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Blackstone HS-013E

Product Code: HFAF-ML-3287

Full 700 mm LED Theatre Head with 80 Emitters on a Castored Floor Stand, 40 to 160 Kilolux in Ten Steps, Ra 95 and Above, R9 and Endoscope Modes

The Blackstone HS-013E is a mobile surgical light that puts a full 700 mm theatre head on a castored floor stand. Its 80 emitters give between 40 and 160 kilolux across ten steps, with colour rendered at Ra 95 or better. Ten-step colour temperature, an R9 mode, an endoscope mode and an LCD panel come as standard, and two options, shielding compensation and motorised focus, can be added. Available through Medigear.uk.

Sections

Surgical Operating Lights

Categories

Hospital Furniture & Fixtures

Condition

New

Origin

China

Seller Type

Certified Professional Seller

CE & ISO Certified

Global Shipping

Supplier: Medigear

The HS-013E takes a full-size theatre head off the ceiling and puts it on wheels. The 700 mm head carries 80 emitters and hangs from a curved arm at the top of a single column, which rises from a castored base with a housing at its foot. An LCD panel sits beside the head. Nothing needs fixing to the building, so you can wheel the light to whichever room needs it and park it against a wall when it does not. That's why you choose a mobile surgical light over a ceiling unit.

Optically, it matches Blackstone's ceiling-mounted 700 mm head. Its ten output steps run from 40 kilolux to 160, spanning every value IEC 60601-2-41 permits for central illuminance, and colour rendering is Ra 95 or better. Colour temperature adjusts in ten steps too. The R9 mode, which Blackstone calls red and green light, comes standard alongside an endoscope mode, and light-shielding compensation and electric focus can be added.

Moving the head to the floor changes what buyers need to know. IEC 60601-1 expects mobile medical equipment to stay upright on a 10° slope in its transport position and a 5° slope in use, and to carry wheel locks or brakes. A 700 mm head at full reach is the demanding case for that test, and Blackstone gives no result.

Nor does the sheet say what the base housing holds, whether a battery keeps the light running away from a socket, how high the head reaches or how wide the base is. Medigear.uk obtains each of these, alongside the field diameter, depth of illumination and kelvin range.

A mobile surgical light earns its keep where a ceiling unit cannot go or cannot justify itself. Maternity units use one for perineal repair and instrumental deliveries in rooms fitted for birth rather than surgery. Emergency departments wheel them into resus for chest drains, central lines and wound exploration. Minor operations rooms, day surgery units and outpatient treatment areas use them where the ceiling will not take a fixing. Some theatres keep one on standby in case a ceiling light fails.

The 700 mm head matters here. It is the same head and output as Blackstone's ceiling theatre light. That lets the HS-013E support larger procedures in a temporary or overflow theatre, not just bedside work. The endoscope mode suits a laparoscopic case in a room without fixed theatre lighting. Ten output steps let staff dim the light for an awake patient. With only one head, the optional shielding compensation offers more than it would on a dual system, because there is no second beam to fill a shadow.

Practical checks decide whether it works in a given unit. A mains lead trailing across a delivery room or resus bay is a trip hazard, so the power arrangement and any battery need confirming. The base has to clear door frames and fit beside beds and tables, and the brakes have to hold on a sloping or uneven floor.

Medigear.uk collects the base dimensions, weight, height range, battery details and stability results from Blackstone, then passes them to the ward manager or theatre lead before any order.

No Ceiling Fixing

The stand needs no structural work, which suits rooms whose ceilings were never designed to hold a surgical light arm.

Moves Between Rooms

One light can serve several procedure rooms, a delivery suite or an emergency bay as demand shifts through the day.

Full 700 mm Head

The same head size and emitter count as Blackstone's ceiling theatre light, rather than a cut-down head for mobile use.

Wide Output Range

Output from 40 up to 160 kilolux covers everything from a patient awake under local anaesthetic to deep cavity work.

Ra 95 Colour Rendering

Colour fidelity well above the Ra 85 minimum in the luminaire standard, with a separate R9 mode for deep reds.

Standby for Fixed Lights

A mobile surgical light can be wheeled in if a ceiling unit fails mid-list.

Laparoscopy Without Fixed Lighting

The endoscope mode lets a room with no theatre lights host keyhole work.

Compensation Where It Counts

Optional shielding compensation suits a single head, which has no partner beam to fill the shadow a surgeon casts.

700 mm Head, 80 Emitters

Matching the ceiling-mounted HS-002E.

Castored Floor Stand

With a housing at the base.

40 to 160 Kilolux

Ten output steps.

Colour Temperature Control

Ten steps, kelvin range unpublished.

R9 Mode

Labelled red and green light.

Endoscope Mode

For work followed on a monitor.

LCD Control Panel

Mounted beside the head.

Shielding Compensation and Electric Focus

Available as options.

The HS-013E is Blackstone's full-theatre head, made portable. Optically, nothing is lost compared to the ceiling version: 700 mm and 80 emitters, 40 to 160 kilolux, Ra 95 or better, R9 and endoscope modes, and both options available. Everything below the header changed. A mobile surgical light lives or dies on its stand. The sheet says nothing about stability, brakes, battery, height, reach, weight or footprint. The optical gaps shared with the ceiling version remain as well: the size of the light field, its depth, and the kelvin range. Medigear.uk puts the stand questions to Blackstone first, since they decide whether the light can go where a unit needs it.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything buyers need to know about sourcing medical equipment through MediGear.

A mobile surgical light with a 700 mm LED head of 80 emitters on a castored floor stand. The head covers 40 to 160 kilolux in ten stages and renders colour at Ra 95 or more. It also carries an LCD panel, colour temperature control in ten steps, and R9 and endoscope modes. Shielding compensation and electric focus are optional extras.

Because it needs no ceiling fixing and can move between rooms, it suits delivery rooms, emergency bays, minor operations rooms and buildings where the ceiling cannot carry a heavy arm. It can also serve as a backup if a fixed light fails. The trade-off is floor space, and a cable or battery to manage.

The sheet gives no stability data. The general standard for medical electrical equipment, IEC 60601-1, tests mobile units on a 10° ramp when set for transport and on 5° in use, and requires wheel locks or a braking system. A head this size with its arm fully extended is the hard case, so Medigear.uk requests the test report from Blackstone.

The sheet does not say. The photograph shows a box-shaped housing at the foot of the column, which could hold a battery, a power supply or ballast weight. Blackstone will confirm whether the light keeps working when unplugged, and for how long, because it decides how the light is used between rooms and during a mains failure.

Blackstone's range is 40 to 160 kilolux, set in ten steps. Those limits match the band IEC 60601-2-41 sets for central illuminance so that the head can run low for someone awake under local anaesthetic or high for deep work. Nothing is printed for light field size, depth of illumination or irradiance, and all three are requested.

The R9 mode, listed as red and green light, relates to the deep reds that the Ra average leaves out. The endoscope mode is for keyhole work followed on a monitor, when bright overhead light would wash out the screen. Blackstone gives no output level for either mode, so both are raised with the manufacturer.

Shielding compensation boosts unobstructed emitters when a head or hand blocks part of the beam, which matters more on a single head with no second light to fill shadows. Electric focus changes the field size without anyone having to handle the head. Both are optional, and Blackstone publishes no performance figures for either.

Check the weight, base footprint, castor size and brakes, maximum head height and reach, battery and mains arrangements, stability test results, handle sterilisation, packed dimensions, warranty, lead time, and CE or UKCA status. None appears on the sheet. Measure door widths and floor surfaces along the light's travel route at the same time.