cine and reconstructive surgery at Loma Linda (Calif.) University
Health. "There were wires, and you don't always want to use some-
thing that's tethered."
The lighted instruments he uses, by contrast, offer complete free-
dom of movement. "I just attach the light to my retractors and use it
during surgery," he says. "It's battery-operated, and you can move it
from one retractor to another as needed."
When Dr. Siddighi first began using lighted instruments, his lighted
suction wasn't optimal because it wasn't as bright as he needed it to
be. But his new tools, which feature brighter LED lights, have
addressed that issue.
"The brighter light makes the type of surgery I do safer because I'm
able to visualize into really deep spaces, through the vaginal canal and
beyond that," says Dr.
Siddighi. "I'm looking
through this cylinder
into this deep hole,
and you need a lot of
light to make sure you
don't place sutures on
something that can be
dangerous. So [lighted
instruments are] good
for both safety and
accuracy. They've
tremendously
improved visualiza-
tion into the deep
spaces that I operate
in."
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