{"product_id":"dermfix-1000mx-311nm-uvb-lamp-120v","title":"Dermfix 1000MX 311nm UVB Lamp 120V","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eThe Dermfix 1000MX UVB handheld lamp is a unique UVB home phototherapy device providing treatment of Psoriasis, Vitiligo, and Atopic Eczema anywhere on the body.  The unit is fitted with a specially developed narrowband UVB 311nm tube as standard. This model has a choice of lenses - and so can be used with or without a comb attachment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe use of narrow-band UV-B light at around the 311nm wavelength has been well proven in many clinical trials for the treatment of many common skin conditions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis model is fitted with a 120V plug for Canada and North America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dermfix 1000MX features as standard:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Fitted with Dermfix 9 Watt UVB 311nm tube.\u003cbr\u003e* \u003cstrong\u003eHealth Canada Approved Class IIa Medical Device.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* 1 x Digital LCD timer.\u003cbr\u003e* 1 x Dermfix UV Protection Glasses.\u003cbr\u003e* Includes protective carrycase for transporting.\u003cbr\u003e* Lightweight handheld unit.\u003cbr\u003e* Comb section is removable for use anywhere on the body.\u003cbr\u003e* 2 Year Warranty as standard. (does not include replaceable bulb).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUseful research has been published in the British Medical Journal titled:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #162a83;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eHome versus outpatient ultraviolet B phototherapy for mild to severe psoriasis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eObjective:\u003c\/span\u003e To determine whether ultraviolet B phototherapy at home is equally safe and equally effective as ultraviolet B phototherapy in an outpatient setting for patients with psoriasis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eConclusion:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e \"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 \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003epatients’ satisfaction.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRead the full report here:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"British Medical Journal UVB\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bmj.com\/cgi\/content\/abstract\/338\/may07_2\/b1542\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eBritish Medical Journal UVB\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eResearch from the Department of Dermatology, Eberhard Karls University, Tuebingen, Germany shows:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000; font-style: italic; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\"the present study does not provide evidence for an increased skin cancer risk for patients treated with either broadband or narrowband UVB phototherapy\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000cd;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/15370703\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eClick to see the published paper here\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003eResearch from Norway concluded:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #006400; font-style: italic; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e \"Treatment with a UV-B-comb offers a good alternative to topical corticosteroids for patients with scalp psoriasis.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #006400; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000cd;\" title=\"Click to see the published paper here\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/10925612\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eClick to see the published paper here\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePsoriasis lamp related research articles (click to view):\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000cd;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/16405481\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e Quality of life in psoriasis improves\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr style=\"color: #0000cd;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000cd;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/16453993\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e Cost-effective option for severe psoriasis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr style=\"color: #0000cd;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000cd;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/16433581\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e Control of moderate-to-severe psoriasis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr style=\"color: #0000cd;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000cd;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/16365255\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e UV-B phototherapy is a safe and efficacious treatment\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr style=\"color: #0000cd;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000cd;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/16232274\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e Safe and effective treatment for a variety of inflammatory skin diseases\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr style=\"color: #0000cd;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000cd;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/12786832\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e Therapeutic effect of UVB in psoriasis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr style=\"color: #0000cd;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000cd;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/12752138\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e Narrow-band ultraviolet B (311 nm) in psoriasis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr style=\"color: #0000cd;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000cd;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/12622624\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e Narrowband UV-B phototherapy, used 3 times weekly\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr style=\"color: #0000cd;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000cd;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/12588221\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e Ultraviolet-B treatment eliminated production of IL-12 messenger RNA \u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr style=\"color: #0000cd;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000cd;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/12756108\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e Narrowband UV-B phototherapy clears psoriasis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e Eczema related research articles (click to