The Long and Short of NEMA Hospital-Grade Cords

Hospital-Grade Power Solutions You Can Count On

Whether it’s delivering higher amperages and voltages to portable CT scanners and X-ray machines, or providing power to heart monitors, ECMO machines, or hospital-grade treadmills, Interpower NEMA 5-15, 5-20, 6-15, and 6-20 hospital-grade molded cord sets supply the correct power for a wide range of medical equipment.

NEMA 5-15, 5-20, 6-15, and 6-20 Hospital-grade cords and receptacles bear the green dot, signifying the cords have passed the UL 817 Abrupt Removal Test (UL 817, 18.2.4.1) and C22.2 No. 21-14 requirements for Hospital-grade power cords and cord sets.

Tested Tough

All Interpower cords and components are manufactured in accordance with Interpower’s product quality plan: hipot testing, continuity testing, ground testing, and inspections after each process.

The UL 817 Abrupt Removal Test provides a real-world analog of how hospital-grade cords fare—especially the plugs—having been abruptly disconnected from outlets in medical facility settings. The test starts with a plug which is plugged into a socket. The wire from the hospital-grade plug is attached to a 10-lb weight which is then dropped to abruptly disconnect plug and socket to see how far the blades have bent, and to see if the wires have lost electrical continuity.

“We test more than is required by the standards for our own benefit as well,” Interpower Product Development Manager Ron Barnett says. “We go beyond the standards because it lends better reliability to our design—products become more reliable in that regard.”

“Most of our products are manufactured at one of our locations here in Iowa,” said Mike Boyle, Vice-president of Manufacturing & Logistics at Interpower. “We offer Same Day Shipping if the cord set or component is in stock. Customers shouldn’t have to wait weeks or months to get electrical cords, cord sets and components.”

Labeling Options

Mark your cords with labels that contain your specific information, such as identifying a certain location (e.g., "Operating Room 1," "ER 2," etc.). Interpower offers a number of different labeling options which can be made to your specifications, including:

Wrap Labels
Flag Labels
Grounding Reliability Labels*
Barcode Labels

*Interpower’s label states that the cord needs to be plugged into a hospital-grade receptacle to achieve grounding reliability.

With your cords specially labeled, hopefully they will stay in the correct location.

The Interpower Convenience

Interpower offers Same Day Shipping on in-stock hospital-grade cords. Our molded cords and cord sets are made in Lamoni and Oskaloosa, Iowa. Unlike cords produced in Asia where they may sit on a seaport dock for weeks or even months, Interpower cords ship straight from America’s heartland.

Our North American cords come with an optional Cord Clip, which can be molded onto 3 x 16 and 3 x 18 American Wire Gauge (AWG) cords as well as the 3 x 1.25 mm (Japanese) cords. The clip is constructed of a special glass-reinforced Polypropylene resin ensuring molding consistency and optimal retention at a convenient 4.75 inches behind the plug.

Hospital-Grade NEMA 5-15 Cords and Cord Sets
Custom Lengths Available with Just 1-Week Manufacturing Lead-Times!
	North American 10A Hospital-Grade Power Cord P/N: 86610400 P/N: 86610701 P/N: 86610400 North American 10A Hospital-Grade Cord Set with IEC 60320 C13 P/N: 86610810 P/N: 86610710 P/N: 86610610 North American 10A Hospital-Grade Cord Set with IEC 60320 C19 P/N: 86611610

Hospital-Grade NEMA 5-20 Cords and Cord Sets
Custom Lengths Available with Just 1-Week Manufacturing Lead-Times!
	North American 18A Hospital Grade Power Cord on 14 AWG SJT Cable P/N: 86630010 P/N: 86630020 P/N: 86630030 North American 18A Hospital Grade Cord Set with C19 Connector on 14 AWG SJT Cable P/N: 86630040 P/N: 86630050 P/N: 86630060

Hospital-Grade NEMA 6-15 Cords and Cord Sets
Custom Lengths Available with Just 1-Week Manufacturing Lead-Times!
	North American 15A Hospital Grade Power Cord on 14 AWG SJT Cable P/N: 86631010 P/N: 86631020 P/N: 86631030 North American 15A Hospital Grade Cord Set with C19 Connector on 14 AWG SJT Cable P/N: 86631040 P/N: 86631050 P/N: 86631060 North American 15A Hospital Grade Cord Set with C13 Connector on 14 AWG SJT Cable P/N: 86631070 P/N: 86631080 P/N: 86631090

Hospital-Grade NEMA 6-20 Cords and Cord Sets
Custom Lengths Available with Just 1-Week Manufacturing Lead-Times!
	North American 18A Hospital-Grade Power Cord on 14 AWG SJT Cable P/N: 86632010 P/N: 86632020 P/N: 86632030 North American 18A Hospital-Grade Cord Set with C19 Connector on 14 AWG SJT Cable P/N: 86632040 P/N: 86632050 P/N: 86632060

Interpower Hospital‑Grade Cords:
Quality Connection, Life‑Saving Reliability

Hospital-Grade Power Solutions You Can Count On

Hospital-Grade Green Dot

Tested Tough

Labeling Options

The Interpower Convenience

Interpower Hospital‑Grade Cords: Quality Connection, Life‑Saving Reliability

Hospital-Grade Power Solutions You Can Count On

Hospital-Grade Green Dot

Tested Tough

Labeling Options

The Interpower Convenience

Interpower Hospital‑Grade Cords:
Quality Connection, Life‑Saving Reliability