A breakthrough for patients and dermatologists: the PCL 8000 series, the latest generation of PCL cabins. From now on, the treatment of skin disorders will become even more personalised. The pressure undergone by the patient is reduced. The dermatologist is given more control over the recovery process.

Fast and Accurate

Measuring is knowing: the personal patient card measures, registers, and stores. It gives you rapid access to your patient's medical history, providing you with an excellent basis on which to develop the most suitable treatment. Up to 24 treatments can be pre-programmed, which guarantees you against any misuse by unqualified persons and reduces the risk of treatment to a minimum.

Safer

A whole host of preventive safety measures will help the dermatologist make the patient feel more reassured than ever. In this new series, the cabins are equipped with up to 10 sensors, camera observation, alarm signals in case of interruption or defect, control displays, as well a a start/stop button within arm's reach of the patient. The cabin starts to operate only once the door is shut. This function can, however, be deactivated for claustrophobic patients.

User Friendlier

Operating the cabin has also become easier thanks to a touchscreen and graphic display. The cabin itself is more comfortable: a wide access with an easy door, a start/stop button within arm's reach and automatic switch-off when the door is openend. The feeling of spaciousness without dust flying around furhter contributes to the user-friendliness of this PCL cabin.

Increased Efficiency

PCL cabins make a wise investment, not least in view of their increased efficiency that positions them well into the next generation. Electronically controlled UVA and UVB lamps ensure increased output and longer life. Starters are no longer necessary in the 8000-series. Energy and maintenance costs are reduced. Modifications in the configuration of the lamps are simpler and cheaper. Not to mention that the Ethernet connection now even allows for remote monitoring of the treatment. An all-round wise investment.

PCL 8000 Features

largely increased efficiency and lamp lifetime by using electronic lamp start and control any combination of up to 48 UVA and/or UVB lamps available easy intuitive control by using a graphic display and touchscreen PCL patient card up to 8 UVA/UVB sensors large internal display to help and inform the patient a large start/stop button within arm's reach of the patient door open/door detection with anti-claustrophobic setting autostart and autostop possibility wide access door auditive alarms ethernet connection for remote monitoring and control camera observation audio system detection of defective lamps

The PCL 8000 Series Full Body Treatment cabines have standard an innovative graphic LCD display with touchscreen. This increases the ease-of-operation and offers a lot of extra features. Just browse through the following examples to get an idea of the way this new cabine is operated.

Splash Screen with Real Time Clock and Date

Overview of historical data

Edit the Patient Configuration stored on a PCL card

Wait for the door to be closed to AutoStart

Calendar to make a treatmentplan

Keyboard to make character entries

The PCL 8000 Series cabine are equipped with a modern and reliable graphic LCD display and touchscreen. This control system greatly increases the available features. The software is continuously updated and can easily be upgraded via the standard Ethernet interface. A limited list of current features: Real Time Clock and Date Error detection system with easy to understand error messages PCL cards can be re-(formatted) Blank cards can be configured as a patient, master or configuration card A card is configured for one treatment type: UVA, UVB or UVA-B A master card is used to set joule levels The running screen informs the operator about: Current joule levels Estimated remaining treatment time Continuously measured lamp intensity levels Lifetime of the lamps Door open/close state Lamps on/off state Defective lamps A patient card can store: the historical data of all previous treatments including the treatment totals the patients name and social security number door claustrophobic state selected treatment plan based on skip types lamp type selection (UVA, UVB, UVA-B) patients language The configuration card allows the user to personalize the user interface Choice a language for all messages. Languages can be easily added. Select a keyboard layout Switch auditive alarms on or off Configure the screensaver Select a standard or inverse screen Select one of three door switch modes Select one of three fan modes Make or restore backups on a pc Set date and time Define and configure up to 6 skin types. This includes setting start and stop values and increase speed for both UVA and UVB treatments. Full configuration of the Ethernet interface (IP, Netmask, Gateway, Nameserver) Configuration of backup FTP server Treatment cards programmed by an RCU inform the patient clearly

The PCL 8000 Series cabine is equipped with an Ethernet interface and a build-in webserver. Just type the name of the cabine in your favorite webbrowser to monitor and control the cabine. Your webbrowser also allows you to print the historical data stored on the PCL cards. The Ethernet connection further allows you to make automatic backup copies of the PCL cards on a pc.

The PCL Remote Control Unit is a standalone device. It can be used to remotely monitor and control PCL cabines. Further it is required to make treatment cards.

