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Abstract

A protective lead shield for use during spinal surgery. The lead shield is intended to be draped over the back of a patient lying in the prone position during the surgical procedure. The lead shield includes a central opening that is positioned over the pathology being treated so as to allow the surgeon to gain access thereto with various surgical devices. The lead shield has an hour-glass shape where a narrow part of the shield is aligned with the opening. The wider ends of the shield allow the shield to be maintained in place on the patient, and the narrow part of the shield and the opening allow fluoroscopic X-rays to be taken of the spinal area being treated from both the top and the side. Thus, the surgical procedure can be effectively performed, the surgical area can be effectively X-rayed and the surgeon can be effectively protected from X-rays while the shield is in place.

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