Radioabsorbent assemblies
A system of shields designed to provide substantially greater protection, head to toe, against radiation exposure to health care workers in a hospital room during procedures which require real-time imaging. The shields are placed around the patient and the x-ray table and provide protection even when the x-ray tube is moved to various angles around the patient.
1. A radioabsorbent tray, comprising:
a working surface configured to shield a physician from radiation; and
an attachment mechanism for attaching the working surface to a medical table or bed; and,
wherein the attachment mechanism is configured to adjust the working surface with respect to the medical table or bed.
2. The radioabsorbent tray of claim 1 , wherein the attachment mechanism is configured to adjust a height of the working surface.
3. The radioabsorbent tray for of claim 1 , wherein the attachment mechanism is configured to adjust a horizontal rotation of the working surface.
4. The radioabsorbent tray of claim 1 , wherein the attachment mechanism is configured to adjust a horizontal translation of the working surface.
5. The radioabsorbent tray of claim 1 , wherein the attachment mechanism is configured to adjust a vertical rotation or tilt of the working surface.
6. The radioabsorbent tray of claim 1 , wherein the attachment mechanism is configured to adjust a height of the working surface, a horizontal rotation of the working surface, a horizontal translation of the working surface, and a vertical rotation or tilt of the working surface.
7. The radioabsorbent tray of claim 1 , wherein the working surface includes one or more cutouts for accessing a femoral artery of a patient.
8. The radioabsorbent tray of claim 1 , wherein the working surface includes a well for securing containing one or more tools.
9. The radioabsorbent tray of claim 1 , wherein the working surface includes a first well and a second well, the first well being configured to hold needles and the second well being configured to hold gauze in a sterile saline solution.
10. The radioabsorbent tray of claim 1 , wherein the attachment mechanism is a swing arm or boom.
11. The radioabsorbent tray of claim 1 , wherein the attachment mechanism includes a mast, and wherein the working surface is configured to be rotated horizontally around the mast.
12. The radioabsorbent tray of claim 1 , further comprising a belly shield attached to the working surface.
13. The radioabsorbent tray of claim 1 , further comprising a side shield attached to the working surface.
14. The radioabsorbent tray of claim 1 , further comprising a belly shield and a side shield attached to the working surface.
15. The radioabsorbent tray of claim 1 , further comprising a compression device attached to a lower surface of the working surface.
16. The radioabsorbent tray of claim 15 , wherein the compression device is a balloon.
17. A medical table, comprising:
a horizontal bed for receiving a patient;
an attachment mechanism attached to the horizontal bed; and
a working surface attached to the attachment mechanism; and,
wherein the attachment mechanism is configured to adjust the working surface with respect to the horizontal bed.
18. The medical table of claim 17 , wherein the attachment mechanism is configured to adjust a height of the working surface, a horizontal rotation of the working surface, a horizontal translation of the working surface, and a vertical rotation or tilt of the working surface.
19. The medical table of claim 17 , wherein the attachment mechanism is a swing arm or boom.
20. The medical table of claim 17 , further comprising a belly shield and a side shield attached to the working surface.