Treatment Cards

PCL cards fan be pre-programmed with a list of future treatments. The operator can set start and stop values and a treatment interval. The RCU then stores semi-automatic for example 10 treatments on the card. This card can then be used by the patient to receive a treatment without the presence of medical staff. For security reasons the patient can not adjust the levels neither the dates. This type of cards is especially suited for treatments of patients on remote location where the medical staff is only limited available.

Control and Monitor

Once multiple PCL cabines are installed in one location, it is usefull to monitor and control all cabines from one desk. The RCU is designed to fit this job. The continuous semi-automatic monitoring warns the operator for possible errors on all connected PCL cabines. The operator can control all cabines remotely by inserting a master or patient card in the RCU's cardreader.

PCL 8000 Series

Standard graphic LCD display with touchscreen PCL patient card reader and 5 PCL cards 1 UVA and/or 1 UVB sensor (corresponding to installed lamps) large internal character display patient start/stop button door open/close detector Ethernet connection with webserver Options Observation camera Audio system Detection of defective lamps Extra sensors kit = total 4 UVA and/or 4 UVB sensors Remote Control Unit

General

How do the PCL full body treatment cabines compare to the products of the competition? PCL offers products of the same quality as any competitive product. But we add either more features and/or a much better price. We can offer more advanced features because our full body treatment product line was redesigned just one year ago. To ensure the reliability this new design is based on an existing PCL design which we produced for more then 10 years. Due to the recent development date we were able to incorporate the latest technology which offers more features for a lower price. Most competitors use old designs with old expensive technology with limited features. We can offer a very competitive price because we use cost-effective production systems, produce higher volumes which reduces prices and do not use a cost-effective sales system. Our sales system is web based and offers all information on-line. We do not require an expensive sales staff with the related travel costs.

8000 Series and the competitors

The PCL 8000 series offers a unique electronic lamp control system. All 48 lamps can be individually fired and controlled. This electronic lamp system offers a higher lamp life time and a higher lamp light output. The latter results in shorter treatment times which lowers the stress imposed on patients and allow optimal use of the unit (more patients can use the unit in one day). The lamps will start instantaneously, which allows very accurate UVB treatments. Treatment times of 15 seconds when an UVB treatment starts are not unusual. But they can only be accurately dosed when the lamps use an electronic start system. This new advanced electronic system can also detect defective lamps automatically and indicate these lamps on the graphical display (optional feature). The PCL 8000 series offers the same advanced touchscreen graphic user interface. The 8000 series can also be equipped with a multiple sensor system (up to 4 sensors for each light frequency). This decreases the security risk and allows for more accurate measurements. You will notice the 8000 series has about the same price as the full body units our competitors are offering. But their offerings should generally be compared with our 6000 series.

Options and the competitors

PCL offers options not available on competitive products. These include a camera observation system, an audio system (will be launched end of 2003), and a hardware remote control unit (no pc required).

Technical Information

	Model 8000
Dimensions
Outer	101 x 101 x 205 cm
Inner	75 x 75 x 194 cm
Step	11 cm
Weight	400 kg
Wide Door opens 150deg
Door opens left or right
Lamp Control
Ballast	electronic
Starter	not required
Lamp Type
UVA	100W
UVB	TL01 100W
	or any other 100W type lamp
Lamp Combinations
48 UVA
32 UVA + 16 UVB
48/32/24 UVB
Software configuration of all     combinations
Sensor(s)
UVA (only for UVA lamp versions)	1 standard / 4 optional
UVB (only for UVB lamp versions)	1 standard / 4 optional
Electronics
Flash re-programmable     microcontrollers	5
High-capacity re-programmable     Flash microcontroller
Ethernet 10 Base-T UTP
Main Display
1 line/16 characters
320 x 240 dot graphic
Internal Display(s)
1 line/16 characters
2 lines/20 large characters
PCL Card
Personal patient information
Treatment presets	24
Medical histrory entries	224
User Interface
Large patient start/stop button
Numeric keypad
Touchscreen
Auditive Alarm
Real Time Clock and Date
Autostart and Autostop
Door switch with anti-claustrophobic system
PC control with webbrowser
Remote Control Unit (optional)
Camera (optional)
Black/White wide-angle lens
Audio (optional)
Audio help messages
Music
Possibility of communicating     with operator
Lamp Defection Detection (optional)