Dermaray UV: An
evolution in ultra violet phototherapy
"Dermaray
UV represents the finest quality and most
technologically advanced hand held UVB Narrow Band 311nm
phototherapy device available today; existing UV combs are now obsolete." dermaray.com
Hand held
medical treatment for chronic skin conditions such as psoriasis,
vitiligo, dermatitis, acne and alopecia areata (auto-immune hair loss.)
The safest, most powerful and technically advanced hand held UV
phototherapy available. Dermaray UV is unlike any other hand held UV
phototherapy lamp available. No other UV treatment wand comes
close to the power, performance and reliability of Dermaray.
"Ultraviolet B phototherapy administered at
home is equally safe and equally effective, both clinically and
for quality of life, as ultraviolet B phototherapy administered
in an outpatient setting. Furthermore, ultraviolet B
phototherapy at home resulted in a lower burden of treatment and
led to greater patients’ satisfaction" BMJ Medical Publications.
"UVB has been used to treat psoriasis for more
than 75 years, initially in combination with crude coal tar and
later as monotherapy. UVB has been the phototherapy of choice
for psoriasis since it was found to be less carcinogenic than
PUVA (psoralen plus ultraviolet A phototherapy) and since the
development in the late 1980s of a highly efficacious UVB lamp,
termed "narrow band UVB." Department of Dermatology, Royal Gwent
Hospital, Newport
Dermaray UV is the easiest,
smartest, safest, most convenient and effective system
available. It can be used in Manual
Mode exactly like an old style UVB wand and simply turned on
or off but with the added benefits of battery operation,
universal power supply and many unique safety features or in
Advanced Mode under the watchful eye of our smart computer
controlled system. Dermaray UV is so easy to use, in most
cases, a manual is not even required. A printed user guide
is available optionally and free of charge if required.
Dermaray takes the guess work out of home phototherapy and
offers a level of safety and automation unique to Dermaray.
Innovative
configuration wizard prompts user for skin condition to treat,
skin type and areas requiring treatment and then calculates
suggested exposure times accordingly, no more calculators, pens and
complex manual record keeping.
No prescription or
doctor's letter required to purchase - delivered world wide by
express courier.
Dermaray UV is
constructed from the highest quality and strongest UV
stabilised composite plastic available.
Dermaray UV is the safest, easiest to use,
most intelligent and more effective UVB phototherapy wand.
Dermaray UV is supplied standard
with a universal
110-260v,
50~60Hz switching power transformer that can be used anywhere in the world by
changing the external connection cable to suit your location.
Dermaray contains 512kb memory
capacity for storing individual 10 patient programs each with up to
32 treatment areas, statistics
and session information.
PC USB
connectivity for patient programming, software upgrades and data
downloading (optional.)
Dermaray UV contains powerful microprocessor controlled and digitally temperature monitored
to ensure peek performance and reliability.
System
intelligently manages frequency and duration of each treatment and
exposure significantly improving patient safety and dramatically
reducing the possibility of over exposure.
Electronically starts Philips medical fluorescent medical lamp
(without the need of a starter, or the internal starter supplied by
Philips) increasing lamp life span and
allowing effective management of UV emission for more
consistent energy output - resulting in more effective treatment and
cheaper running costs as medical UV bulbs last longer.
Bulb operating life and power output
is maintained by running the UV bulb at a higher frequency of
27Khz,
other corded systems run at a lower frequency of
50~60Khz.
Intelligent onboard
battery charger properly conditions the
Ni-MH battery
and also prevents against over
charging and damage of batteries, significantly extends battery
life. In fact, we are using the very latest
Eneloop Ni-Mh batteries that have a greatly increased shelf life
and significantly reduced self discharge rate for maximum battery
performance, as well as being
environmentally recyclable.
Most other battery systems are based on older less reliable
NiCad batteries and have no battery over charge protection that
results in reduced battery capacity and diminished battery life.
Electronic recording of total exposures and previous session times with
auxiliary battery backup.
Onboard speaker warns against potential problems, onboard system diagnostics
and configuration parameters.
Electronic monitoring and alert for failed lamp (UV lamps can fail and still
produce visible light)
Electronic temperature monitoring ensures trouble free operation.
To help protect our
environment recycled cardboard packaging has been used where possible, and
RoHS
compliant lead free manufacturing processes have been followed
to reduce hazardous materials.
Each Dermaray-UV undergoes extremely
rigorous post production testing, battery charge and discharge
testing, operational, extreme climatic and environmental testing to
ensure years of trouble free operation and the highest manufacturing
quality.
Designed, constructed and tested in
Australia under ISO international quality control standards.
We do NOT produce misleading
comparison charts between Dermaray and other products, as there
simply is no comparison.
Packaging includes Dermaray UV, a
universal in-line approved power supply and two pairs of
safety goggles, large and small design. To help save our
rain forests, a printed user guide is not included as
standard, instead please download the latest
Dermaray UV user guide.
Optional medical practitioner kit includes PC Connectivity Cable
and software to program a "prescription" once the allocated program
is completed the unit will deactivate until another prescription is
entered by the medical practitioner.
Optional distributor kit includes a PC Connectivity Cable,
software and license to rebrand start-up display and logo etc.
Dermaray UV has Australian
TGA Class 1 listed, CE mark, FCC mark and Australian
C-TICK marks.
Due to the unique method Dermaray UV uses
to manage the Philips medical bulbs, there is little loss of power and a
generally higher output over much longer sustained usage. This means
one bulb will outlast 3~4 bulbs in other UV lamps, while providing
consistently better and more effective therapy by maintaining a higher
power output for the duration of the bulb's usable life. The Dermaray
UV's unique design maintains in excess of 82% power output after 1500+
hours. A typical mains powered UV device continually loses power with
each use and has a 1/2 life of approximately 300 hours. Dermaray UV
has significantly lower running costs, more powerful and consistent
energy output that results in more effective therapy.
Dermaray UV Demonstration Videos
The demonstration videos below provide an
overview of the setup and general operation and features of the
Dermaray UV phototherapy lamp.
Dermaray UV finalist in the EDN Innovation Awards 2009.
TCG Industrial was a finalist
at the prestigious EDN Innovation Awards for 2009 in the "Best
Application of a Microcontroller." This acknowledges the
innovation and unique features found in Dermaray UV have
attracted wide spread recognition from major industry experts.
"Dermaray
UV represents the finest quality and most
technologically advanced hand held UVB Narrow Band 311nm
phototherapy device available today; existing UV combs are now obsolete." dermaray.com
