Although Bovie has long been known as the first name in electrosurgical generators, here at Bovie Medical Corporation, we've spent many years compiling a comprehensive line of other innovative medical equipment as well. As great strides continue to be made in new technologies, our commitment has remained the same -- to lead from the front and deliver the latest/best equipment for use in healthcare facilities.
Medical lighting is a critical aspect of all medical environments, whether a hospital, clinic or doctor's office. Beyond its obvious uses for illuminating patient rooms, hallways, entryways, waiting rooms and every other part of a medical facility, there are the specific applications required in surgeries and exam/diagnostic areas. Bovie Medical provides high quality lighting, constantly improving our offerings as associated technologies have developed.
Lighting Has Gone From Hot and Heavy to Cool and Green
LED lights, so popular these days for use in everything from flashlights to automobile tail lights, are now the go-to option for medical lighting as well. While halogen and metal halide systems are still very much in use and available, today's trend is toward the use of more efficient and economical LED lighting and for good reason. Benefits include:
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Economy – LED lights consume about half the electricity required by conventional halogen lights.
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Efficiency – LEDs rated for 50,000 hours (that is over 23 years of eight hour work days) of operation allow for continuous operation without having to continually worry about buying and storing replacement bulbs and facing inconvenient and costly exam or operating room down time due to burned out bulbs.
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Performance – Light output rated at 40,000 Lux (MI 500 LED system), 65,000 LUX (MI 1000 LED system) or 120,000 Lux with the new System Two LED lighting setup.
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Comfort – Special "cool" technology allows for greater comfort in all applications, for both patients and caregivers.
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Versatility – Available with a variety of mounting options for optimal positioning and site visibility.
While the MI 500 LED is designed for use in exam/diagnostic rooms and the MI 1000 LED for use in surgery room applications, the new, state-of-the-art System Two LED Series, also for surgery room use, is by far the finest quality lighting system currently available for the surgery center market at this price point. For a more comprehensive look at this dynamic lighting system, click here.
Cost Efficiencies
The use of LED lights in medical environments goes far beyond their use in surgeries and examination rooms. For hospitals in particular, the costs for 24/7 lighting can be enormous. According to this article, (Ferenc, J. (2011). Lighting the way, Health Facilities Management, 24(2), 32-36), in a typical hospital, lights alone account for about 16 percent of all energy consumed and includes more than 40 percent of electrical usage.
With the combination of fixture and installation costs, ongoing upkeep with bulb replacements and much higher energy usage of halogen or fluorescent lighting compared to LED lighting, dollar savings are significant when going with LED technologies. Fluorescent lighting, long favored in institutional settings because of its economy when compared to incandescent lighting, has been proved through numerous studies to pose a variety of health issues. With the implementation of LED lighting, these health concerns are alleviated while reduction of energy demands and cost savings remain.
Specialty and Flexible Battery Operated Lighting
In addition to medical lighting for surgical and exam room use, Bovie Medical manufactures a full line of battery operated specialty and flexible lights. Specialty lights include ophthalmic lights, disposable penlights, replaceable battery penlights and a hand held Woods light, for use in diagnosing certain skin problems and as a part of a rape detection examination kit. Flexible lights include sterile and non-sterile flexible surgical lights in three different lengths, as well as lighted orotracheal and pediatric stylets for use during difficult intubations.
