Intastop has launched the unique SECURAHinge a full length continuous geared hinge that provides improved safety for applications in healthcare, psychiatric and secure accommodation environments.
The SECURAHinge boasts unique anti-ligature features that make it highly practical when installed in secure units.
The SECURAHinge is designed to reduce patient suicide and self harm via its unique design registered features such as its tapered tip, which benefits from being tamper proof via a secure fastener and reduced gaps around the bearings in both the open and closed positions. The new slim line bearings are constructed using a specialist composite material that prevents cracking and are profiled to greatly reduce ligature risk plus minimise self-harm when in an open state for example, when a wrist is rubbed continuously along the hinge.
Marie Hanby, Marketing Manager for Intastop commented: “We were the first company to bring the continuous geared hinge to the UK market which is used in a huge variety of applications due to it robust and safe nature, however by developing our market leading product one step further we have made it even more safety efficient which now makes it the only totally safe and secure hinge on the market.”
Additional benefits include the reduction in maintenance and overall lifecycle costs as the new SECURAHinge provides effective door weigh distribution and its low friction bearings are still able to withstand doors up to 500kg.
Marie continued: “A quality hinge is something that cannot be overlooked when either fitting or specifying doors particularly in mental health establishments. Where the door will be hung or its type of use will determine what features are required but whether they are patient protection, privacy or general access the SECURAHinge and its additional features will provide the answer.”
The SECURAHinge from Intastop opens to 180 degrees in one direction, is FD30 and FD60 fire rated it also exceeds BSEN:1935 (life cycle tested to 1.5 million cycles) and has achieved Grade 1, the highest level of abuse testing.
It also has achieved the highest standard of safety determined by the Door and Hardware Federation, TS001 B4 on a 0.5mm wire, via its rigorous enhanced requirements and test method which addresses the safety of people that may be at risk of self-harm whilst in a special care environment.
Furthermore the Secura Hinge is also compatible with Intastop’s removable doorstop to help eliminate barricade situations.