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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2021
Applicant:
Hologic, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US);
Inventor:
Guoyun Ru, Marlborough, MA (US);
Assignee:
Hologic, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/58 (2024.01); A61B 6/04 (2006.01); A61B 6/50 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/586 (2013.01); A61B 6/0414 (2013.01); A61B 6/0435 (2013.01); A61B 6/502 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of determining performance characteristics of a breast compression paddle utilized in a breast imaging system includes receiving a force application signal, wherein the force application signal is associated with an application of a compressive force by the breast imaging system with the breast compression paddle to a breast of a patient. The method applies the force application signal to an algorithm to obtain a reduction value. The reduction value is subtracted from a known paddle performance value for the breast compression paddle to obtain an updated paddle performance value for the breast compression paddle.