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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2023
Applicant:
Hologic, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth F. DeFreitas, Patterson, NY (US);
Ian Shaw, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Timothy R. Stango, Sandy Hook, CT (US);
Assignee:
Hologic, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/00 (2024.01); A61B 6/02 (2006.01); A61B 6/04 (2006.01); A61B 6/50 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/04 (2013.01); A61B 6/025 (2013.01); A61B 6/0414 (2013.01); A61B 6/502 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method using an inflatable jacket over the compression paddle of a mammography and/or tomosynthesis system to enhance imaging and improve patient comfort in x-ray breast imaging.