Wireless Headlight for Surgeons

A new head-mounted device that provides high-intensity illumination for surgeons and has no connecting fiberoptic cables or power cord was introduced at the annual meeting of the American College of Surgeons in Chicago (IL, USA).

Conventional surgical headlights require surgeons to stay tethered to restrictive fiber-optic cables throughout an operation, limiting their mobility and causing discomfort during long or complex procedures. Sometimes, these generate intense heat, which can add to the surgeon's discomfort and also dry out patient tissue.

The new headlight uses light-emitting diodes (LEDs), which are solid-state semiconductors that release electrical energy in the form of light. Because LEDs generate no heat and deliver high luminosity with little energy, the new headlight is able to provide the brightness that surgical lumination requires without the need for a power cord. Called Halo, the headlight was developed by Visiled (Vestal, NY, USA), a specialty medical device manufacturer, who says it is the first cordless headlight suitable for high-intensity surgical illumination.

"Despite the obvious advantages of having a direct personal light source during surgery, many surgeons had concluded that they weren't worth all the trouble,” said Dr. Sushil K. Gupta, a vascular surgeon who is the founder of Visiled.




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