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Archive > June, 2011 Vol. XII, No. 6

Inside Our Surgical Headlight Trial

How to find the best system to suit your surgeons' needs and your facility's budget.

Robert Huler, MD

We recently conducted a headlamp trial at our physician-owned hospital, inviting the manufacturers of 7 battery headlamps and 7 xenon fiber-optic sources to display their products for a day. After a brief presentation by the vendors, all the products were available for surgeon and staff comparison. We selected 5 battery headlamps to be trialed extensively in the OR for 10 to 15 hours each. We focused on the following 4 features:

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