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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:
Mar. 22, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2019
Applicant:
Siemens Healthcare Gmbh, Erlangen, DE;
Inventors:
Helmut Gollwitzer, Erbendorf, DE;
Wolfgang Neuber, Pressath, DE;
Juliane Ritter, Erlangen, DE;
Mario Bechtold, Hemhofen, DE;
Assignee:
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH, Erlangen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/04 (2006.01); A61B 10/02 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/17 (2016.01); A61B 90/11 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/0233 (2013.01); A61B 6/04 (2013.01); A61B 6/502 (2013.01); A61B 90/11 (2016.02); A61B 90/17 (2016.02); A61B 6/0414 (2013.01);
Abstract
A biopsy unit is for fixing to a mammography device. In an embodiment, the biopsy unit includes a fixing device and a receptacle for a biopsy needle. The biopsy unit is permanently connectable to the mammography device, and wherein the biopsy unit is pivotable between a rest state and an operating state.