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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2018
Hologic, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US);
Thomas W. DeYoung, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Hologic, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US);
Abstract
A draping system for use with a medical apparatus, such as a prone breast biopsy system. The draping system may be in the form of a kit ready to be installed on the medical apparatus and may include one or more of a first drape, a second drape, and a third drape. The first drape may include a mat and a protuberance, the mat and the protuberance being coupled together. The protuberance may be configured to receive a paddle mount of the medical apparatus. The mat may have a distal end configured to be secured to a breast support platform of the medical apparatus just below an image receptor. The second drape may include a mat having a distal end configured to be mounted on a compression paddle of the medical apparatus. The third drape may be configured to be inserted over the control panel of the medical apparatus.