1. Medical Gas Rail

2. Medical Gas Rail
Rail is a surface mounted extruded aluminum gas and electric service delivery system designed to optimize flexibility, expandability and adaptability.
Flexible and Efficient
Reduce Construction Cost
Eliminate Life Cycle Costs
Reduce Future Risk

3. Flexible and Efficient
Nexxspan™ Gas and Electric Rail has up and down lighting and integrated equipment management for continuity of mounting equipment and expanding essential services on demand.
Equipment Rail
Integrated into the design
Integrated up and down lighting

4. Reduce Construction Costs with Single Point Connections
Medical Gas and Electrical Connections

5. Reduce Construction Costs
It takes 40 sweat joints for 8 gasses
5 per gas on average when installing traditional in wall outlets

6. Reduce Construction Costs
Which do you think is more cost effective and highly efficient in reducing time of construction costs and general conditions?
Conventional Gas and Electrical Rough-in
Gas and Electrical Rough-in

7. Eliminate Life Cycle Costs
At All Children’s Hospital, the patient rooms were designed for current needs, and planned for future use as an Intensive Care environment. Coupler (blanks) plugs provide gas connections which may be “activated” without re-certification of med gases at any time in the
FUTURE-PROOF YOUR FACILITY
Active outlets O-V-A
Blanks A-V-V O-blank O-A
ER Exam Room – All Children’s Hospital, St. Petersburg, FL

8. Piping for Traditional in Wall Outs
Reduce Risks
Minimal behind the wall pipes
Piping for the Medical Gas & Electric Rail
Piping for Traditional in Wall Outs

9. Installation Pictures
York Specialty Hosp, PA

10. Installation Pictures
Coney Island, NY, ED

11. Installation Pictures
All Children’s, St Petersburg, FL

12. Installation Note
Medical Gas and Electrical Rail can be installed over architectural feature as shown in previous slide.

13. Medical Gas and Electric Rail Installation Steps
Electrical service connected to junctions boxes
Medical Gas Rail Rough-ins installed with Heavy duty rail backer
Gas connection through R-I

14. Medical Gas and Electric Rail Installation Steps
Gas feeder & Electrical after Drywall

15. Medical Gas and Electric Rail Installation Steps
The Gas Rail is placed at the specified height per submittal documents and then secured to the backer plat through the drywall with ¼” self tapping sheet metal screws

16. Medical Gas and Electric Rail Installation Steps
Gas stub out connect to Medical Gas Rail pipes

17. Medical Gas and Electric Rail Installation Steps
Electrical wires should be pulled clear of the gas Rail section both above in the J-Boxes and below at the light rough-in

18. Medical Gas and Electric Rail Installation Steps
The electrical raceway is then placed on top of the gas rail and also screwed in to the backer plate. Insert light bulbs and make final connections behind the center electrical panel

19. Medical Gas and Electric Rail Installation Steps
The NEW Nexxspan Gas Rail as installed at the United States Air Force Academy in the Ambulatory Surgery Recovery area. Note the over bed light also provided by Nexxspan.

20. Medical Gas and Electric Rail Installation Steps
York – WellSpan Health – York, PA Patient Rooms