ICU Automatic Sliding Door

Why Can't Standard Automatic Doors Be Used in the ICU?

The ICU is one of the most environmentally demanding areas within a hospital; patients here have extremely compromised immune systems, making air purity and microbial control absolutely critical. The environment must remain exceptionally quiet to prevent noise from disrupting patients' heart rates and sleep.

Furthermore, ICU medical staff enter and exit frequently, often maneuvering beds and dense medical equipment; this necessitates rapid, wide-span, and barrier-free access. In emergency resuscitation situations, the doors must respond instantly—within seconds—and operate with absolute reliability, free from any jamming or delays.

Standard automatic doors fail to meet these requirements due to inadequate sealing, high operational noise levels, a lack of medical-grade certification, and the absence of robust emergency mechanisms; consequently, their use in ICU areas is strictly prohibited.

Therefore, under these circumstances, it is imperative to select a reliable, purpose-built ICU Automatic Sliding Door.

Core Technological Advantages

1. High-Grade Dynamic Airtightness Technology

We employ a triple-layer dynamic sealing structure—comprising a top brush seal, dual-side EPDM compression strips, and an automatic bottom lift seal—which maintains an air leakage rate of ≤0.4 m³/(m²·h) even under conditions of frequent opening and closing.

The sealing system has successfully passed a 200,000-cycle fatigue test; it resists aging and deformation over long-term use, effectively preventing air pollutants, droplets, and particulates from the corridor from entering the ICU.

2. Ultra-Quiet, Smooth Operation System

This ICU Automatic Sliding Door is equipped with a low-noise servo motor and vibration-dampening guide rails, ensuring operating noise levels remain below the prescribed environmental noise limits for ICU settings.

The door opens and closes with gentle, impact-free movements, thereby preventing sudden noises that could trigger heart rate fluctuations or stress responses in patients.

3. Wide-Span, Barrier-Free Rapid Access Design

Featuring a standard clear opening width of ≥1200mm (customizable), the door easily accommodates the simultaneous passage of ICU beds, ventilators, and IV stands.

To enhance user convenience, we have integrated a multi-modal intelligent sensing system, supporting a variety of contactless opening methods including foot sensors, hand-wave gestures, microwave radar, and infrared detection.

Why Choose Us?

OWNIC serves as the lead drafting organization for national standards, having spearheaded the formulation of the “General Technical Requirements for Medical Doors in Buildings” (GB/T 42392-2023); our technical expertise is both mature and authoritative.

Backed by 40 years of dedicated experience in medical door solutions, our products have been successfully deployed in the Intensive Care Units (ICUs) of China's top 100 Grade 3A hospitals—including Peking Union Medical College Hospital, West China Hospital, and Ruijin Hospital—and have met a comprehensive range of relevant domestic and international certification standards.

By partnering with us, you gain access to end-to-end service assurance—spanning detailed BIM design, professional installation, and lifetime maintenance—ensuring that your project is fully compliant upon handover and operates with zero safety hazards.