REVOLUTIONIZING DISINFECTION WITH FAR UV TECHNOLOGY
The Care222® technology is a brand new kind of ultraviolet (UV) light technology that can neutralize viruses in occupied spaces. Care222 excimer lamps produce something called Far UV-C 222nm light.
Care222® excimer lamps contain a chamber filled with noble gas that does not use inner electrodes or contain mercury. When high voltage is applied across the outside of the glass it “excites” the gas inside, causing Far UV-C 222nm light to be emitted.
The real breakthrough in Care222® technology came with the development of a new kind of light filtration system. The Far UV-C excimer lamp module with short pass filter prevents longer wavelengths of UV light that are above 230nm from being emitted—an especially important feature that other 222nm and Far UV-C emitting products do not have.
That’s why the proprietary Care222 module is a better choice than unfiltered excimer lamps used in disinfecting systems. Ushio’s Care222® filtered Far UV-C technology (“Care222 Technology”) is protected under U.S. and non-U.S. patents covering apparatuses and methods for inactivating viruses or killing bacteria with combinations of a light source and an optical filter that block potentially harmful UV-C wavelengths. Inventions in these patents are credited to Dr. David Brenner, et al., and assigned to Columbia University. Ushio Inc. is the worldwide exclusive licensee of these patents.
Icarus 222 is dedicated to bringing cutting-edge Far UV technology to all healthcare providers and the pharma manufacturing industry
FAR UV AIR AND SURFACE PATHOGEN COMBAT SYSTEM
Our Far UV technology is designed to eliminate air and surface pathogens in healthcare and pharma manufacturing environments. It sets a new standard for cleanliness and safety.
EFFECTIVE AND USER-CENTRIC DESIGN
Our products are designed with a focus on usability and seamless integration into healthcare facilities. We prioritize user experience and ease of implementation.
SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FOR HEALTHCARE
We are committed to delivering low-emission and energy-efficient Far UV technology, ensuring that our solutions are environmentally friendly and cost-effective.
A LOOK INTO THE SCIENCE
Decades of UV light disinfection
UV light has been used for over a century to disinfect environments by inactivating viruses and bacteria. However, most UV light is also harmful to human tissue, which means people cannot be present in the room when the light is on.
Luckily, this has all changed with UV222.
FAR UVC @ 222 nm
Shining a New Light on Health: UV Medico's Excimer Lamp Innovation
Empowering Everyday Spaces with Safe, Efficient Virus Deactivation
UV Medico's Excimer lamp innovation brings unparalleled virus deactivation to everyday spaces, merging safety with efficiency in a compact, user-friendly design, revolutionizing preventive health measures
FILTERED FAR UVC
Putting an end to secondary emissions
UV Medico’s Far-UVC lamp consists of a tube filled with krypton chloride gas. This gas has the unique property of emitting UVC-light at 222 nm when a discharge is applied to it. When the lamp is turned on, electricity creates a discharge that excites the gas and after a short period, UV-C light at 222 nm is emitted.
A Far-UVC lamp without a filter emits light in a narrow band around a 222 nm peak, but also releases secondary emissions around 235 nm and 250 nm. These extra wavelengths are known as side-bands or side-emissions. These wavelengths harm humans, but the unique and patented safety filter in UV222 blocks them before they are emitted into the surrounding environment.
The safety filter technology in the lamp from UV Medico is a thin filter that only lets through light at around 222 nm and blocks all other unwanted radiation. It works much in the same way as sunglasses with UV protection, blocking the UV radiation from passing through and entering the environment, making the light from UV222 suitable for use in occupied spaces.
