Roundfin RD-3

In hospital mortuary placements where three-body capacity is required but the taller side-opening RD-3S sibling exceeds available ceiling clearance, the RD-3 delivered through Medigear.uk supports three-body holding in a more compact 1785 mm cabinet profile. NHS Estates teams specifying the RD-3 typically deploy it to district general hospital mortuaries with ceiling-restricted plant rooms, listed-building hospital sites with overhead service constraints, and treatment-centre overflow rooms where the RD-3S would not fit, but three-chamber parallel operation is the procurement requirement.

In pathology and coronial workflows operating from standard-height rooms, the RD-3 supports three-way parallel chamber operation. Chamber A typically holds routine pre-PM cases at the standard 0 °C to -10 °C range; chamber B can hold a delayed forensic case at -15 °C awaiting Coroner direction; chamber C can sit at +5 °C ahead of family-attended identification — all simultaneously without thermal coupling between chambers. Conventional front-opening doors provide straightforward access for operators.

For independent funeral home placements seeking conventional front-opening door geometry at three-body capacity, the RD-3, delivered through Medigear.uk, offers higher weekly throughput than two-body units that would otherwise require off-site refrigeration. The all-in-one assembled delivery eliminates on-site refrigeration engineering during installation, and the back-mounted compressor layout provides rear-wall service access without requiring overhead clearance for top-mounted units.

In repatriation, mass-fatality response, and seasonal-surge contingency scenarios where three-body capacity is required in spaces too short for the RD-3S, Medigear.uk supplies the RD-3 to coronial overflow teams and trust contingency stores. The plug-and-set commissioning, four-mode alarm system, and remote alarm relay option together support unattended overnight operation across resilience-critical placements.

Independent Triple-Compressor Resilience Across Three Chambers

The RD-3 uses three SECOP-brand compressors, one per chamber, mounted on the back of the cabinet. If one compressor develops a fault, the other two chambers remain at setpoint and continue holding bodies while service is arranged — operating at two-thirds capacity rather than full failure. For medium-throughput placements where complete failure would force emergency body transfer at scale, this resilience is the headline operational benefit Medigear.uk recommends the unit on.

CE Certified and ISO 9001 Manufactured for NHS Procurement

The RD-3 ships with CE marking under the EU Medical Device Regulation framework, ISO 9001 quality-system manufacturing, IEC 60601-1 electrical safety, and IEC 60335-2-89 commercial refrigeration compliance. The documentation set matches the RD-3S sibling exactly, supporting NHS Estates procurement frameworks, CQC inspection evidence, HTM 20-04 mortuary refrigeration capacity audit, and trust-level coronial service framework requirements. Medigear.uk holds the UK importer registration with the MHRA.

Lower Cabinet Profile at 1785 mm Height

The 1785 mm cabinet height is 415 mm lower than the side-opening RD-3S sibling at 2200 mm — fitting placements where ceiling clearance is restricted, where existing room geometry is built around lower-profile equipment, or where the trust prefers a less imposing cabinet presence in family-adjacent viewing spaces. The lower profile is the procurement-determining factor in many ceiling-restricted hospital mortuary annexes seeking three-body capacity.

Conventional Front-Opening Door Operation

The RD-3 uses conventional front-opening doors rather than the telescopic hydraulic rod side-opening mechanism of the RD-3S — suiting placements where existing equipment, staff training, and operator workflow are built around front-loading geometry. The simple mechanical door operation eliminates the need for hydraulic rod service intervals and supports staff handover without specialist training across three chambers rather than two.

Three-Way Independent Temperature Operation

Each chamber operates under its own digital controller over the adjustable range of +5 °C to -15 °C without master-slave coupling. Chamber A can hold routine cases at -10 °C; Chamber B can run a forensic case at -15 °C; Chamber C can sit at +5 °C ahead of family viewing — all simultaneously without thermal coupling. The three-way flexibility supports parallel case management within a single cabinet footprint that two-chamber units cannot match.

