Background and Identification
Founded in 1985, Steris Corporation is an Irish medical equipment company that specializes in sterilization and surgical products for the U.S. healthcare system. Among other healthcare products, Steris produces a variety of LED surgical lights and medical examination lights. These lights are designed to meet the needs of operating rooms and Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASC).
A surgical light, also called an operating light or surgical lighthead, is a medical device that illuminates a local area or cavity of the patient during surgical procedures. When a combination of several surgical lights is used, it is often called a “surgical light system.” Prior to advanced surgical lighting during the mid-1850s, operating rooms were typically built towards the building’s southeast side with windows in the ceiling to benefit from natural sunlight. Therefore, surgical procedures could only be done at certain times of the day and under certain weather conditions. Even with early electrical technology, it was difficult to control the emitted light, and the electric lights tended to produce significant heat radiation.
Steris advertises that their surgical lights and examination lights deliver pure white light that produced less heat than other surgical lights, minimizes shadows, and enhances deep saturated reds and colors.
Steris surgical lights typically include a sticker with the name “STERIS” in capital letters with the Steris logo, which includes six wavy blue lines placed on top of each other.