User:Bistosamerica/Medical Head Lamp

Medical head lamps, or medical headlights, provide doctors, surgeons, ophthalmologist and dentists a-hands free light for examinations, surgeries, and other routine patient care. Typically, a medical head lamp is a light worn on the forehead. Some doctors may choose to wear the light further down, pivoting the light down their face (this is mainly due to recent technological advances – see below). Straps can be made from a durable hard plastic or rubber materials, although cheaper versions may use a cloth strap (those units are typically sold as hands-free flashlights and not considered to be a quality medical head lamp). They are made to go around the entire head and sometimes around the top of the head as well, giving the appearance of the framework of a cap. Technological advances have seen these lights go from being clumsy, awkward cartoonish lights to high-tech lights that keep working longer after the doctor is done. LEDs (light-emitting diode) have revolutionized the medical lighting world. In the past, halogen lights would often get hot, creating an uncomfortable situation for both the doctor and patient. LEDs never get hot, making them perfect for medical use. Their small size also allows them to be utilized in such a way that manufactures can create head lamps that adjust anyway doctors need them to. In the past, adjustments were very limited. But the smallness of the LEDs, allows them to pivot and twist as the doctor needs. But LEDs are not the only technology that has used by medical head lamp manufactures. The cellular world is quickly changing the way medical head lamps are charged as well. In recent years, medical head lamps have gone from funky battery operated unites that burned down quickly to corded units that were super-heavy and very expensive. Today’s market is producing light-weight medical head lamps with li-ion batteries the size of a small cellular phone. Often, batteries are located right on the head lamp, creating units that are completely cordless and they stay charged for hours. Technology has allowed comfort to come into play as well. Gone are days of a heavy lamp that left a doctor and his staff hurting from the weight of the head lamp. That big round light has been replaced with small light that can pinpoint the smallest details or brighten the most important examination. From rubberized straps and durable plastics, comfort for doctors and medical users is being considered by manufacturers more and more. Technology is playing a role in that. Consumers are talking and manufacturers are listening.