During joint replacement surgery, bones ends are cut using power saw and cement is used to fix large metallic implants to the bone. All these increase the chance of infection even from minor contamination. To reduce the contamination from the operating team, "Body Exhaust System" or "Space Suit" is worn by the operating team.

The normal surgical attire still consists of cotton gown, which looses sterility within seconds after wearing, once it gets wet with sweat. The routine cap and mask do not prevent sweat or saliva droplets from operating team from entering the wound.

The "Space Suit" system consists of a helmet with a battery operated fan, gown made up of a special fabric which does not wet with water or blood, thus maintains the sterility through out long surgical procedure. The visor helps in preventing sweat and saliva droplets from contaminating the wound.

We at Advanced Orthopaedics Center have introduced cordless space suit to cut down the infection rate. This is the first and only system of its kind.