OREANDA-NEWS.  A hospital in Bern, Switzerland, received a set of OFN-02 neonatal phototherapy illuminators from the optoelectronic holding company Shvabe, part of the state corporation Rostec.

These illuminators increase the effectiveness of phototherapy and eliminate possible side effects from using traditional lamps. The Russian devices, unlike their foreign counterparts, are equipped with modern LEDs, resulting in a longer lifespan of 100,000 hours before losing power.

The device has a certificate of conformity to the standards of the leading European certification agency, BSI (British Standards Institution).

The phototherapy device irradiates a child’s skin with light in the spectral range of 250-500 nm (blue light), which leads to a reduction in the concentration of bilirubin in the blood. The phototherapy illuminators can be used in intensive care units, neonatal pathology departments, emergency pediatric centers, and maternity homes.

Enterprises in the holding company Shvabe produce almost all needed equipment for perinatal centers. From 2010-2012, as part of the government project “Constructing and Equipping 23 Perinatal Centers in the Russian Federation,” Shvabe outfitted all of the new institutions with more than 5,500 individual pieces of equipment worth more than RUB 1.3 billion. According to the National Health Development Program, by 2020 Shvabe will participate in the construction and outfitting of 32 Russian perinatal centers.

Shvabe neonatal equipment has helped to save the lives of more than two million children around the world. The ITN-01 transport incubator, the APDN-01 neonatal respiratory support unit, and the top-grade SLE-5000 ventilator are available in 95 countries around the world.