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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023
Filed:
May. 24, 2019
Hologic, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US);
Jay A. Stein, Marlborough, MA (US);
Kenneth F. Defreitas, Marlborough, MA (US);
Richard Gladwin Edwards, Marlborough, MA (US);
Brad Michael Keller, Marlborough, MA (US);
Christine Janssen, Marlborough, MA (US);
Alan Rego, Marlborough, MA (US);
Hologic, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US);
Abstract
A breast compression paddle has two sidewalls, each having an upper edge. Spanning the two side walls is a leading wall which also has an upper edge and is disposed distal from a bracket that is connected to a compression arm. Foam is secured to a substrate which is movably secured to the bracket and the rigid frame between a first position and a second position. In the first position, portions of the substrate and foam are disposed above the upper edges of all three walls. In the second position, the substrate and all of the foam is disposed below the upper edges of all three walls.