Device |
Colour of light |
Lamp
type |
Manufac-
turer’s minimum recommen-
ded distance between the lamp head and the neonate (cm) |
Irradian-
ce at
manufac-
turer’s
minimum
recommen-
ded treat-
ment
distance (mW.cm-2) |
Irradian-
ce at
standard 40cm distance
(approxi-
mate in-
cubator canopy to mattress distance)
(mW.cm-2) |
Is the effective light field >700cm2 |
UVA
320nm
to 400nm
at the
manufactu-
rer’s
minimum
recommen-
ded dis-
tance
(mW.cm2) |
Draeger
Photo
— Therapy
4000 Unit |
Blue & white options |
Folded
fluorescent
tubes(6) |
30cm |
3.39 |
2.16 |
Yes |
0.009 |
Draeger
Heraeus
Phototherapy
Lamp |
White |
Gas
dischare
bulb (1) |
30cm |
5.03 |
3.30 |
Yes |
0.12 |
Medela
Phototherapy
Lamp |
Blue |
Folded
fluoresnt tubes(4) |
25cm |
4.66 |
2.08 |
Yes |
0.016 |
Medela
BiliBed |
Blue |
Folded
fluoresnt
tube (1) |
On frame (~6cm) |
5.56 |
Not applicable |
Yes |
0.000 |
Ohmeda
BiliBlanket
Plus |
Blue |
Halogen
bulb (1) |
In contact |
4.83 |
Not applicable |
No |
0.025 |
Datex-
Ohmeda
Spot
Phototherapy
Lamp |
White |
Halogen
bulb (1) |
50cm |
7.75* |
11.71* |
No |
0.120 |
Hill-Rom
Micro
Lite
Phototherapy
System |
White |
Halogen
bulbs (3) |
42cm |
2.50 |
As for manufac-turer’s recom-mended distance |
Yes |
0.002 |
Natus
neoBLUE
LED
Phototherapy
System |
Blue
(yellow
&
red) |
LEDs852 Blue 320 Yellow 13 Red |
30cm |
2.29 |
1.86 |
Yes |
0.000 |
Mediprema
Cradle
360 |
Blue |
Long fluoresnt tubes(16 |
On gauze hammock ~20cm |
5.25 |
Not
applicable |
Yes |
0.005 |
Vickers
80 |
White |
Long fluoresn tubes (4) |
None
specified |
0.83 @ 30cm |
0.58 |
No |
0.04 |