TABLE 5.
Other commercially available phototherapy devices
| DEVICE | MANUFACTURER | DESCRIPTION | INDICATIONS | PUBLICATIONS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue-U® | DUSA® Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Wilmington, Massachusetts | Blue light PDT illuminator, used with 5-ALA | moderate inflammatory acne vulgaris | Melnick, 200542 |
| BF-RhodoLED® | Biofrontera AG, Leverkusen, Germany | Red light PDT illuminator, used with 5-ALA | actinic keratosis and superficial and/or nodular basal cell carcinoma | Reinhold et al, 201643 |
| Aktilite® | Galderma Laboratories, LP, Fort Worth, Texas | Red light PDT illuminator, used with methyl-aminolaevulinic acid | actinic keratosis | Sung and Kim, 201744 |
| Healite II® | Lutronic North America, Burlington, Massachusetts | Low-level light therapy | temporary relief of minor muscle and joint pain, arthritis and muscle spasm; relieving stiffness; promoting the relaxation of muscle tissue; temporarily increase local blood circulation | Min and Goo, 201345 |
5-ALA: 5-aminoevulinic acid; PDT: photodynamic therapy