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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2020
Applicant:
Hologic, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth Defreitas, Patterson, NY (US);
John Laviola, Orange, CT (US);
Loren Thomas Niklason, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Tao Wu, Brookfield, CT (US);
Joseph Mark, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Michael Miller, Trafalgar, IN (US);
Jay Stein, Boston, MA (US);
Andrew Smith, Lexington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Hologic, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/02 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/04 (2006.01); A61B 6/12 (2006.01); A61B 10/00 (2006.01); A61B 10/02 (2006.01); A61B 90/11 (2016.01); A61B 90/17 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/025 (2013.01); A61B 6/0435 (2013.01); A61B 6/463 (2013.01); A61B 6/466 (2013.01); A61B 6/467 (2013.01); A61B 6/469 (2013.01); A61B 6/502 (2013.01); A61B 6/542 (2013.01); A61B 10/0041 (2013.01); A61B 10/0233 (2013.01); A61B 10/0275 (2013.01); A61B 90/11 (2016.02); A61B 90/17 (2016.02); A61B 6/0414 (2013.01); A61B 6/12 (2013.01); A61B 6/481 (2013.01); A61B 2090/376 (2016.02);
Abstract
Methods, devices, apparatuses and systems are disclosed for performing mammography, such as utilizing tomosynthesis in combination with breast biopsy.