Highlights
The Dräger VarioLux offers cool, highly efficient, and variable intensity examination light specially designed for use in neonatal intensive care settings. Made for single-handed operation, it features adjustable colour settings as well as a dimmer function.
Gentle, effective, and efficient illumination
For the smallest of patients, only the best light is good enough. Neonates and especially premature babies often respond to external stimuli with stress reactions. Recommended Standards for Newborn ICU Design; Standard 23: Acoustic Environment; Febr … More informationuary 1, 2007 Clearwater Beach, FL, doi:10.1038/sj.jp.7211837 With the VarioLux LED examination light, you get the effective, efficient light you need without having to compromise on the special needs of your tiny patients.
Adjustable intensity for sensitive patients
The intensity of the light beam produced by the VarioLux can be adjusted in five steps from 6,500 to
30,000 lux. The light produced by the LEDs used is inherently cool. This helps you avoid unwanted additional thermal radiation and makes it easier … More informationfor you to maintain the temperature of the baby’s environment at a constant level.
Specific-purpose colour settings
The VarioLux examination light offers you three different colour settings. You can choose between neutral white (4,100 K), cool white (4,700 K) or warm white (3,500 K) light. With the various colour temperatures, colour contrasts can be displayed wit … More informationh different intensity. Different white lighting conditions with good colour rendering can be used for various examinations for visual assessment.
Efficency and durability for continuous use
LEDs generate light with a fraction of the energy required by most conventional light sources. Very little heat is generated, and thanks to their solid state design, they are extremely long-lasting. Bruno Gayral, LEDs for lighting: Basic physics and … More information prospects for energy savings, Comptes Rendus Physique, Volume 18, Issues 7–8, 2017, Pages 453-461, ISSN 1631-0705, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crhy.2017.09.001 The light source of the VarioLux was designed to provide quality illumination up to 50,000 hours. These features make it a good choice for continuous, low-cost, and care-free illumination. Long-term savings are assured.
Silent operation means less stress on the Baby
Thanks to the LED technology, the VarioLux provides a cool beam of light and so requires no active ventilation. This means that no additional noise is generated in an environment where caregivers are often hard-pressed to contain and reduce extraneo … More informationus noise levels. Less noise on the ward means less stress for the babies. The effects of noise on preterm infants in the NICU; Elisha M Wachman, Amir Lahav; ADC-FNN Online First, published on June 14, 2010 as 10.1136/adc.2009.182014
Practical memory function
The Dräger VarioLux lets you save a light setting when you switch it off. This practical preset memory function helps you save time and can help you avoid dazzling your patients when you turn on the light.
Hands free for the patient
On a NICU, you need as many free hands as you can get. It’s also vital to direct your full attention towards your tiny patient. That’s why the VarioLux features single-handed operation, letting you keep one hand free for your patient. The spring-loa … More informationded arm facilitates precise positioning and maintaining the device in the selected position.