Operation lamps: types and models

The lighting of an operating room is one of the essential aspects to consider to achieve success in any of the surgical procedures carried out in these places. This illumination is achieved through the operation lamps which are special lamps designed to illuminate the surgical area, thus providing a bright and uniform illumination centered on the operating table during the surgical act.

What is surgical light?

Surgical lights are lighting devices used primarily in surgery. These lamps provide a homogeneous light, without shadows, on the area to be operated on.

How are operating lamps used?

Operating room lamps are used to optimize and obtain a maximum clear display within the operating field, with the appropriate luminosity, allowing small objects to be perceived. In addition, they are made with incandescent type lights or LED lights, full of gas and halogen, to avoid the problem of radiation, caused by excessive heat avoids discomfort in the surgical area.

What are the parts of a cialitic lamp?

The cialitic lamp is an ideal equipment to project bright light in the operating room area, and with a whole range of mechanical and optical flexibilityr equeridas in cirugí a. These lamps are installed on the ceiling, and has transformers capable of converting the voltage lines required for the bulbs that compose it and projecting the necessary lighting for the safety of doctors, assistants and patients.

What are the types of lights for an operating room?

The use of lights within the surgical space should be designed primarily, within the operating rooms that exist in hospitals and outpatient surgery centers, but also, can be handled elsewhere in health centers, to provide high quality lighting for the procedures that are performed in these places.

What type of lighting should an operating room have?

Firstly, the importance of lighting in operating rooms is a fundamental element for a correct surgical intervention, obeying that the environment of professionals is the most appropriate, to optimize the conditions of this type of work so critical.

Surgical gas discharge lamps?

First of all, gas discharge lamps, made of halogen gas and quartz glass, are resplendent and provide a very intense and bright white light. For years, they were the best operating room lighting on the market. The closest thing to the traditional incandescent lamp that used to be used in the home. 

What are the standars for lighting an operating room?

The illumination of an operating room is essential for doctors to develop their interventions correctly, allowing to guarantee the health of patients. All lighting depends on the environment and maintains a correct clarity without generating any glare, in addition to avoiding eye fatigue for optimal medical performance.

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