Patent ID: 7321385
Filing Date: 2008-01-22
Classification: A61B,F21W,H04N,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A surgical light system comprising: a lighthead coupled to a suspension arm adapted for mounting to a surface of a surgical room; a bulb in said lighthead; a processor in said lighthead operatively coupled with the bulb for controlling an intensity of light of the bulb and being adapted to generate a lighthead status signal representative of a first status of said lighthead; and a control apparatus configured to control said lighthead and being in operative communication with said processor in said lighthead, the control apparatus i) receiving said lighthead status signal and ii) selecting a set of executable software code control algorithms from among a group of executable software code control algorithms based on said lighthead status signal, the control apparatus controlling said lighthead by executing the selected set of executable software code control algorithms.