MH lamp 400W BLAU MED

Special Quartz metal-halide lamps BlauMED® (blue light) for medical applications

High Pressure Metalhalide lamps BlauMED® are designed for special applications. They are predominatly used in medicine for new-born jaundice (yellow-gum) treatment. An intensive blue light is typical for BlauMED®

Phototheraphy is performed on infants who have elevated levels of bilirubin in the blood. Bili lights generace specific wavelenghts of light that help break down bilirubin into nontoxic water-soluble components that be excreted. Bilirubin in the blood is normaly converted by the liver to an easily excrebtable form. A newborn infants liver noc

only convert a limited amount of bilirubin into this form. If blood levels of bilirubin become too high, the liver may be overhelmed, leading to sustained high levels in the blood.

When this happens, bilirubin may enter body tissues, producing  the characteristic yellow eyes and skin of jaundice (hyperbilirubi­nemia). Bilirubin also may enter brain tissue,

where it can cause permanent brain damage if levels become too high.