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TAG-X® Smart Rail

Wireless, contactless charging inside hospital wall protection. Nurses “tag” the cart to the wall where X marks the spot, and it charges.

Charging that happens when you park

TAGCarts and Inpro, the wall protection maker, launched the TAG-X Smart Rail together. It looks and works like the guards and rails already lining hospital corridors, rated for more than 1,000 lb of impact, with charging transmitters inside. One technology protects the other.

When a cart or piece of mobile medical equipment is parked against the rail, it charges. There is no plug, no contact and nothing for a nurse to remember. Charging works best when the receiver on the cart and the transmitter in the rail are within 7.5 cm (3 inches).

The name says how it works: nurses “tag” the cart to the wall where X marks the spot.

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Technical data sheet (PDF)

Close-up of a cart’s charging receiver touching a white TAG-X wall rail marked with the wireless charging symbol — X marks the spot: a cart’s receiver against the TAG-X rail

A hospital corridor with computer workstations on wheels parked against white TAG-X charging rails on the left wall — Workstations parked at TAG-X Smart Rails along a hospital corridor

Three vertical TAG-X rails on a wall with the wireless symbol, beside a medication and workstation cart — Vertical rails where wall space is short

Two men standing beside vertical TAG-X charging rails in a hospital work area, one giving a thumbs up — Install day: vertical TAG-X rails in a nursing work area

The technology

Chosen for patient care areas

A multi-year study of charging technologies led TAGCarts to a proven low-frequency resonant magnetic (MR) technology, the same one charging tens of thousands of drones and autonomous ground vehicles around the world. The research rated it the safest for patient care areas and far more forgiving of angle and misalignment than the alternatives.

Future workflows beyond charging, which we call “Apps”, will be added as hospitals ask for them, upgraded through NexTAG and downloaded to the rails’ firmware.

What it does for a unit

Charges every medical cart and piece of mobile medical equipment, wirelessly
Removes hazardous cords and costly swappable battery systems
Cuts touch points, cross-contamination and the work of wiping cords
Saves nurses bending down to plug and unplug heavy carts
Keeps carts charged and ready, so care is not delayed

Product details

Specification

Charging: Wireless, contactless; resonant magnetic, low frequency; best within 7.5 cm (3 in)
Retainer: Continuous aluminum retainer, .080 in (2 mm) thick
Cover: Rigid vinyl, .080 in (2 mm) thick, scratch and stain resistant; unplasticized PVC
Impact: Wall protection rated for more than 1,000 lb of impact
Modules: 42 in (1.06 m) standard modules that stack to suit any wall length
Mounting: Horizontal along a wall, or vertical where wall space is limited; mounting fasteners included; recommended height no more than 26 in from the finished floor (ADA)
Upgrade kits: Turn existing hospital guards and rails into TAG-X Smart Rails
Software: Every rail reports to NexTAG