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Is the FireFly Infinity the brightest light you will ever need?
By: Martin D. Chaput
Wow, much has changed in the last 18 months! What once was an advanced technology has quickly been left in the dust.
You probably know the story. Fiber optic operatory lights were the latest and greatest. They provided a beam of powerful light with no shadows. Even the name "e;fiber optics"e; continues to sound high-tech.
However, they were far from perfect. First being tethered to a light unit is not much of a problem, until you stand up and take a few steps. Plus, the investment you had to commit to if you decided have a light box for each of your operatory rooms.
Many users experienced problems when they rolled over the fiber optic cable with their chair. Others found that the light box likes to eat $150 light bulbs on a regular basis.
Although common for over 30 years LED technology has recently made some amazing progress. LEDs were just used as small lights on your kid's toy, or something to help you find your key in a dark entryway.
During 2006 the first LED headlights entered the market that could even compete with fiber optic lights. Their greatest benefit is that they are completely portable (no box to hold you back - just a small battery pack).
They are solid state devices (rather than a bulb) with a life of approximately 50,000 hours. If you work 60 hours per week x 50 weeks per year that would equal 3,000 hours, so 50,000 hours is around 16 years in the future. So, the maintence problem was solved.
Plus, the advanced LED designs puts out a light with a pure white color, not with the blue-tinge common with the fiber optic lights.
The Original FireFly LED from SheerVision was one of the front-running designs when released in 2006. It offered all of the advantages of LED lights as I noted at a price just under $700. The only downside was that some users asked for a little more intensity from the light.
So when launch of the FireFly Infinity in February of 2007, it was the first head light for surgeons, dentists, and veterinarians that removed all of the limitations inherent in previous headlight designs.
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The light is extremely bright, pure white, and has a beam pattern from edge to edge as shown in this image.
Note the edge-to-edge consistency and uniformity of the beam produced by the Infinity versus competing lights.
Brightness (foot candles):
Standard LED 2,000-3,000 / Fiber Optic 3,000-4,000 / Infinity 5,000
Many users do not turn the Infinity up to its full intensity, as it can be too bright for several proceedures at that level.
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The team at SheerVision has been working hard to demonstrate the benefits to all of this technology while many of our competitors appear to be dependent upon the sales of expensive boxes, cords, and bulbs. Just as flat screen TVs have zoomed past tube based screens, so to will LED technology advance.
SheerVision customers will be of the first to benefit from this technology. With a list price of $895, the FireFly Infinity is hard to beat. It attaches to most brands of loupes or with a headband or to a frame. Plus a 30-day trial period gives you the chance to give it a good test run before making a final committment. However, most everyone who has purchased one wonders how they worked without it.
Will the Infinity be the last head light you will ever need? With its inherent advantages I believe it could very well be, but with technology changing so rapidly, who knows what the future will bring in the next 5-10 years?
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