Xenon Medical Bulbs-Surgeries Accomplished with Minimal Incision

Compact Ceramic Xenon lamps are specialty replacement bulbs ideally used for accomplishing surgeries with minimal incisions. These specialized type of medical bulbs are prized for their,

§  Full spectrum of light close to natural sunlight

§  Stable and warm color temperature

§  And high light output

These bulbs provide excellent accuracy in medical applications where precise and top quality nuance of color truly matters.

How Do Xenon Medical Bulbs Work? Understanding the Mechanics

Xenon technology is powered by odorless and colorless noble gas, Xenon. An electrical current is channeled through the Xenon gas in the arch of the bulb. The resulting reaction then sends electrons bouncing up and down through the Xenon atoms producing light close to natural sunlight. The ballast inside the bulb ensures the right voltage is maintained.

Large amount of light focuses on a small spot to send light down the fiber optic cable that is designed to illuminate the inside of the body. This helps surgeons successfully perform surgeries such as colonoscopy, arthroscopy and laparoscopy with minimal incision.

Xenon medical bulbs effectively trap tremendous amount of light into a small space of a fiber optic cable. This is of great value to the medical industry especially when performing surgical procedures largely because not many people know this but the longer the fiber optic cable, the
light becomes dimmer. Fiber optic cables loose light as they transmit it through the glass fibers.

Some glass fibers even break over time and result in the reduction of light transmission. Many of the surgical scopes step down the diameter of the fiber optic light transmitting
cable to the thickness of the lead in a thin lead pencil to illuminate the inside of the body. This helps deliver proper light to accomplish effective surgery.

In Comparison with Halogen and LED Bulbs

Unlike halogen bulbs, Xenon bulbs forgo the filament and use only gas and electricity to power. This allows them to last five times longer than halogen bulbs because the filament doesn’t burn out that easily. In other words, a Xenon bulb can last from 6000 to 20000 hours on average.

As compared to LED, Xeon bulbs are much cheaper and effective. They are a good choice when it comes to curtailing cost while ensuring proper lighting in operation theaters. And these are the reason why many medical professionals across the industry continue to use Xenonmedical bulbs for endoscopies rather than switching to LED bulbs. With Xenon bulbs, internal body diagnosis is excellent and has helped surgeons devise quality treatments based on the results.