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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2023
Hologic, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US);
Kenneth F. DeFreitas, Patterson, NY (US);
Tarpit Patel, Farmington, CT (US);
Alan Rego, Woodbury, CT (US);
Danielle Niremberg, New York, NY (US);
Douglas Myers, Danbury, CT (US);
Shusheng He, Newark, DE (US);
Hologic, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US);
Abstract
A breast support platform for an x-ray imaging system includes a housing having a compression plate and a front wall, and a heating system disposed at least partially within the housing. The heating system is configured to heat at least a portion of the compression plate, at least a portion of the front wall, or at least a portion of the compression plate and the front wall. In an example, the heating system includes a transparent conducting film coupled to an inner surface of the housing. In another example, the heating system includes a blower disposed at least partially within the housing, and the blower is configured to channel hot air across an inner surface of the housing.