Back-Mounted Compressor Layout for Rear-Wall Service Access

The RD-3 mounts its three SECOP compressors on the back of the cabinet, providing rear-wall service access for F-Gas-qualified engineer interventions throughout the unit's lifetime. The back-mounted layout frees the cabinet top for accessory placement and removes the ceiling-clearance requirement above the cabinet that top-mounted layouts impose. The trade-off is that the cabinet sits farther forward from the back wall to allow access for service.

Universal Roundfin Tray Compatibility Across the Range

The 1940 × 580 mm body tray on the RD-3 matches Roundfin's universal dimension exactly, shared across the RD-1, RD-2, RD-2S, RD-3S, RD-B, RD-4, lifting trolley, and walk-in rack ranges. A trust running an RD-3 alongside other Roundfin equipment can pool tray inventory and transfer trolleys without friction from dimensional mismatches. The cross-equipment compatibility is a long-term procurement advantage.

Plug-and-Set Commissioning Without On-Site Engineering

The unit ships fully assembled with refrigerant pre-charged. Commissioning is plug-and-set: connect to a standard UK socket, configure target temperatures on each of the three chamber controllers independently, and the unit reaches setpoint within six to eight hours. No F-Gas-qualified site engineering is required at installation, removing a procurement cost line item. Medigear.uk pre-delivery survey verifies access ahead of dispatch.

Verified Supplier OEM and Government Supply Ready Documentation

Medigear.uk offers verified supplier OEM rebranding, sample approval, and bulk-order coordination for distributor partners purchasing the RD-3 for integration into broader clinical equipment frameworks. We provide AMC support through Medigear.uk's network of engineers for distributor placements that require ongoing service coverage. Government Supply Ready documentation supports public-sector tender response for NHS, coronial, and university anatomy procurement frameworks.

Three Stacked Refrigeration Chambers With Front-Opening Doors

The RD-3 holds three front-opening refrigeration chambers stacked vertically within the 2280 × 800 × 1785 mm cabinet, with each chamber accessed through its own conventional lockable door. Each chamber accepts one 1940 × 580 mm body tray rated to 200 kg.

Three Germany SECOP Brand Compressors

Refrigeration is delivered by three SECOP-brand compressors (Danfoss-owned Secop SC range), one per chamber, mounted on the back of the cabinet for serviceable access. Published service life is 8–10 years, with a SECOP 5-year extended manufacturer warranty separate from the bed-level cover. Medigear.uk offers Chinese-brand compressor substitution as a cost-optimised alternative.

Back-Mounted Compressor Placement

Compressor placement on the back of the cabinet — distinguishing the RD-3 from the side-mounted RD-3S sibling. The back-mounted layout supports rear-wall service access and frees the cabinet top for accessory placement in mortuary preparation areas.

Independent Digital Temperature Controller Per Chamber

Three digital LED controllers are mounted on the front of the cabinet, one per chamber, showing current temperature, setpoint, and alarm status. Each operates fully in parallel — no master-slave dependency — across the +5 °C to -15 °C adjustable range with ±1 °C accuracy.

Factory Temperature Setting: 0 °C to -10 °C

The unit ships pre-configured at the standard 0 °C to -10 °C body-holding range across all three chambers, covering routine pre-PM, pre-release, and pre-funeral holding for the first five to seven days post-death. Reduces commissioning steps in direct-deployment scenarios.

Adjustable Temperature Range: +5 °C to -15 °C

The +5 °C upper limit supports viewing-temperature preparation; the -15 °C lower limit supports short-term preservation for delayed forensic, repatriation, and ceremonial-scheduling cases. Range is configurable per chamber under digital control without cross-chamber thermal coupling.

Temperature Accuracy: ±1 °C

Chamber temperature is held within ±1 °C of the controller setpoint across the full operating range, matching the RD-3S, RD-2, RD-2S, RD-B, RD-1, and RD-N sibling units to ensure consistent audit-trail stability across mixed-capacity Roundfin placements.

