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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2019
Applicant:
Hologic, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US);
Inventors:
Timothy N. Wells, Marlborough, MA (US);
Juliette Buccilli, Marlborough, MA (US);
Alan Rego, Marlborough, MA (US);
Joseph Vartolone, 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 6/10 (2006.01); A61B 6/50 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/0492 (2013.01); A61B 6/025 (2013.01); A61B 6/0414 (2013.01); A61B 6/107 (2013.01); A61B 6/502 (2013.01);
Abstract
An imaging system includes an x-ray tube head, a support arm, and a compression system coupled to the support arm. The compression system is independently rotatable relative to the x-ray tube head and includes a compression paddle, a support platform, and an x-ray receptor. The imaging system also includes a light assembly coupled to the support arm and disposed above the compression paddle. The light assembly is configured to direct one or more beams of light towards the support platform.