6. Cost. Prospective buyers can expect a broad range. Dr. Steinkeler
estimates his headlight cost $2,500. He intends to keep his current
headlight "till it dies," he says, but when that day comes, he expects to
spend about $2,000 on a replacement.
"You could spend $3,000 on nice battery-powered headlight, or you
could spend $30,000 on a nice video-equipped unit with an independent
light source," adds Mr. McLaughlin. "It's a function of the product the
surgeons want that will help them the most."
Of course, cost includes more than just the per-unit purchase price.
You'll also have to commit to the ongoing expense of replacement
bulbs, parts and repairs, for example. As Mr. McLaughlin says, choos-
ing a surgical headlight can be "a complicated formula sometimes."
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