Body Tray Load Capacity: 200 kg Per Tray

Each of the three 1940 × 580 mm body trays carries a static and dynamic working load of 200 kg. Total combined capacity is 600 kg across three trays. For bariatric bodies weighing over 200 kg, Medigear.uk supplies Roundfin's reinforced bariatric mortuary refrigerator range.

1940 × 580 mm Universal Body Tray Dimension

Body trays measure 1940 × 580 mm — Roundfin's universal dimension is shared across the full mortuary refrigerator range, lifting trolleys, and walk-in racks. Straight-through body transfer between equipment without re-handling reduces the number of body movements per case.

Double-Row Nylon Slider Roller System

Body trays slide on a double-row nylon roller system with seven rollers per side (14 per chamber, 42 across the unit). Maintenance-free nylon construction delivers low-friction pull-out for staff transfers and family viewing across the full tray travel.

304 Stainless Steel Cabinet Construction (316 Optional)

Cabinet, body trays, and internal door surfaces are 304 stainless steel — outer skin 1.0 mm, body trays 1.0 mm, inner cabinet 0.6 mm. A 316 stainless steel upgrade is available for order through Medigear.uk for use in chloride-exposed or aggressive-chemistry applications.

100 mm Foamed-In-Place Environmental Urethane Insulation

Insulation is 100 mm of foamed-in-place urethane using a non-CFC blowing agent, applied via Roundfin's disposable single-use foam machinery for void-free coverage around door frames, cable penetrations, and runner geometry.

Lockable Doors With One-Piece Seal and Replaceable Belt

Each of the three chamber doors uses Roundfin's one-piece moulded seal rather than a multi-strip design, eliminating seam-trap contamination vectors. Seal belts are field-replaceable, and each door carries a key-operated mechanical lock with two spare keys supplied at delivery. Medigear.uk stocks UK spares.

Four-Mode Fault Alarm System

The standard alarm system detects high temperature, low temperature, long-time door opening, and power failure — the four failure modes audited under HTM 20-04 mortuary refrigeration guidance. Audible and visual alarms at the cabinet front, with optional remote alarm relay for routing to off-site night-cover infrastructure.

Four Braked Universal Castors

Four braked castors support unit mobility during commissioning, room reconfiguration, and deep-cleaning workflows. Castors lock individually when the unit reaches its operating position, holding it stable during chamber door operation and tray pull-out across all three chambers.

Standard 220 V / 50 Hz UK Mains Operation at 840 W

The unit operates on standard UK 220–240 V 50 Hz single-phase mains via a 13 A socket, with a power consumption of 840 W / 1.2 A, which is proportionally higher than that of the two-body RD-2 (560 W) due to the third compressor. A 110 V / 60 Hz international variant is available for order through Medigear.uk for export and overseas-territory placements.

Customisation Options for LED, Drain, UV, Ozone, and USB Record

Customisation available at order includes LED interior lighting (recommended for viewing workflows), integrated drain plumbing (for wash-down infection control), UV sterilisation module (for non-contact terminal-clean cycles), ozone purification (for odour management in lower-ventilation plant rooms), and USB temperature-record interface (for HTM-aligned audit trails).

The Roundfin RD-3 mortuary refrigerator supplied through Medigear.uk delivers a three-body front-opening cooling solution for hospital mortuary, pathology, coronial, funeral home, and overflow placements that need three-chamber capacity but prefer conventional door geometry and a more compact cabinet profile than the taller side-opening RD-3S sibling. The independent triple-compressor design protects against full equipment failure across three chambers rather than two, the chamber-by-chamber digital controllers support the temperature flexibility that real-world body-holding workflows demand, and the universal Roundfin tray dimension integrates the unit with mortuary lifting trolleys and walk-in racks during throughput peaks. With CE marking, ISO 9001 manufacturing, IEC compliance, three SECOP compressors, full 304 stainless steel construction, and Medigear.UK MHRA importer routing, the RD-3 meets NHS Estates procurement, distributor framework, and direct funeral-home capital purchase requirements. Contact Medigear.uk for specifications, procurement assistance, or expert consultation.