Medical/dental headlight system with interchangeable beam-forming optics
A head-mounted light source particularly suited to medical and dental applications includes a base unit with a source of illumination directed through a distal opening in the base unit, and a plurality of interchangeable beam-forming units, each separately attachable to the distal opening of the base unit to produce a different light spot size at a given distance. The preferred embodiment includes a wide-field beam-forming unit, an intermediate beam-forming unit and a high-intensity beam-forming unit, such that the diameter of the spot size progressively decreases from the wide-field to the intermediate to the high-intensity unit. The interchangeable beam-forming units are attached to the base unit through a threaded connection. Each interchangeable beam-forming unit may itself include a distal threaded connection for attachment of a UV or other filter. In the preferred embodiment, the base unit includes a clip adapted for attachment to an ocular mounting assembly.
1. A light particularly suited to medical and dental applications, comprising:
a base unit including a source of illumination directed through a distal opening in the base unit;
a plurality of interchangeable beam-forming units, each separately attachable to the distal opening of the base unit to produce a different light spot size at a given distance; and
wherein the base unit includes a clip adapted for attachment to an ocular mounting assembly.
2. The light of claim 1 , including:
a wide-field beam-forming unit, an intermediate beam-forming unit and a high-intensity beam-forming unit; and
wherein the diameter of the spot size progressively decreases from the wide-field to the intermediate to the high-intensity unit.
3. The light of claim 1 , including:
a wide-field beam-forming unit, an intermediate beam-forming unit and a high-intensity beam-forming unit; and
wherein the diameter of the spot size progressively decreases from about 6 inches for the wide-field unit to about 4 inches for the intermediate to about 2 inches for the high-intensity unit.
4. The light of claim 1 , wherein the interchangeable beam-forming units are attached to the base unit through a threaded connection.
5. The light source of claim 1 , wherein the light source is a multi-Watt LED interconnected to a remote source of electrical power.
6. The light source of claim 1 , wherein the light source is remote from the base unit and interconnected thereto via a fiber-optic bundle.