With over 15 years of experience BioLight is the leading manufacturer of phototherapeutic medical devices utilizing proprietary low level narrow band light technology for non-invasive, drug-free treatment of various medical disorders. Led by a team of scientists and physicians, BioLight has developed expertise in photobiology and phototherapy and its products are supported by extensive clinical and scientific data obtained at multiple hospitals and clinics, some of which have been published in internationally acclaimed scientific journals.What is phototherapyPhototherapy is a medical field where patients are treated withlight illumination thus harnessing the biological effects of low-levelnarrow-band (LLNB) light. Today, phototherapy is used worldwideto treat ulcers, musculoskeletal injury, pain and inflammation.Optics. Phototherapy initially involved soft lasers with output powers of less than 1 mW. Over the years technology has improved and powers have increased. Today treatments are performed with devices having output powers between 4-40 mW. Treatment times, however, have shortened, as powers have increased and the light exposure delivered to the treatment site are usually 1-4 J/cm2. The characteristics of light illumination; coherency and monochromaticity, have been examined in detail and it is clear that coherency is are not crucial because it degrades rapidly by scattering asthe beam passes through the tissue. Monochromaticity also is not crucial however, is vital as investigators have repeatedly shown that effects observed with narrow-band stimulation are absent with broad spectrum light. The optical "window" lies in visible to infra-red portion of the spectrum, extending from 600 nm to 1300 nm and including most of the products used in phototherapy. In particular, 660 nm have been widely used in wound healing while 940 is effective in pain relief.
