ROTALUX Product Data
PROTECTALUX Product Data

Private Funding Initiatives

- BedLights
- Wards
- Treatment Rooms
- Public Spaces
- Corridors
- Accident & Emergency
- Maternity Suites
- Intensive Care - Hospices
- (For Secure Units please ask for PROTECTALUX)

Designed in consultation with clinical and estates staff and with best value in mind, ROTALUX offers unique lighting solutions supported by comprehensive lighting plans. This unique range comes with a 2 Year Replacement Guarantee and a full range of benefits:

Unique unit rotation - provides uplight, downlight or wall wash

Dimming Options:

- Direct via individual pullcord
- Indirect from wall or nurse station

Sealed design - no home for super-bugs - easyclean - Simple demount for offsite lamp renewal

Compatibility with Bedhead/Service Trunking Systems where required

Integral emergency lighting packs

Significant savings on capital and running costs ROTALUX offers control and flexibility in lighting design whether New build or Retrofit

All proposals are supported by full lighting plans and allow decisions to be made confidently at an early design stage

- Rotatable
- Dimmable
- Easy-clean
- Compatible BSTS

Provides controlled lighting levels over the whole bed allowing invasive bedside procedures with minimal disturbance to patients, plus the comfort of a reading or nightlight. Bedhead dimming by pullcord or remote switch.

Available in a range of sizes with the option of a compact version where wall space is limited eg: Florence Nightingale wards - ROTALUX is ultra slim - only 130mm in depth; no hazard to staff whilst working at the bedside

Designed in accordance with CIBSE LG2 and BS 4533 (Section 103.2) 1986

Compatible with all leading Bedhead Service Trunking Systems or direct wall fitting

Unique rotation through 240 degrees allows the bedlight to contribute to overall ward lighting scheme

CIBSE recommend 150 lux for reading position on the bed; 30-50 lux general mornings and evenings

Designed in consultation with clinical staff, ROTALUX offers unique lighting solutions supported by full lighting plans

ROTALUX provides a range of benefits :

- High frequency - no flicker

- Dimming options - direct via individual pullcord or in groups

- Unique unit rotation - directional light through 350 degrees

- Ceiling or wall mounting option

Our light plans are produced following CIBSE guidelines, and rotalux units display the following specific benefits :

Physiotherapy:
Robust polycarbonate lens/cover resists damage. Choice of mounting options to co-ordinate with equipment.

Radiotherapy: Variable dimming controls - indirect lighting as required. Individual unit or remote switching/dimming options. No glare on observation windows.

Electro-medical Diagnosis:
No RFI or EMC emissions to affect sensitive equipment. Positioning options to avoid glare on monitors /equipment. Illumination of vertical surfaces as required.

Audiology:
No noise emissions to interfere with free field audio tests. No electrical interference to affect monitoring apparatus. Selective switching or dimming as required when using Visual Stimulus tests

Available as a bedhead, wall or ceiling mounted option ROTALUX offers flexibility in use with single action pullcord dimming

A variety of options available offering powerful, directional light - ROTALUX may be rotated by hand through 240 degrees

ROTALUX is ultra slim - only 130mm in depth; no hazard to staff when working at the bedside

Compatible with all leading Bedhead Service Trunking Systems or as direct wall fitting

Easily washed down to ensure the optimum hygiene standards in areas of fast-moving patient throughput

Robust and sealed, ROTALUX offers no opportunity for disturbed patients to cause self-harm, or to be used against staff.

CIBSE recommend 400 lux on the couch area for major treatment and 300 lux on the couch for minor treatment

Available as a bedhead, wall or even ceiling mounted option, ROTALUX offers flexibility of light levels, particularly important for the monitoring of patients over the course of labour

Easy action Dimming allows babies to be born into subdued lighting as practised now in many Maternity units

Clinical staff have access to instant lighting response as required

ROTALUX lighting is cost effective, and provides significant capital savings over conventional labour/delivery room lighting

CIBSE recommend 150-200/400 lux on the reference plane (working plane) and 1000 lux minimum local level on the couch

The extensively invasive procedures necessary for treatment and care, and the stresses of such an alien environment result in the loss of all sense of day and night, leading to potentially long term sleep problems.

ROTALUX lighting for Intensive Care helps to address these issues :

Patients may rest with dimmed lighting at night, whilst still allowing nursing staff to check on monitoring systems and skin colour

Clustered care may be administered to the patient with the minimum of disturbance by easy adjustment of lighting levels

Easy replacement by nursing staff means no need for maintenance staff on wards where cross-infection is an issue - re-lamping etc takes place off site

CIBSE recommend 400 lux on the bed for observation;

1000 lux locally on the bed for examination and 100 lux minimum on the floor circulation area.

Designed in consultation with clinical staff, ROTALUX offers unique lighting solutions supported by full lighting plans.

