Hologic, Inc.

Covidien LP

United States Surgical Corporation

Tyco Healthcare Group LP

Chorus, LLC

Sherwood Services Ag

Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.

Timothy N Wells

Shawn St Pierre

Joseph Vartolone

David C Racenet

Alan W Rego

Richard Gladwin Edwards

Eric C Miller

Richard Scott Rader

Kenneth F Defreitas

Paul Stoppel

Eric Miller

John Girgenti

Jay A Stein

Zhenxue Jing

Kenneth F DeFreitas

Ramiro D Cabrera

Anthony D Calderoni

Thomas Wingardner

Michael Ingmanson

Ethan Collins

Philip J Irka

Kenneth James Heater

Henry Landry

Josh Snow

Thomas Deyoung

Mallory Anne Berko

Joseph Costanzo

Adriane L Lewis

Raymond Desabato

Caroline Cowles

Richard S Rader

Suzuko Hisata

Jonathan Paul Girgenti

Shawn Hochstetler

Neil Roth

Michelle Lustrino

Daniel P Lorch

Michael J Bettuchi

Steven L Bennett

Philip D Palermo

Russell J Kroll

Amin Elachchabi

Thomas A Farbizio

Danyel Racenet

Alyssa G Mellett

Miles William Noel Hember

Cornell Lee Williams

Diane M Conlin

Erwin Sahagun

Benjamin Bailey

William Daniel Borzon

Stanislaw Z Marczyk

David M Farascioni

Steven Paul Buysse

Csaba L Rethy

Richard N Granger

Christine Janssen

Sean T Dycus

Juliette Buccilli

Thomas Wingardner Iii

A compression paddle with a plurality of markers is advanced towards a patient's breast which has been positioned on a support platform for an imaging procedure. An initial position of the compression paddle is detected relative to the support platform when a portion of the breast is contacted. An initial marker is identified which is associated with a feature of the breast when the compression paddle is in the initial position. A compression target marker is based at least in part on the initial position and the initial marker.

Breast compression and imaging systems and methods

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

A surgical device includes a jaw assembly defining a first longitudinal axis and including a first jaw and a second jaw moveable relative to the first jaw; an elongated body defining a second longitudinal axis and coupled to a proximal end of the jaw assembly, wherein the jaw assembly is configured to articulate about an articulation axis transverse to the second longitudinal axis relative to the elongated body; and a handle assembly coupled to a proximal end of the elongated body and including at least one motor mechanically coupled to the jaw assembly and a control assembly including a first control button and a second control button, wherein actuation of the first control button moves the second jaw in approximation relative to the first jaw and actuating the second control button moves the second jaw away from the first jaw, and actuating the first and second control buttons moves the jaw assembly to a centered position in which the first and second longitudinal axes are substantially aligned, the handle assembly further includes an illumination member configured to output a light pattern indicative of a status of the surgical instrument.

Apparatus for endoscopic procedures

An apparatus has an upright gantry. A tube arm assembly and a compression arm assembly are rotatably coupled to the gantry. The tube arm assembly independently rotates relative to the compression arm assembly. A controller disposed on the gantry is operably connected to at least one of the tube arm assembly and the compression arm assembly.

Controller for imaging apparatus

An imaging system includes an x-ray tube head, a support arm, and a compression system coupled to the support arm. The compression system is independently rotatable relative to the x-ray tube head and includes a compression paddle, a support platform, and an x-ray receptor. The imaging system also includes a light assembly coupled to the support arm and disposed above the compression paddle. The light assembly is configured to direct one or more beams of light towards the support platform.

Light assemblies and methods for mammography and tomosynthesis imaging systems

Imaging system

While performing a tomosynthesis procedure, the breast of a patient is compressed between two compression elements to create an imaging condition. Foam is secured to the rigid substrate of a one of the compression elements. The patient's chest wall is aligned with the leading edge surface of the foam. The inner side of the breast is disposed proximate the lateral edge surface of the foam and the outer side of the breast is disposed proximate the outer lateral edge surface of the foam. A mid-plane is disposed between the inner and outer lateral edge surfaces of the foam. An interface connects a leading edge surface of the foam and compressive surfaces. A portion of the leading edge surface which is aligned with the mid-plane is incompletely compressed.

Breast compression paddle utilizing foam

A tube arm assembly is rotatably connected to the floor mounted gantry of a breast imaging system. A support arm connected to the tube arm assembly can be independently rotated and positioned in a first angle, second angle, and a level position. A compression arm is configured to support a breast compression paddle and is linearly positionable on the support arm. Display screens and a sensor are disposed on an upper surface of the compression arm. Based on a signal received from the sensor, a controller is configured to change the read-ready orientation of each arm display.

Multi-screen imaging system for improved workflow

In one aspect, a system for generating and monitoring an antimicrobial is provided, the system including: a microprocessor and/or a microcontroller; an external communications device; a computational system; an antimicrobial sensor and/or an environmental sensor; and an antimicrobial generator, wherein the external communications device, the computational system, the antimicrobial generator, and the antimicrobial sensor and/or the environmental sensor are operatively connected to the microprocessor and/or the microcontroller. The system may further include a separate sensor sub-system comprising: a sensor sub-system microprocessor and/or a sensor sub-system microcontroller; a sensor sub-system external communications device; a sensor sub-system antimicrobial sensor and/or a sensor sub-system environmental sensor; and a sensor sub-system computational system. The system may further include a separate generation sub-system comprising: a generation sub-system microprocessor and/or a generation sub-system microcontroller; a generation sub-system external communications device; and a generation sub-system antimicrobial generator.

Systems, methods, and apparatuses for disinfection and decontamination

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

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Manchester, CT, United States of America

Timothy N Wells