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Special lighting used in conjoined twin procedure

Sudanese twins born joined at the head have been given life-saving surgery by a team of British doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital, with it taking the surgeons four procedures over three months to successfully separate them.

Brandon’s GQLED operating theatre lights were used during what proved successful procedures. The special lighting configuration is made up of the Galaxy Ultra HD-LED and Quasar HD-LED surgical lights. Galaxy Ultra “emits the perfect cold light”, which eradicates excess heat during surgical procedures, and projects a high intensity illumination of up to 160,000 Lux. Quasar HD-LED produces what Brandon claims is “the biggest, fattest, most powerful light beam of any surgical light”. The company adds: “The light intensity is spread evenly across the illuminated field to create a stunningly uniform working area with a high light intensity across the full diameter of the light field. The GQLED helped create the perfect working surgical environment for the neurosurgeons performing this intensive procedure.”

 

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