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Choosing an operating theatre door: sealing, hygiene, radiation protection

Swing, automatic sliding or automatic swing: the choice follows the flow of people, not the catalogue.

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In a theatre suite a door separates two pressure regimes and two levels of asepsis. The choice follows the flow: who goes through, carrying what, and how often.

Automatic sliding doors are the answer wherever trolleys circulate and staff have their hands full; no-touch control avoids transferring contamination onto a handle.

The choice follows the flow: who goes through, carrying what, and how often.

Sealed automatic swing doors, with perimeter seals at the floor and wall, suit rooms where a pressure differential must hold. Lead-lined versions cover interventional imaging rooms.

The rest is durability: a 40 mm insulating core, antibacterial coating, stainless protection at the bottom, and an extensible frame that absorbs the shell's tolerances — always larger than the drawings suggest.

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