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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2023
Applicant:
Hologic, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Hologic, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03C 5/16 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/04 (2006.01); A61B 6/50 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/0414 (2013.01); A61B 6/0487 (2020.08); A61B 6/4476 (2013.01); A61B 6/502 (2013.01);
Abstract
A breast compression paddle includes a bracket, a rigid substrate, and a foam compressive element. The bracket removably secures the breast compression paddle to an imaging system. The rigid substrate is secured to the bracket and includes a first edge and a second edge disposed opposite the first edge. The foam compressive element is slidably secured to the rigid substrate.