What exactly does "Hospital Grade" mean?

>>"It means it can be used in ares where there are flameable materials."<<
[Mapleleafs3]
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Sorry, not true....If a plug is pulled from an outlet and there is a connected load, current flowing, there will indeed be a spark. Hospital grade receptacle or not.
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Jim

Jea48, please find the technical data to back up your statement. Dont just disagree , prove your statement

>>"Jea48, please find the technical data to back up your statement. Dont just disagree , prove your statement"<<
[Mapleleafs3]
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This may be on a grand scale but you will get the idea...
http://205.243.100.155/frames/longarc.htm
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Hospital grade sockets perform this function well because they're designed for health care environment where uninterrupted power is important.

An uninterrupted power in the hospitals suppose to be before it reaches a recepticle. In case of a blackout every hospital has an alternate power generator.

One of the tests is the drop test. It goes something like this. The outlet is mounted 50 inches from the floor. A 3 foot cord with a hospital grade male cord cap and a 8 pound weight at the end of the cord is plugged into the hospital grade outlet. The weight is dropped straight down at the outlet height. The cord must stay plugged in and no damage done to the outlet to pass the test for hospital grade.