view):\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000cd;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/11438134\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e Narrow-band UVB is an effective adjunctive treatment\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr style=\"color: #0000cd;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000cd;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/10365933\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e Narrow-band UVB notably reduced atopic dermatitis after 3 weeks\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr style=\"color: #0000cd;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000cd;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/11122227\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e The beneficial effects of ultraviolet (UV) radiation on atopic dermatitis \u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr style=\"color: #0000cd;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000cd;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/8893243\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e UVB phototherapy is a valuable and safe therapeutic option\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr style=\"color: #0000cd;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000cd;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/6191504\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e UVB treatment a valuable supplement for the treatment of contact dermatitis.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr style=\"color: #0000cd;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000cd;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/15793518\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e NB UVB may be considered the first-line photo(chemo)therapeutic option\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr style=\"color: #0000cd;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000cd;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/7924298\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e High dose UV-B in chronic hand eczema\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e Vitiligo related research articles (click to view):\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000cd;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/11369913\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e Narrow-band ultraviolet B is a useful and well-tolerated treatment for vitiligo\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr style=\"color: #0000cd;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000cd;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/12705746\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e UV-B microphototherapy seems highly effective in restoring pigmentation in patients affected by vitiligo\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr style=\"color: #0000cd;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000cd;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/16135141\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e The quality of life significantly improved with narrow-band UVB311 nm phototherapy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr style=\"color: #0000cd;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000cd;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/9420536\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e treatment of patients with vitiligo with 311-nm UV-B radiation \u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr style=\"color: #0000cd;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000cd;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/2080652\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e achieved a nearly complete and cosmetically very satisfying repigmentation\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr style=\"color: #0000cd;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000cd;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/16441626\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e Repigmentation induced with NBUVB is statistically significantly more stable.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #0000cd;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/25641320\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWe consider phototherapy to be a safe and efficacious modality for the treatment of vitiligo\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-hidden=\"false\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-label-additional\" data-role=\"content\" id=\"additional\" class=\"data item content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"additional-attributes-wrapper table-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ctable id=\"product-attribute-specs-table\" class=\"data table additional-attributes\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd data-th=\"Technical Specs\" class=\"col data\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePacking List\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Main treatment unit with bulb, screen, \u0026amp; external power supply fitted\u003cbr\u003e2. Protective Glasses\u003cbr\u003e3. Extra Perspex Flat Screen\u003cbr\u003e4. Digital Timer\u003cbr\u003e5. Operating Instructions\u003cbr\u003e6. Carrying Case\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTechnical Data\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProduct Name: Dermfix® 1000MX\u003cbr\u003eLamp: 1 x UVB 9 Watt Fluorescent Tube\u003cbr\u003ePower Supply: 120 volts @60Hz\u003cbr\u003eCapacity: 11 Watts\u003cbr\u003eAmperage: 0.21 Amps\u003cbr\u003eProtection Class: II (Double insulated)\u003cbr\u003ePower supply cable: Approx 9 feet (3 metres)\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 106 inches (27cm) x 3.15 inches (8cm)\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 2.42lbs (1.1 kilos)\u003cbr\u003eType of operation: Continuous\u003cbr\u003eDesign Life: 5 years\u003cbr\u003eTemperature Range: + 41 °Fahrenheit (5°Celsius) to +104 °Fahrenheit (40°Celsius)\u003cbr\u003eAtmospheric Pressure: 700 hPa - 1060 hPa\u003cbr\u003eRelative Humidity: 15 to 93% non-condensing\u003cbr\u003eMedical Classification: Class IIa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2 Year Warranty as standard.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"reviews\" data-collapsible=\"true\" role=\"tab\" id=\"tab-label-reviews\" data-role=\"collapsible\" aria-labeledby=\"tab-label-reviews-title\" class=\"data item title\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003ca id=\"tab-label-reviews-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dermfix.ca\/1000mx-psoriasis-uvb-lamp-120v#reviews\" data-toggle=\"switch\" class=\"data switch\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Dermfix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59350100312398,"sku":"D_1000MX_NB_CA","price":449.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/6853\/5886\/files\/dermfix_1000mx_1_mag_2_2.jpg?v=1772620312","url":"https:\/\/dermfix.ca\/products\/dermfix-1000mx-311nm-uvb-lamp-120v","provider":"Dermfix Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}