STR MK9 electric pediatric isolation bed
The STR MK9 by Intelligent Care (Incare) is a pediatric biocontainment bed for intensive care, anesthesia and resuscitation areas, with U15 filtration and two pressure modes.
What is the STR MK9 pediatric biocontainment bed?
The STR MK9 is an electric pediatric biocontainment bed: a pediatric hospital bed combined with an isolation system, for any pediatric care situation.
Its features are designed to optimize the clinical environment and give healthcare professionals a clean, controlled space to care for young patients, whatever the care setting. The isolation canopy and the bed functions work together, so clinicians do not have to choose between containment and access.
Intelligent Care (Incare) is part of Stretchers Industries OOD, a manufacturer based in Sofia, Bulgaria, and supplies hospitals and healthcare providers across Europe and beyond.
Technical data
The STR MK9 pediatric biocontainment bed uses the same filtration class as the adult Incare isolation units.
- Filtration grade
- U15 NBC protection, 99.9975% efficiency
- Particle size tested
- 0.3 microns solid and liquid particles, average size
- Operating modes
- 2 negative and positive pressure
- Bed type
- Electric pediatric hospital bed
- Controls
- Head end control panel for position and movements
Our guide to HEPA and ULPA filters in isolation units explains what U15 filtration means.
How does the isolation system work?
The filtration system sets the pressure inside the canopy below or above that of the room, depending on whether the child must be contained or protected.
Containing an infectious patient
Negative pressure protects the external environment from the infected patient inside. Contagious disease cannot escape the isolation cabin while the patient is being diagnosed and treated.
Protecting an immunocompromised patient
Positive pressure protects patients with a deficit of the immune system, potentially at risk of contracting certain infections, from the external environment.
The choice between the two modes is explained in our guide to negative and positive pressure isolation. Pressure isolation supports the transmission-based precautions in the CDC Guideline for Isolation Precautions.
Design and features
The STR MK9 pediatric biocontainment bed is designed to ensure the safety and well-being of patients and clinicians, and to improve comfort while reducing the physical effort required from caregivers.
- Electric pediatric hospital bed
- Integrated isolation system with U15 filtration
- Negative and positive pressure operation
- Intuitive control panel at the head end of the bed
- Adjustable bed position and movements
- Suited to intensive care, anesthesia and resuscitation areas
Where it is used
The pediatric biocontainment bed is used in pediatric intensive care units, anesthesia wards and resuscitation areas, and in any pediatric setting where a child must be isolated.
Pediatric isolation has specific needs: smaller patients, frequent interventions and the need for staff to keep close access. The STR MK9 addresses these with a dedicated pediatric bed rather than an adult unit. For adult and older patients, the STR MK7 / STR MK8 hospital beds and the STR MK 4 emergency stretcher use the same filtration class; the STR MK 4 is not intended for infants and small children.
Frequently asked questions about the STR MK9
In which departments is the STR MK9 used?
It is designed for any pediatric care situation, including intensive care units, anesthesia wards and resuscitation areas.
How are the bed position and movements adjusted?
Through an intuitive control panel located at the head end of the bed, which lets clinicians adjust position and movements during care.
What filtration does the pediatric biocontainment bed use?
An NBC filter with protection grade U15 and an efficiency of 99.9975%, tested to block solid and liquid particles of average size up to 0.3 microns.
Can the STR MK9 protect a child with a weakened immune system?
Yes. In positive pressure mode the bed protects patients with a deficit of the immune system from the external environment; in negative pressure mode it contains an infectious patient.
Related isolation products
Other Incare isolation units used alongside the pediatric biocontainment bed.
Equip your pediatric unit
Contact our team to discuss the pediatric biocontainment bed for your department, or browse the catalogues.