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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2022
Applicant:
Hologic, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US);
Inventors:
Alan Rego, Woodbury, CT (US);
Andrew Smith, Lexington, MA (US);
David Wolff, Hockessin, DE (US);
Kenneth F. Defreitas, Patterson, NY (US);
Assignee:
Hologic, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/04 (2006.01); A61B 6/50 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/0414 (2013.01); A61B 6/0435 (2013.01); A61B 6/502 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of compressing a breast of a patient with a breast imaging system includes obtaining an x-ray area of the breast of the patient. The x-ray area of the breast is compared to a data set, and a target force is based at least in part on the comparison is identified. A compressive force is applied to the breast, and is based at least in part on the target force. The breast is imaged with the breast imaging system.