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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2022
Hologic, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US);
Kenneth F. Defreitas, Patterson, NY (US);
Baorui Ren, Andover, MA (US);
Brent L. Burchfield, Powell, OH (US);
Zhenxue Jing, Chadds Ford, PA (US);
Hologic, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US);
Abstract
An imaging system () includes a gantry () and a compression arm assembly (). The compression arm assembly () including a support arm () supporting a compression paddle (), a platform (), and an x-ray receptor (). An x-ray tube head () includes an x-ray source (). A patient shield system () is disposed between the compression paddle () and the x-ray source (). The patient shield system () includes an arm (), a carrier (), a shield (), and at least one leg () supporting the shield () on the carrier (). A 0° tube head angle is defined as the x-ray source () being orthogonal to the support platform (), and the at least one leg () is positioned on the support arm () such that the at least one leg () is between a ±8° and ±15° tube head angle.