US Patent 7465065 Operating table lamp

An operating lamp for illumination of an illumination field includes a plurality of individual light modules connected together to form a light source. Each module includes a housing and at least one illumination means disposed in the housing. The housings include a surface having mechanical connectors adapted for coupling to the housing of an adjacent light module and electrical connectors adapted for controlling the illumination means and for connecting the illumination means to an electrical current supply.