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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2019
Applicant:
Hologic, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US);
Inventors:
Caroline Cowles, Marlborough, MA (US);
Timothy N. Wells, Marlborough, MA (US);
Assignee:
Hologic, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/04 (2006.01); A61B 6/02 (2006.01); A61B 6/46 (2024.01); A61B 6/50 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/0414 (2013.01); A61B 6/025 (2013.01); A61B 6/462 (2013.01); A61B 6/464 (2013.01); A61B 6/467 (2013.01); A61B 6/502 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0219 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0257 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tube arm assembly is rotatably connected to the floor mounted gantry of a breast imaging system. A support arm connected to the tube arm assembly can be independently rotated and positioned in a first angle, second angle, and a level position. A compression arm is configured to support a breast compression paddle and is linearly positionable on the support arm. Display screens and a sensor are disposed on an upper surface of the compression arm. Based on a signal received from the sensor, a controller is configured to change the read-ready orientation of each arm display.