geons have been complaining
about the quality of light (dim is
the word they use to describe it)
and short battery life of our cord-
less units, and the inconvenience
of being tethered to electrical out-
lets with the corded ones.
Sometimes when the headlight's
plugged into the wall, the surgeon
can't move around the patient and
table without feeling constricted
or, worse, nearly having the head-
light pulled off his head.
We hope to start turning over
our headlights by year's end,
replacing our current models with
cordless, battery-powered LED
ones in stages — first replacing
our 15 corded lights and then our
70 corded ones, 5 to 10 at a time,
until we've replaced every head-
light. Our goal is to have an
entirely cordless surgical services
department.
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