PACT Med Photodynamic Nail Fungus Therapy Kit PACT Med V2 光動力學指甲真菌治療套件

PACT Photodynamic Therapy utilises the interaction of light with photosensitive agents to produce an energy transfer and local chemical effect. Using this method, bacteria, viruses and fungi can be effectively destroyed on the skin surface or nails.

When the PACT Fungal Nail Gel is exposed to a specific wavelength of light delivered by PACTmed LED, it becomes activated from a `ground’ to an `excited’ state. As it returns to the ground state, it releases energy, which is transferred to oxygen to generate reactive oxygen species (ROS), such as singlet oxygen and free radicals. These ROS mediate cellular toxicity and induce fungal cell death without affecting surrounding tissue whose cells are impenetrable by the photo-sensitiser.

PactMED Set

1 x PactMED LED.

1 x light conductor (optical wave guide)

1 x short stand (floor application)

1 x telescopic stand (patient chair application)

10 x autoclavable anti-glare shields

1 x battery pack with charging device

1 x tube PACT Nail Fungus Gel

1 x practitioner’s guide

1 x Packet of Patient Information Leaflets

1 x Wall Poster

Photodynamic Therapy Explained

PDT is an acronym and a scientific term for photodynamic therapy. The basis of PDT is the interaction of light with photosensitive agents to produce an energy transfer and local chemical effect. Using this method, bacteria, viruses and fungi can be effectively destroyed on the skin surface or nails.

The earliest recorded treatments that exploited a photosensitiser and a light source for medical effect, in this case sunlight, can be dated to over 3000 years ago to ancient Egypt and India. Records suggest the use of topically applied vegetable and plant substances in combination with sunlight to produce photo-reactions in skin which caused a re-pigmentation of de-pigmented skin lesions, as seen with vitiligo.

Reports concerning the prevalence of onychomycosis are conflicting, but estimates ranging from 2-3% to 13% in western populations have been noted. In Australia alone, it is suggested that approximately 1.6 million people have a fungal infection of the nails.

Whilst there is currently an assortment of treatment options for onychomycosis ranging from nail lacquers to oral antifungal medications, the challenge of patient compliance in regard to topical antifungals and concerns regarding drug interactions and adverse effects of oral antifungals has resulted in the need for an alternative treatment option. Photodynamic therapy has now been developed and adapted for the successful treatment of fungal nails without damaging side effects.

PACT Med 光動力學指甲真菌治療套件

使用光線的指甲真菌光動力療法.... 安全而溫和。

用於治療甲癬的光動力療法

甲癬是指甲的真菌感染，估計影響到多達160萬澳洲人。目前有兩種治療方法，包括每天/每周塗抹的局部抗真菌指甲光油和處方藥物。

維持病人使用指甲光油的依從性可能具有挑戰性，結果只有在3個月後才能看到，許多人因沮喪而放棄。此外，處方的抗真菌藥可能與現有的藥物產生相互作用，並產生不良副作用，使它們對某些人不適合。

現在有另一種選擇……光動力療法

PactMED套裝

1 x PactMED LED燈

1 x 光導體（光學波導）

1 x 短架子（地板應用）

1 x 伸縮架（病人椅子應用）

10 x 可高壓蒸氣滅菌的防眩護罩

1 x 電池包與充電裝置

1 x 支PACT指甲真菌凝膠

1 x 執業者指南

1 x 病人資訊手冊包

1 x 牆壁海報

光動力療法解釋

PDT是光動力療法的首字母縮寫和科學術語。PDT的基礎是光與光敏劑的相互作用，產生能量轉移和局部化學效應。使用這種方法，可以有效地在皮膚表面或指甲上破壞細菌、病毒和真菌。

最早記錄的利用光敏劑和光源產生醫療效果的治療方法，這種情況下是陽光，可以追溯到3000年前的古埃及和印度。紀錄建議，頂部使用植物和植物物質與陽光結合，產生皮膚的光反應，引起脫色皮膚病變的再色素沉著，如白癜風。

關於甲癬的流行程度的報告存在矛盾，但已注意到西方人口的估計範圍從2-3%到13%。僅在澳洲，據說大約有160萬人患有指甲的真菌感染。

雖然目前對於甲癬有各種治療選項，從指甲光油到口服抗真菌藥物，但病人對局部抗真菌藥物的依從性的挑戰和對口服抗真菌藥物的藥物相互作用和不良反應的擔憂，已經導致了需要另一種治療選項。光動力療法現已開發並適應成功治療真菌感染指甲，而不產生破壞性副作用。