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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2018
Applicant:
Hologic, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth F. Defreitas, Marlborough, MA (US);
Timothy R. Stango, Marlborough, MA (US);
Assignee:
HOLOGIC, INC., Marlborough, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/04 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/0414 (2013.01); A61B 6/025 (2013.01); A61B 6/502 (2013.01);
Abstract
A breast compression paddle for use in an imaging system includes a compression surface and a jacket. The jacket includes at least one inflatable chamber disposed adjacent to the compression surface and a sheet covering at least a portion of the compression surface. The at least one inflatable chamber is configured to selectively inflate and induce the sheet to slide along the compression surface.