Echosafe®

The products presented on this page are medical devices and must be used by healthcare professionals.

Echosafe® is the latest model in the range of the radiation protection cabins designed by Lemer Pax to protect operators against dangers of regular exposure to X-rays.

The cabin is designed for sonographers during TEE (Transesophageal Echocardiogram) procedures. Echosafe® is equipped with a screen displaying the fluoroscopy image. The sonographer views the images in real-time and simultaneously with the interventional cardiologist.

Echosafe® ensures a full body optimum radiation protection to the operator:

• Scientific articles reveal that prolonged exposure to X-rays can induce numerous health complications including cerebral and thyroid tumors, cataracts, reproductive organ impairment, cutaneous cancers, vascular disease and DNA alteration. For more information, please read our White Paper on “X-ray dangers in interventional cath labs”
• Echosafe® protects the sonographer irrespective of the position of the X-ray source. The cabin provides 1 to 2 mm Pb equivalence from head to foot, while PPE such as lead aprons, thyroid shields, lead glasses or visors, protect only the covered body parts with a limited radiation protection (0,5 mm eq. Pb maximum).

Unrivalled working comfort with Echosafe®

• Echosafe® provides a complete radiation protection which allows liberating from lead apron (Multicenter dosimetry study in progress). According to studies, the regular wearing of heavy radiation protection PPE, in particular the lead apron (from 4 to 8 kg), ultimately causes orthopaedic problems for 50% of interventional cardiology operators  (Source : Klein LW, et al., Occupational health hazards of interventional cardiologists in the current decade: Results of the 2014 SCAI membership survey. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2015;86:913-924).
• The use of Echosafe® cabin maintains complete freedom of movement with direct access to the patient and to the control console. The fluoroscopy image transfer system ensures an ergonomic and comfortable position for the sonographer during the procedure.

Echosafe® is designed for combined use with the Cathpax® AIR cabin in order to provide optimum protection for the interventional cardiologist – sonographer team.