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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2019
Applicant:
Hologic, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth F. Defreitas, Marlborough, MA (US);
Ian Shaw, Marlborough, MA (US);
Kenneth Brooks, Marlborough, MA (US);
Jay A. Stein, Marlborough, MA (US);
Assignee:
Hologic, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/403 (2013.01); A61B 8/0825 (2013.01); A61B 8/406 (2013.01); A61B 8/4218 (2013.01); A61B 8/4461 (2013.01); A61B 8/54 (2013.01);
Abstract
A compression assembly is coupled to the gantry of an ultrasound breast imaging system. The compression assembly includes a pair of compression paddles mounted on a positioning track, Each compression paddle houses a transducer and has a compression material surface for patient contact. A motor moves the compression paddles along the positioning track to immobilize the breast for ultrasound imaging.