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Zero-Gravity® Suspended Radiation Protection System

ZERO-GRAVITY TAKES THE WEIGHT OFF YOUR SHOULDERS

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Don’t compromise. Lose the weight, not the lead.

Zero-Gravity® suspended radiation protection systems offer security, virtual weightlessness, and ease of movement. Each system features a lead body shield and a lead-acrylic face shield to help provide safety for clinicians during fluoroscopy procedures.

Zero-Gravity Advantages:

  • Reduces risk of orthopedic strain resulting from routinely wearing heavy protective apparel — without compromising radiation protection
  • Allows freedom of movement, especially during challenging procedures, and can easily be engaged or disengaged, all while maintaining sterility
  • Can be adapted to meet the needs of any room environment

The growing number and complexity of fluoroscopic procedures performed each year has increased the workload for interventionalists, resulting in cumulative radiation doses and orthopedic strain that can limit careers or even cut them short.1 Zero-Gravity systems are designed to increase the level of radiation protection while at the same time eliminating the weight burden for the operator.

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Additional Information

Evaluation of a Suspended Personal Radiation Protection System vs. Conventional Apron and Shields in Clinical Interventional Procedures (Savage C, Seale IV TM, Shaw CJ et al. 2013)

  • This clinical study compares conventional lead aprons and ancillary shields to a functionally weightless personal overhead-supported system with expanded coverage.
  • It was concluded that compared to conventional lead aprons with shields, the suspended system provided superior operator protection during interventional fluoroscopy, allowing operators to perform procedures without potentially obstructive shields.
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Prevalence of spinal disc disease among interventional cardiologists (Ross A, Segal J, Borenstein D et al. 1997)

  • A suspected, but undocumented, excess of axial skeletal disease among interventional cardiologists (possibly a consequence of lead apron use) was investigated by comparing questionnaire responses from cardiologists, orthopedic surgeons, and rheumatologists (n = 714).
  • Cardiologists reported more neck and back pain, more subsequent time lost from work, and a higher incidence of cervical disc herniations, as well as multiple level disc disease (all p <0.01): "interventionalist's disc disease" is a confirmed entity.
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Occupational Health Hazards of Interventional Cardiologists in the Current Decade: Results of the 2014 SCAI Membership Survey

  • The SCAI survey (Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions) reveals that 49% of interventional cardiologists have suffered one or more orthopedic injuries as a direct result of their work in the cath lab with 7% having to limit the number of procedures they perform due to radiation exposure and 9% taking a health-related leave of absence.
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Zero-Gravity, a TIDI Products brand, is a proud supporter of ORSIF and its mission to promote radiation safety awareness.

 

 

 1 Savage, C. , Seale IV, T. , Shaw, C. , Angela, B. , Marichal, D. and Rees, C. (2013) Evaluation of a Suspended Personal Radiation Protection System vs. Conventional Apron and Shields in Clinical Interventional Procedures. Open Journal of Radiology, 3, 143-151. doi: 10.4236/ojrad.2013.33024. 

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