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Headlight

Fiber-Optic Headlight · Fiberoptic Headlight · Surgical Headlight · Head Lamp · Headlamp

An adjustable headband with a small focused lamp at the forehead, connected by a long fiber-optic cord to a light source. Some models carry a camera.

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  • What it’s for

    Worn by the surgeon for better visualization of the wound. Books list it for cardiac, thoracicthuh-RAS-ikRelating to the chest, or to the middle part of the spine.thorac/o chest-ic relating toFull entry and bronchoscopybrong-KOS-kuh-peeA procedure in which a thin, lighted tube with a camera is passed through the nose or mouth to look inside the airways.bronch/o airway (bronchus)-scopy looking with an instrumentFull entry , neurosurgery, and plastic surgery cases such as rhinoplasty, breast surgery and nasal fracture repair, and as extra light on the leg during vein harvest. The cord plugs into a fiber-optic light source, such as a 300 W xenon unit.

  • What experienced techs know

    What techs who reach for it every day know about it.Pro

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  1. Goldman MA. Pocket Guide to the Operating Room. 3rd ed. Chapter 20 (Thoracic Surgery), p. 449, 456
  2. Goldman MA. Pocket Guide to the Operating Room. 3rd ed. Chapter 25 (Plastic Surgery), p. 717, 755
  3. Rothrock JC. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. Chapter 21 (Neurosurgery), p. 780
  4. Rothrock JC. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. Chapter 22 (Reconstructive and Aesthetic Plastic Surgery), p. 813
  5. Rothrock JC. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. Chapter 25 (Cardiac Surgery), p. 928
  6. Fuller JK. Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice. 8th ed. Chapter 30 (Vascular and Microvascular Surgery), p. 860
  7. Fuller JK. Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice. 8th ed. Chapter 32 (Cardiac Surgery), p. 912

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