Model note · Ophthalmoscope
HEINE BETA 200 Direct Ophthalmoscope
The BETA 200 is a hand held direct ophthalmoscope head that fits HEINE BETA battery or rechargeable handles. It uses aspheric optics with a lens wheel for focusing, an aperture wheel and a separate red free filter that can be combined with any aperture. Older units use a 2.5 V or 3.5 V XHL xenon halogen bulb; current units use an LED, and a 200S variant has finer one dioptre steps.
The model
Maker, model and type.
- Maker
- HEINE Optotechnik GmbH & Co. KG
- Model
- BETA 200 Direct Ophthalmoscope (XHL and LED versions)
- Device type
- Ophthalmoscope
- Main document
- Open the public document
Key specifications
What the public record says.
| Item | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Lens range (BETA 200 LED) | 27 lenses, 27 dioptre steps, minus 35 to plus 40 D | Source |
| Lens range (BETA 200S LED) | 28 lenses, 74 single dioptre steps, minus 36 to plus 38 D | Source |
| Apertures (BETA 200 LED) | 6: slit, fixation star with polar coordinates, cobalt blue filter, large spot, small spot, hemispot; plus separate red free filter | Source |
| LED illumination | Typical 600 lx plus or minus 150 lx at 200 mm; 3500 K plus or minus 500 K; CRI about 90 | Source |
| Electrical (rechargeable handle) | 3.0 to 3.7 V DC, up to 350 mA; about 7 h on a full Li-ion L battery | Source |
| Electrical (battery handle) | 1.8 to 3.2 V; typically 373 mA at full brightness | Source |
| Size and weight | 98 x 48 x 28 mm; 73 g (BETA 200 LED) | Source |
| Operating conditions | 10 to 35 C, 30 to 75% RH, 700 to 1060 hPa | Source |
| Light hazard classification | ISO 10942 group B; ISO 15004-2 group 2 | Source |
| Warranty | 5 years, excluding consumables such as bulbs and batteries | Source |
Recalls
Recalls.
This note lists no recalls. Check the FDA recall database for the latest record.
Sources
Where this note comes from.
- HEINE BETA 200 and 200S LED ophthalmoscopes product data sheet (April 2025)
- HEINE BETA 200 ophthalmoscope instructions for use, med 5996 (XHL version, copy on girodmedical.com)
- openFDA recall search, HEINE
Not covered: Ophthalmoscopes are Class I exempt in the US, so no 510(k) summary applies, and openFDA has no HEINE recalls and only a handful of MAUDE reports. The instructions used are an older XHL edition (med 5996, 2010) hosted by a retailer; the LED version's current IFU and reprocessing document were not opened.
BMEssentia knowledge drafted from public information, reviewed by Hasan Khaled Ismail on 2026-10-24. Always follow the manufacturer's instructions for use and service manual.