testing on their waterproof foot controls...

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UNPARALLELED WIRELESS CAPABILITIES Get wireless technology and limitless capability from the company that was first to market with a wireless foot switch that met the high demands of medical device manufacturers. And perhaps most importantly, Linemaster is the only foot control company in the world to obtain FDA 510(k) Clearance on an IR Wireless Foot Switch. Linemaster’s IR and RF wireless foot controls provide the ease of use, mobility, and hygiene while meeting the stringent safety and reliability requirements of medical equipment. Eliminate tripping risks, gain freedom of location, and eliminate...

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