Phototherapy Incubators are medical devices used to provide a controlled environment for newborns, both premature and full-term, to undergo phototherapy, a therapeutic measure in which light emitted from special lamps is used to treat infant jaundice, thereby reducing the effects of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia.
Phototherapy significantly reduces bilirubin levels in the capillaries and interstitial space by converting bilirubin into water-soluble isomers that can be eliminated without conjugation in the liver. The administration of phototherapy will depend on the bilirubin level, the age of life, the gestational age at birth and the clinical condition of the newborn.