Visionstar C-380A

Rooms that need worktop depth but cannot spare swing clearance are the target, and that combination is commoner than it sounds. A practice mounting a slit lamp needs a top deep enough that the base sits squarely rather than overhanging, and 620 mm provides it with margin. But a deep top swung through a wide arc demands a correspondingly large area of clear floor, which is precisely what a room short of space does not have. Pairing the depth with a 45° rotation resolves the conflict: the instrument gets its depth and the room keeps its floor.

Practices whose rotation is used for angling rather than clearing suit this well. In most working patterns the table is turned to present an instrument at a better angle or bring a device round toward the eye, not to open a route. Forty-five degrees covers that comfortably.

Difficult premises benefit from the 100 kg mass, second lightest in this range and considerably easier to deliver than the 150 to 240 kg units here.

Two things belong firmly in the decision. If the table must swing fully clear so a patient can reach the chair or transfer from a wheelchair, 45° will not do it — that requires one of the wider-turning units, and this page would be the wrong recommendation. And the manufacturer's drawing shows a 450 mm chair width against 500 to 510 mm elsewhere in this range, which is a meaningful difference and should be weighed against the patient population the practice actually serves. Chair loading is unpublished, so both figures deserve confirming together.

Depth without the clearance bill

A 620 mm top is joint deepest here, and a 45° arc keeps it close to its own footprint. The instrument gets the depth and the room keeps the floor.

Room planning that matches reality

Swept area, not footprint, is what a rotating table actually occupies. On this unit the two barely differ, so a floor plan drawn from the published dimensions is close to the truth.

Sized for the rotation people actually use

Most table rotation angles an instrument toward the clinician or brings a device to the eye rather than opening a route. Forty-five degrees covers that, and paying floor area for more is only worthwhile if you need more.

The depth a slit lamp base wants

At 620 mm an instrument base sits squarely rather than overhanging, with 120 mm more margin than the common 500 mm tops in this range.

Second lightest in the range

One hundred kilograms against 150 to 240 kg for most units here, which makes delivery into upper-floor and period premises materially simpler.

Less mechanism to wear

A 45° rotation works its bearing through a shorter arc than a 90° or 180° mechanism, which over a service life is fewer degrees travelled under load.

Full 300 mm arm travel

Arm movement matches the mainstream units in this range, spanning seated eye height differences without the chair being adjusted.

45° table rotation

The table rotates through 45°, the smallest arc in this range and the figure that keeps the swept area close to the unit's own footprint.

900 × 620 × 120 mm worktop

The working surface is 620 mm deep, joint deepest in this range and 120 mm more than the common 500 mm.

300 mm arm movable range

The arm travels 300 mm, matching the mainstream units in this range.

530 × 370 × 60 mm drawer

The drawer offers 60 mm of internal depth for a trial lens set.

160 mm chair lift

The chair lifts 160 mm for positioning.

100 kg weight

The unit weighs 100 kg, the second lightest in this range, easing delivery and positioning.

900 × 1080 × 1920 mm unit

The complete unit measures 900 mm wide, 1080 mm deep and 1920 mm high.

450 × 500 mm chair

The manufacturer's drawing shows a 450 mm chair width and 500 mm depth — narrower than the 500 to 510 mm widths shown elsewhere in this range.

20 W lamp within 120 W total

A 20 W lamp sits within a total draw of 120 W.

AC 110V/220V input

The unit accepts AC 110V/220V at 60/50 Hz; supplied variant and plug configuration confirmed at order.

The Visionstar C-380A rotates its table through 45° where every other unit in this range turns 90° or more, and read alone that is the least capable rotation in the catalogue. Read alongside the 620 mm worktop it becomes a deliberate pairing. A rotating table occupies not its footprint but the area it sweeps, and a deep top through a wide arc demands a great deal of clear floor — precisely what a room short of space cannot give. Holding the arc to 45° keeps the top close to its own footprint, so the depth a slit lamp base needs arrives without the clearance zone that depth normally brings. Whether that trade suits depends on what the rotation is for: if the table must swing fully clear for a patient to reach the chair or transfer from a wheelchair, 45° will not do it and a wider-turning unit is the right choice. If rotation is used to angle instruments toward the clinician, which is the commoner case, it is ample. At 100 kg it is the second lightest here. Two things to confirm: the drawing shows a 450 mm chair width against 500 to 510 mm elsewhere in this range, and chair loading is unpublished. Medigear.uk supplies the C-380A into the UK with pre-despatch functional inspection, documentation review and configuration confirmation. Contact the Medigear.uk team for current pricing, quantity quotations, chair specification, or bespoke configuration enquiries.