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Archive > August, 2008 Vol. IX, No. 8

Thinking of Buying...Surgical Headlights

Light quality, ergonomics and mobility set them apart.

Laurence Cramer, DO

In such surgical specialties as ENT, general abdominal and neurosurgery, the value of a surgical headlight is clear. An overhead OR light is not particularly effective at illuminating the small-cavity surgical sites these specialties work with. Auxiliary lighting, however, brings focused brightness to the task, and surgical headlights free up the user's hands. Here's how to decide which one works for your surgeons.

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