Hologic, Inc.

Thomas Deyoung

Kenneth F Defreitas

Timothy N Wells

Shawn St Pierre

Joseph Vartolone

Henry Landry

Shawn Hochstetler

Neil Roth

Michelle Lustrino

Jay A Stein

Baorui Ren

Alan W Rego

David Wolff

Jeffrey Harold Paige

Zhenxue Jing

Tarpit Patel

Christine Janssen

Filip Nikolas Bundra

A specimen radiography system may include a controller and a cabinet. The cabinet may include an x-ray source, an x-ray detector, and a specimen drawer disposed between the x-ray source and the x-ray detector. The specimen drawer may be automatically positionable along a vertical axis between the x-ray source and the x-ray detector.

Specimen radiography system comprising a cabinet and a specimen drawer positionable by a controller in the cabinet

An x-ray breast imaging system includes a breast support platform including an x-ray receptor, and an x-ray tube head. The x-ray tube head includes an x-ray source configured to emit an x-ray beam in a direction towards the x-ray receptor, and a collimator. A filter assembly including a plurality of filter slots selectively positionable adjacent to the collimator, and a specimen imaging filter disposed within a slot of the plurality of filter slots. The specimen imaging filter includes at least one aperture defined therein. The specimen imaging filter also blocks a portion of the emitted x-ray beam so that the at least one aperture defines a path of the emitted x-ray beam towards the x-ray receptor.

Systems and methods for x-ray imaging tissue specimens

The housing for a breast imaging system contains an x-ray source and is configured to rotate relative to the breast. The housing for an x-ray receptor has a breast support platform and extends from an arm assembly which rotates independently from the x-ray source housing. A compression arm assembly connected to the arm assembly moves between a first linear position proximate the x-ray receptor housing and a second linear position distal the x-ray receptor housing. A pair of extension arms are pivotably connected to a strut which removably secures a compression paddle to the compression arm assembly substrate. The extension arms move between a first pivoted position substantially aligned with the strut and a second pivoted position disposed at an angle to the strut.

Systems and methods for pivoting compression paddles

Specimen radiography system comprising cabinet and a specimen drawer positionable by a controller in the cabinet

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Marlborough, MA, United States of America

Thomas Deyoung