OrthoVest™ transfers 100% of lead apron weight from your shoulders to your hips—ending the pain that comes with every procedure.
THE PROBLEM
The Epidemic No One Can Ignore
If you work in a lead apron, you know the pain. That deep ache in your shoulders. The stiff neck that won't loosen. The chronic back pain and accumulating spinal damage that will torment you for the rest of your life.
You're not alone—and you're not imagining it.
62% of cath lab technicians, 60% of nurses, and 44% of attending physicians report work-related musculoskeletal pain.
Why are nurses and techs hit hardest? Because unlike physicians who rotate in and out of the lab, staff don't have that option. You spend more hours each week in lead. You're performing physically demanding tasks—transferring patients, applying compression—all while wearing aprons that can weigh over 10 pounds.
A 2023 SCAI survey found over 60% of all cath lab workers reported orthopedic injuries from hours of lead apron use. Chronic pain from these injuries remains a leading cause of career limitations and early retirement.
This isn't whispered about in break rooms anymore. It's covered extensively on social media. Published in journals. Debated by administrators watching their most experienced staff leave—not to better offers, but to bodies that can't take another day.
The problem isn't the apron. It's gravity. And it's permanently deteriorating your body.
THE COST
When your best people can’t work, revenue disappears
Over one-third of cath lab workers report that spine problems have caused them to miss work—which has an immediate financial impact on the facility. Even worse, 17% of interventional cardiologists now limit their time in the cath lab—meaning fewer procedures and longer patient wait times.
When talented professionals finally leave, replacement costs for physicians can exceed $1 million. Hospitals aren't just losing people. They're losing money and the ability to deliver care.
THE SOLUTION
An Exoskeleton for Your Spine
In 1952, Dick and Nena Kelty solved this problem for backpackers. They created the first padded hip belt that transferred crushing shoulder weight to the hips. Over seventy years later, every serious hiker knows this truth: carry weight on your shoulders and you're exhausted in miles. Transfer it to your hips, and you can hike all day.
OrthoVest applies this proven principle to lead aprons.
Worn underneath your existing lead apron, OrthoVest acts as an exoskeleton—shielding all the delicate structures of your neck and back from crushing weight. Every vertebra, every disc, every joint is protected. The weight transfers instead to the bones better equipped to bear it: your hips and femurs.
Your apron rests on OrthoVest™. Your spine is finally free.
✔ Works with any lead apron you already own ✔ 100% weight transfer from shoulders and spine to hips ✔ Full mobility maintained—bend, reach, and move naturally ✔ Quick on, quick off
WHO IT'S FOR
Built for the Professionals Who Need It Most
OrthoVest™ was designed for anyone who spends significant time under lead:
Interventional Cardiologists
Electrophysiologists
Interventional Radiologists
Vascular Surgeons
Cath Lab Technologists and Nurses
Fluoroscopy Suite Staff
Any Medical Professional Wearing Lead Protection
If you've felt the aches and pains induced by your apron, listen to your body—OrthoVest™ is for you.
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WHY ORTHOVEST™
✓ Patent-Protected Technology — U.S. Patent No. 11,202,479
✓ 6-Month Warranty — Covers defects in materials and workmanship
✓ 14-Day Return Policy — Unused products in original packaging
✓ Created by Medical Device Veterans — Designed by people who lived the problem in cath labs nationwide
The Skeletal Risks of Persistent Lead Apron Use
STOP ACCEPTING PAIN AS PART OF THE JOB
You dedicated your career to helping others. OrthoVest™ helps you keep doing what you love—without the pain.
$350 | 20% discount on orders of 5 or more
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