"It's hard to predict how a facility's caseload will evolve over time, so it's wise to purchase a system that can grow as the surgical service grows," says Walters. "An upgradeable system enables facilities to add lights and monitors as needed, without requiring significant renovations. This will help them protect their investment over the long term."

The OEMs are thinking of the future and have started to design lighting systems that can integrate and change out without having to buy a whole new set of O/R lights.


"Everyone is familiar with halogen, which we will continue to offer in the market based on the fact that it is extremely cost effective," says Alan Campbell, Product Manager for Surgical Lighting, Berchtold USA. "Berchtold's approach isn't 'one size fits all,' and with our future-ready suspension, which can quickly swap heads between HID, Halogen, and LED, you can easily upgrade to future products and technologies."


Future Happenings

LED technology is evolving rapidly and manufacturers have a lot more flexibility in LED design these days.

Tomaszewski says Skytron is expecting HD technology to become a big part of its light future.

"The other thing people are going to be looking for and are already looking at are high definition camera systems built into light heads that still allow cameras to be portable and removed," he says. "All of our LED lights are high-def camera ready and all you need is the light head itself and the ability to deliver."

The demand will be for lights that tie into the overall integration of the operating room with the ability to deliver images from the field.

"The best is yet to come in surgical lighting technology," Walters says. "This will lead to a divergence in offerings as different manufacturers translate that technology in different ways. These innovations mean more efficient room designs for customers and more choices to address different needs."

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DOTmed Registered O/R Lights Equipment Sales & Service Companies
Names in boldface are Premium Listings.

Domestic
Morris Dweck, BH World, Inc., FL
DOTmed Certified
Dave Waterman, MRSBioMed, GA
Paul Larson, Beacon Surgical, IN
Randy Tomaszewski, Skytron, MI
Andrew Barnett, Cintech, Inc., NJ
Dave Ogren, OMED of Nevada, NV
Chris Walters, STERIS Corporation, OH
Wanda Krupinski, Berchtold Corporation, SC
Ken Smith, Traco Medical, Inc., SD
DOTmed Certified
Stephen Rousset, Medical Equipment Solutions, TX
Shannon Moore, STAT Biomedical Sales and Rentals, Inc., TX
DOTmed Certified
Juan Sandoval, Monterrey Medical Equipment, Inc., TX
Bob Mighell, World Medical Equipment, WA
DOTmed Certified

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