As the intervention goes on, however, there often arises the necessity of illuminating the tissue structures of deeper body cavities. By switching on another central reflector, centriXbeam® channels the additionally required amount of light into the deeper regions of the surgical field.
Similarly, switching off the depth-light reflector temporarily can be advantageous when distinct three-dimensional structures are located in the beam path, leading to shadow formation and a consequential deterioration of the viewing conditions. Thanks to the fact that the light now falls onto the surgical field from lateral angles of incidence, illumination is greatly improved. Thus, for the first time, the surgical team has the opportunity to select between a high-contrast, low-shadow illumination of the operating field on the one hand and efficient depth illumination on the other hand, according to need.
Besides, the altogether 540 reflector facets have been arranged so, based on computer calculations, that the result is a uniformly illuminated vertical light tube. This makes refocusing (due to distance changes or patient repositioning) definitely a thing of the past.