For Opthalmology Units, ROTALUX provides a range of benefits :

- High frequency luminaires - no flicker

- Dimming options - direct via individual pullcord or in groups

- Unique unit rotation - directional light through 350 degrees

- Sealed design - no maintenance

- Polycarbonate lens cover - no degradation of material over time- no reduction in light output

- Ceiling or wall mounting option

Our light plans are produced following CIBSE guidelines, which recommend the following for Opthalmology Units :

Test Room:
Working plane - 50 & 300 lux Selective or variable Dimming by manual switching, in groups or individually

Consulting Room:
Working plane - 300 lux - Normal Full spectrum 6500K lamps for use with Isihara charts

Bjerrum Screen:
100 lux max - Selective - Dimming to extinction

Chair / Couch:
Local - 1000 lux - Normal Ceiling mounted, adjustable Twin 54wT5 option

- Wall or Ceiling Mounted
- Direct or Indirect for minimum glare
- Adjustable
- Sealed
- Dimmable

ROTALUX unique lighting design for laboratories ensures the effective control of glare where equipment is of high luminance and visual display units are being used :

Luminaires may be wall or ceiling mounted for effective positioning over work benches

Rotatable through 350 degrees, ROTALUX is easily adjusted for localised operations, minimising the need for additional local lighting

Where VDUs are in use, ROTALUX may be adjusted for indirect light

Dimmable, if required, by individual unit or by group

ROTALUX reflectors and polycarbonate lens system are of the highest optical quality - ensuring no degradation over time and maintaining light levels

HF driven, ROTALUX provides maximum efficiency without flicker - Sealed units allow for easy cleaning

ROTALUX Injects New Light into Weston Medical's Needle-Free Operations

Their requirements:
Weston's state of the art laboratories at Stradbroke needed the very best in glare and flicker-free lighting, whilst providing a sterile, dust free environment for the production of the world's first pre-filled needle-free injector.

ROTALUX sealed against ingress by dust and water, with a unique plug-in system allowing for off-site maintenance and cleaning provides the ultimate in good-looking medical/health/laboratory lighting. The ROTALUX range is flexible, dimmable, easily rotated by hand to provide lighting for a variety of tasks, and may be fitted with emergency packs to safeguard personnel and production.

Our Design Solution:
To light the large open laboratory area, the ROTALUX solution was to mount high frequency, wide angle luminaires on both ceilings and wall to be used primarily in the down lit mode allowing maximum illuminance on the preparation areas below.

In the smaller inspection rooms, wide angle ROTALUX was again ceiling mounted but turned in the up lit mode whilst close focus wall mounted units were fitted for flexibility. Microscopes, spectrometers and monitors may all be used in this space without interference from glare or flickering.

Their response to ROTALUX lighting:
Terry Weston (MD), as an innovator seeking the best for his business, chose ROTALUX for:

Style
the Hi- Tech environment is enhanced by clean, sleek light units

Safety
instant start with no flicker important where machinery is used

Energy Efficiency
maximum brightness per watt of energy input

Adjustability
enables optimum illumination - either background, diffused or higher intensity for good resolution for precise manual work

Plug-in fittings
allows easy maintenance away from sterile areas

Extra length pullcords, specially weighted and requiring the minimum of movement allow the patient to retain control over their own lit environment

The dimmed unit used as a nightlight allows the patient to rest whilst giving staff immediate or gradual return to full light if required

Sleek contemporary design may be colour coordinated for a non-institutional decor

ROTALUX is supplied with suitable lamps to aid diagnosis using skin colour comparison

The ultra-slim bedlight presents no hazard to patients or to staff working at the bedside

Easily controllable light levels minimise problems associated with Sundowning

The dimmed unit used as a nightlight allows the patient to rest whilst giving staff the option of immediate or gradual return to full light - Extra length pull cords, specially weighted, allow frail patients to retain control over their own environment

Robust and sealed, ROTALUX offers no opportunity for disturbed patients to cause self-harm or to be used against staff

There are no specific CIBSE recommendations for Dementia Lighting, but specialist studies at Stirling University are at an advanced stage in preparation for recommended specifications. Our designs are based upon these studies.

For Secure and Semi-Secure Units ask for PROTECTALUX

In consultation with Professor Mary Marshall, Director of the Dementia Services Development Centre, University of Stirling, we have been actively involved in discussions regarding this type of provision.

With a view to creating a practical yet caring system of lighting, the following criteria have emerged :

The elderly need up to three times the average light output in residential provision because of sight problems such as cataracts and glaucoma etc.

These light levels should be maintained at all times (except in bedrooms at night where a dimmed nightlight may be required)

Corridors and other areas need an even distribution of light as pools of light/shadow disorientate residents, and dark corners can compromise staff safety.

Confused elderly residents will tend to relate back to the time of their youth, and consequently hi-tech, space age environments are often threatening.

The ROTALUX solution

Requirements for a high level of functional lighting may be met by ROTALUX luminaires mounted above a cornice or picture rail, directed to wash walls and ceilings to give indirect light from above.

These light levels may be comfortably maintained without resulting in large energy costs

ROTALUX operates at a fraction of conventional lighting.

ROTALUX directional lighting makes movement through corridors and open spaces less confusing for residents and safer for both residents and staff.

To provide a more homely feel, cosmetic additions of old-fashioned table/bedside lamps and other familiar objects are an easily obtainable solution.